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A.G. GancarskiMarch 17, 2016

On the campaign trail, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry said the city wasn’t getting what it deserved from Tallahassee. In the 2016 Legislative Session, Curry delivered. He made frequent trips out west to lobby lawmakers and the Governor regarding the pension tax and other local priorities. And he enlisted Marty Fiorentino to helm a concerted lobbying […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 17, 2016

Relief could be coming for some South Florida small businesses impacted by the Lake Okeechobee discharges. On Thursday, Gov. Rick Scott activated Florida’s Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program for more than 100 businesses affected by the releases. The move comes after theFlorida Department of Economic Opportunity conducted a survey to assess the economic damages […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 17, 2016

Carlos Lopez-Cantera is hitting the road for a jobs-focused campaign swing in early April. Lopez-Cantera, the state’s lieutenant governor and a Republican Senate hopeful, will kick off his “Florida First Tour” on April 4. The Miami Republican’s campaign said the tour will give Lopez-Cantera a chance to meet with Floridians to talk about job creation, […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 17, 2016

Rick Scott‘s spot on Morning Joe last week may not have gone so well, but Thursday finds the Florida Governor up and down the cable dial. His morning started with hits on Fox and Friends and CNBC’s Squawk Box before afternoon spots with Neil Caputo on Fox News and Jake Tapper on CNN. Scott’s interest to national media may […]

Staff ReportsMarch 17, 2016

Wednesday saw Governor Rick Scott announce one appointment and one reappointment of Jacksonville doctors to the Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel. The new appointment to fill a vacancy: Dr. Yvette McCarter, the Director of Clinical Microbiology at UFHealth Jacksonville College of Medicine. Her term will end in October, 2018. Reappointed through 2019: Carleen Van Siclen, a laboratory education […]

Phil AmmannMarch 16, 2016

On Wednesday, Gov. Rick Scott’s office released the names of 14 legal and state board appointments. Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsels Scott began by announcing reappointments in the Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsels for Florida’s First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Regions. Regional Counsels are responsible where court appointed counsel (CAC) is mandated […]

Ryan RayMarch 16, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott announced the governor’s office would pitch in $50,000 in state funds to help with relief efforts in three Florida counties damaged by recent tornadoes. The money – administered through Volunteer Florida, the governor’s commission on volunteerism and service – will be matched by local authorities for a total of $100,000 overall for Escambia, Santa Rosa, […]

Scott PowersMarch 16, 2016

In an appearance on the Greta Van Susteren show Wednesday night, Florida Gov. Rick Scott backed up his endorsement of Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination and called for an end of “Republican on Republican violence.” In an appearance on the “On The Record with Greta Van Susteren” show on the Fox News Channel, […]

Scott PowersMarch 16, 2016

The Florida Policy Institute says the state’s new 2016 budget is better than Gov. Rick Scott’s initial proposal. The nonprofit’s report, though, says the spending plan still lacks adequate investment in health care, public education, prisons and other state services. The report praised the Legislature for killing Scott’s proposed $1 billion tax cut, saying it […]

Ryan RayMarch 16, 2016

It’s already Wednesday, but that didn’t mean it was too late for Gov. Rick Scott to declare the week of March 14-18 Down Syndrome Awareness Week. Scott’s office declared the designation Wednesday afternoon, along with a formal proclamation with the force of law marking out this week as one in observance of the developmental disorder, which affects […]

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Lenny Curry, other Jax pols, trumpet 2016 budget as what “winning looks like”

Rick Scott activates emergency loan program for small businesses impacted by Lake O discharges

Carlos Lopez-Cantera plans ‘Florida First’ campaign swing

Rick Scott schedules national media blitz for Thursday

2 Jax doctors appointed to state Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel

Gov. Rick Scott announces 14 state appointments

Rick Scott announces $100k in tornado disaster relief for Escambia, Santa Rosa, Charlotte

Rick Scott calls for end of ‘Republican on Republican’ violence and coalescence around Donald Trump

Policy institute calls final state budget better than Rick Scott’s, but still lacking

Rick Scott declares this week “Down Syndrome Awareness Week”