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Gary FineoutMay 31, 2016

Florida will only get back a small portion of the millions it invested in a failed visual effects film studio whose high-profile bankruptcy was used in the contentious 2014 election between Gov. Rick Scott and Charlie Crist. State and local governments in April reached a settlement in a complicated legal battle that involved filings in […]

Staff ReportsMay 27, 2016

Consumer sentiment among Floridians fell another 1.6 points in May to 89.4, according to the latest University of Florida consumer survey. This reading is lower than the previous 12-month average, trending downward for the third month in a row. Of the five components that make up the index, three decreased, and two increased. Perceptions of […]

Scott PowersMay 26, 2016

If Florida’s top college football coaches actually ran Florida’s universities, life mentoring would begin the moment a student arrived and not end for years after he left. As that student makes his way from high school to finding his place in college, someone would be there to help. As that student strives to understand what might be important […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 26, 2016

The state of Florida has a request for graduates this commencement season: Stay in Florida. The push to keep Florida graduates in the Sunshine State was a constant theme during the 2016 Degrees to Jobs Summit at the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando. The two-day summit wrapped up Thursday with a series of […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 25, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott has some suggestions to make sure college students graduate in four years. Remove additional fees for online classes. Allow Bright Futures scholarships to be used for summer classes. Make sure students get credit for college-level courses taken in high schools. The Naples Republican laid out his proposal at his Degrees to Jobs […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 25, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott said his administration is reviewing a federal directive to public schools to let transgender students use the bathrooms matching their gender identity. “We’re reviewing this new mandate by the federal government,” said Scott. “We’re going to review it, looking at the safety of the citizens of the state.” Eleven states are suing […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 25, 2016

The push to make sure Florida graduates can enter the workforce shouldn’t stop when it comes to students with intellectual disabilities. That was the message Senate President Andy Gardiner sent during a speech at the Degrees to Jobs Education Summit on Wednesday afternoon. Gardiner used his speech to highlight the work the Legislature has done to make […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 25, 2016

Calling it an opportunity to connect businesses and university leaders, Gov. Rick Scott kicked off his 2016 Degrees to Jobs Summit in Orlando on Wednesday morning. The goal, Scott told a room of about 350 university, college and business leaders, is to “challenge everything we’re doing.” “This is going to be a fun two days,” […]

Associated PressMay 25, 2016

Florida Gov. Rick Scott wants the state’s colleges and universities to do more to help students graduate within four years. Scott will kick off a two-day “Degrees to Jobs” summit on Wednesday in Orlando by calling for several changes designed to help students to get out of school sooner. Currently only 44 percent of students […]

Drew WilsonMay 24, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott’s political committee, Let’s Get to Work, brought in $70,100 in contributions during the first two weeks of the month. The contributions came in through just five contributions, with $50,000 of that money coming from the political committee of prison contractor the GEO Group, which operates many detention centers across the country, including […]

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Florida to get $5 million from failed visual effects studio

Florida consumer sentiment continues downward in May

If football coaches ran higher education: Trust, mentoring, ‘Chomp! Chomp!’

Florida leaders hope to keep graduates in Sunshine State

At summit, Rick Scott urges on Florida colleges, universities to help students graduate sooner

Rick Scott said state ‘clearly reviewing’ transgender bathroom directive

Andy Gardiner touts Center for Students with Unique Abilities at education summit

Rick Scott kicks off 2016 Degrees to Jobs summit

Rick Scott wants more college students to graduate on time

Let’s Get to Work adds another $70K so far in May