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Ryan RayDecember 8, 2015

The Florida Cabinet continued what it called a “long-standing tradition” Tuesday morning when Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam presented a Florida-grown Christmas tree to his executive branch colleagues. The tree, a Leland Cypress grown in the Jackson County city of Sneads, was bestowed by Putnam on Gov. Rick Scott, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and CFO Jeff Atwater, who were there along […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 8, 2015

Florida has been synonymous with professional wrestling for decades, from the glory days of Gordon Solie to the latter-day location of the WWE NXT training center in Orlando. Nowadays, World Wrestling Entertainment is the only show in town. That’s especially true in Jacksonville, where WWE will hold its annual Tribute to the Troops, with special guest […]

Peter SchorschDecember 8, 2015

“They do this at 8 o’clock at night?” That was the first thing an exasperated Jim Rosica, one of our state Capitol reporters, said to me once I got him on the telephone after news of Gov. Rick Scott reaching a deal with the Seminole Tribe of Florida hit the Twitterverse. Rosica and the rest of the […]

Phil AmmannDecember 7, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott has finally struck a deal with the Seminole Tribe of Florida to allow it to continue offering blackjack at seven of its casinos in return for a $3 billion cut of the take over seven years. Rather than an ending to months of negotiation, though, it’s just the beginning of what could […]

Phil AmmannDecember 7, 2015

On Friday, Gov. Rick Scott made a wave of 18 appointments and 12 reappointments to a variety of state regulatory boards. North Florida Community College District Board of Trustees Scott began with the naming of two appointments and two reappointments to the North Florida Community College District Board of Trustees. Jon Coker, 50, of Perry, […]

Peter SchorschDecember 6, 2015

Florida ended the 2015 Atlantic Hurricane Season again without a direct hit, for the 10th year in a row. Despite this unprecedented run of good luck, many fear the Sunshine State will be far from ready when the next big storm arrives. One critical factor in disaster preparedness is the creation of Florida’s Statewide Emergency […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 4, 2015

On Friday, Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced the reappointments of two members to the Jacksonville Aviation Authority, as well as two to the Jacksonville Port Authority. Teresa Davlantes and Frank Mackesy were re-appointed to the Jacksonville Aviation Authority. Davlantes is a member of the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization. Additionally, she directs the EPIC program at Jacksonville University. […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 4, 2015

Does the old saying “money-back guarantee” apply to campaign contributions? One Lenny Curry donor thinks so, and said as much in an dirt-dishing, ad hominem-riddled email to General Counsel Jason Gabriel, in which he had unkind words for many members of the City Hall staff. “Please inform the Mayor that I would like my $1000.00 campaign contribution refunded and […]

Ryan RayDecember 4, 2015

Jesse Panuccio, veteran of fierce battles with lawmakers over his boss Gov. Rick Scott‘s business incentive programs, is set to leave the Department of Economic Opportunity he has led since 2013. Panuccio tendered his resignation Friday. He said the decision was bittersweet, though he said it was “time for a new chapter in my career and […]

Drew WilsonDecember 3, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott touted new data released by an online job listing tracker Thursday that shows Florida had about 300,000 job openings in November. According to Help Wanted OnLine’s data, the state had 299,530 job openings listed online last month, an increase of 19,272 listings over October numbers. The figure includes the number of first-time […]

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Gov. Scott, Cabinet presented Florida-grown Christmas tree, thanks to Adam Putnam

Rick Scott joins WWE in Jacksonville Tuesday

Give credit to … for breaking the news about the Seminole Compact deal

Gov. Rick Scott signs new $3 billion Seminole Compact

Gov. Scott names 18, reappoints 12 to state regulatory boards

Amid bias claims, vendor demands answers in selection of Everbridge for Florida Emergency Notification System

Rick Scott announces 4 Jacksonville Aviation Authority, Port Authority reappointments

Lenny Curry donor wants his money back

Jesse Panuccio out at DEO

Florida job demand in November at 10-year high, led by Tampa Bay