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Frank TorresJuly 29, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott honored 58 service members in Orlando on Wednesday with the Governor’s Veterans Award. The award recognizes Floridians who served their country in the armed forces. During the ceremony at the Marriott World Center, Scott also touted $1 million in the “Keep Florida Working” state budget set aside for Building Homes for Heroes, a nonprofit organization that erects […]

Frank TorresJuly 29, 2015

State Rep. Mike La Rosa is applauding Gov. Rick Scott‘s decision to investigate Florida’s Planned Parenthood clinics to ensure full compliance with state law. After a video surfaced showing a Planned Parenthood executive allegedly negotiating a potential deal to sell donated tissue, La Rosa publicly condemned the organization. Representatives of Planned Parenthood have since denied such activities, saying the […]

Mitch PerryJuly 29, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott said Wednesday he has asked the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) to immediately begin investigating the 16 Planned Parenthood offices in Florida that perform abortion procedures to ensure they are in full compliance with the law. His statement is in reaction to undercover videos that show Planned Parenthood officials discussing the sale of […]

Phil AmmannJuly 29, 2015

Panama City Republican Neal Dunn has filed for Florida’s 2nd Congressional District, ensuring there will a GOP primary in 2016. Dunn is the Panhandle urologist who will face newcomer Mary Thomas, the general counsel for Gov. Rick Scott’s Department of Elder Affairs, in next year’s Republican primary. The winner will seek to unseat incumbent U.S. Rep. Gwen […]

Ryan RayJuly 29, 2015

Florida can start enforcing a contentious law that restricts what doctors can say to patients about guns. The measure was adopted by the Florida Legislature four years ago, but had been caught in a lengthy court battle in which a federal judge in Miami had blocked the law from taking effect. But the 11th U.S. […]

Ryan RayJuly 28, 2015

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If things break as the Florida Supreme Court has foreshadowed, House Majority Leader Dana Young might be headed to the state Senate. While sources are conflicted as to whether a likely re-drawing of the upper chamber’s district boundaries will leave Young with a viable district, there is broad agreement on one thing: if she runs, she’ll certainly be competitive. “If a […]

Phil AmmannJuly 28, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott appointed Miami-Dade grower Sam Accursio to the South Florida Water Management District, the regional agency that administers water resources for 16 counties. SFWMD serves 8.1 million customers from Orlando south to the Florida Keys. Accursio, 52, of Homestead, owns Sam S. Accursio & Sons Farms, which cultivates 2,000 acres in Miami-Dade County. […]

Gary FineoutJuly 26, 2015

Just six months ago, Gov. Rick Scott stood onstage outside the state Capitol basking in his hard-fought victory as he began his second term. Scott boldly proclaimed in his inaugural address that the campaign was over, and while there would be “robust debates on the best direction for Florida” that “we should not let partisan […]

Peter SchorschJuly 25, 2015

Feld Entertainment, a global leader in live family entertainment, is moving its Illinois-based Motor Sports Division to Manatee County in 2015. Feld, which had its global headquarters in Ellenton since 2013, is best known for producing live shows such as Disney On Ice and Disney Live!, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, Monster Jam, Monster […]

Associated PressJuly 24, 2015

The drama over Florida’s former lieutenant governor, who was forced to resign more than two years ago, may finally be over. The Florida Commission on Ethics on Friday unanimously approved a settlement with Jennifer Carroll where the one-time rising star in state Republican politics agreed to pay a $1,000 fine and admit she violated the […]

Tag: Rick Scott

Rick Scott honors 58 veterans at Orlando award ceremony

Mike La Rosa lauds Rick Scott for investigation into Planned Parenthood

Rick Scott calls for investigation of Planned Parenthood offices in Florida

Neal Dunn files in Florida 2nd Congressional District, guarantees GOP primary

Federal court says state can enforce “docs vs. glocks” law

Dana Young for Florida Senate?

Gov. Scott names Sam Accursio to South Florida Water Management District

Rick Scott at odds again with fellow Republicans

Feld Entertainment announces major relocation to Manatee County in 2015

Jennifer Carroll to pay fine, admit violations in ethics case