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Jim RosicaAugust 24, 2015

Lawmakers couldn’t agree on congressional redistricting but they do seem to agree on one thing: Muzzling the Florida Supreme Court. The latest special session ended last week with no new map to apportion Florida’s 27 U.S. House districts. It did result in lots of rhetoric, including from some Democrats, on “judicial overreach” and breaching the […]

Phil AmmannAugust 24, 2015

On Friday, Gov. Rick Scott announced three appointments and four reappointments to a variety of state regulatory boards. Santa Fe College District Board of Trustees Scott announced three reappointments to the Santa Fe College District Board of Trustees, which serves the residents of Alachua-Bradford County. Robert Hudson, 73, of Gainesville, is a retired health care […]

Phil AmmannAugust 21, 2015

After facing complaints from the Florida State Association of Supervisors of Elections accusing him of dragging his feet on refilling supervisors of elections positions, Gov. Rick Scott announced two of those appointments on Friday. Scott first named Chet Huddleston as the Supervisor of Elections of Hardee County. Huddleston, 32, of Wauchula, worked with Hardee County public […]

Drew WilsonAugust 21, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott said Friday that the Tampa area added 31,800 jobs between July 2014 and July 2015, causing a 1.1 percentage point drop in the region’s unemployment. “With the second-highest number of jobs of all areas in the state last month, the Tampa economy continues to thrive,” Scott said in the announcement. “We will […]

Gary FineoutAugust 20, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott is defending the use of taxpayer money to pay a hefty legal settlement, but there are questions about whether his administration was transparent in how it got the money. State officials last week paid $700,000 to Tallahassee attorney Steven Andrews to settle seven lawsuits. The lawsuits contended that Scott, Attorney General Pam […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 20, 2015

The political symbiosis of Florida Governor Rick Scott and Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry yet again was demonstrated when the two men held a joint Thursday afternoon presser at Citibank in Jacksonville’s fast-growing Bartram Park neighborhood. Both men, along with Jaguars owner Shad Khan, spoke at the Enterprise Florida event on Thursday morning. The subject at Citibank: job creation. […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 20, 2015

The conference room at the high-end Sawgrass Marriott at Ponte Vedra Beach where Enterprise Florida held its presentation Thursday morning is, appropriately enough, called the Champions Room. That’s appropriate given that those attending were among of the best and brightest in the Sunshine State’s business community. It was also appropriate given that the speakers were […]

Associated PressAugust 19, 2015

Recent editorials from Florida newspapers: Daytona Beach News-Journal on funding for state’s park system: Florida’s parks have been recognized three times — in 1999, 2005 and 2013 — as the nation’s best park system. No other state has earned that many honors. Last year they attracted more than 27 million visitors. But that’s not good […]

Phil AmmannAugust 19, 2015

Florida tourism is on pace to pass the highly anticipated 100-million visitor mark for 2015, with more than 54.1 million visitors coming to the Sunshine State in the first half of 2015. New quarterly numbers released Wednesday from Visit Florida, the state’s tourism arm, show a 5.8 increase from last year and the highest amount of visitors of any […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 19, 2015

Enterprise Florida is the official economic development organization for the state of Florida. Jobs in the Sunshine State, by most measures, are booming. Florida is, as they say, open for business. However, there is a caveat, which was revealed Wednesday morning during the Enterprise Florida Board Legislative Policy Meeting. And it is a significant caveat. […]

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Aerial photo courtesy Jesse Biter.

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Gov. Scott announces seven state board appointments

Accused of foot dragging, Rick Scott names two replacement Supervisors of Elections

Tampa Bay region adds 31,000 jobs in past 12 months, as unemployment drops to 5.4%

Gov. Rick Scott defends payout in records lawsuit

Rick Scott, Lenny Curry trumpet job creation

Rick Scott, Lenny Curry, Shad Khan make case for Enterprise Florida funding

Florida editorial roundup

Florida tourism hits record high for 2015

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