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Jim RosicaSeptember 28, 2015

• Lawmakers will try to live on $17 a day: At least 18 Florida lawmakers plan to live on a minimum wage this week to draw attention to efforts to increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour. Starting Monday, the lawmakers will live for five days on $17 per day. That figure represents what […]

Phil AmmannSeptember 28, 2015

On Friday, Gov. Rick Scott made 16 appointments and seven reappointments to a variety of state regulatory boards. South Florida Regional Transportation Authority Scott began with three reappointments to the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority, which covers Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach Counties and is the fifth largest urbanized area in the U.S. with more […]

Phil AmmannSeptember 25, 2015

North Florida congressional candidate Mary Thomas takes her campaign to Tampa on Tuesday with a fundraiser hosted by several high-profile Bay area Republicans. The $500-per-person event will be Sept. 29 at the home of Dr. Rahul Mehra in Tampa’s Bayshore Beautiful neighborhood. Thomas is a Tallahassee lawyer who had worked in the administration of Gov. Rick […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 25, 2015

The former chair of the Republican Party of Florida is calling for a straw poll to be held November’s “Sunshine Summit,” a two-day event in Orlando in which the party faithful can ‘kick the tires,’ as it were, of invited GOP presidential candidates. Leslie Dougher, Clay County Republican Chair, said she will make the suggestion during an […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 24, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott gave a progress report Thursday on a 30-job expansion for panhandle manufacturing company Fort Walton Machining. “I am excited to visit Fort Walton Machining today to celebrate their recent job growth,” Scott said in a news release. “We have made a lot of exciting jobs announcements this week because Florida is on […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 24, 2015

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Papa John’s pizza chain founder, CEO and spokesman John Schnatter says he’s not moving his corporate headquarters from Louisville, Kentucky to Florida despite Gov. Rick Scott‘s sales pitch to Bluegrass State businesses this week. But Schnatter told a local television station that “Florida is much friendlier when it comes to business than Kentucky.” The Governor’s Office sent out a […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 22, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott had the first success of his “economic development trade mission” to Kentucky this week, with the announcement that an aerospace company will expand in South Florida, creating 40 new jobs. 1st Choice Aerospace on Tuesday said it will next open shop in Miramar, Broward County. The company makes “oxygen, fuel, cargo, and waste systems for commercial, […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 22, 2015

Hillsborough County Administrator Mike Merrill is calling on Sheriff David Gee to investigate the contract awarded to Parsons Brinckerhoff for the public outreach effort for a proposed transportation sales tax. He’s also calling on PB to stop all work on the Go Hillsborough campaign, until Gee’s inquiry is complete. That second action sounds more dramatic than it […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 21, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott on Monday said he’ll ask lawmakers to put $19 million into next year’s state budget to treat mental illness and substance abuse. That amount includes “$12.8 million for Community Behavioral Health Services, $3.7 million to add more Community Action Treatment (CAT) teams and $2.8 million to expand Family Intensive Treatment (FIT) teams,” the Governor’s […]

Frank TorresSeptember 21, 2015

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Gov. Rick Scott visited Viera High School in Brevard County on Monday morning for the official signing of the All-American Flags Act into law. The act requires all flags flown outside of official government buildings be from “articles, materials or supplies, all of which are grown, produced and manufactured in the United States.” Sponsored by Altamonte Springs […]

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Aerial photo courtesy Jesse Biter.

Monday morning roundup from the Tallahassee desk

Gov. Rick Scott announces 23 state board appointments

Mary Thomas taking congressional bid to Tampa for GOP fundraiser

Former RPOF chair Leslie Dougher wants straw poll

Rick Scott highlights job growth with Fort Walton Machining expansion

Papa John’s HQ staying put, won’t move to Florida

Rick Scott scores 40 new jobs from Kentucky company

Mitch Perry Report for 9.22.15 – Hillsborough County transportation tax now DOA?

Rick Scott says he’ll budget $19M for mental illness

Rick Scott signs All-American Flags Act into law