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Ryan RayDecember 23, 2015

The head of the Republican Party of Florida released a recap of a busy year Wednesday, ahead of a potentially momentous one in 2016. RPOF Executive Director Brad Herold said in his retrospective the state party tried to balance expenditures of time and money trying to win a Presidential cycle in November many observers expect to favor […]

Peter SchorschDecember 23, 2015

The 2015 holiday season marks a quiet before the storm in Florida politics, before the lawmakers and lobbyists take over Tallahassee in January and the high drama of Jeb Bush vs. Marco Rubio and the rest of the GOP presidential field reaches its primary crescendo. So this year, before the annual rites and rituals of “The Process” come to […]

Peter SchorschDecember 23, 2015

State workers are getting Christmas Eve off as a paid holiday. For the fifth year in a row, Gov. Rick Scott has directed state offices to be closed an extra day. This is the third time Scott has given state workers Christmas Eve off. Last year, employees had the day after Christmas off. In 2011 state employees […]

Drew WilsonDecember 22, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott said Tuesday that the Sunshine State’s economic output grew faster than all other large states and even outpaced the national average in the second quarter of 2015. “Florida’s GDP outpacing all other large states, and the nation as a whole, is another indicator that our economy continues to grow,” Scott said in […]

Drew WilsonDecember 21, 2015

Much like Santa Claus, Americans for Prosperity Florida will be checking its “naughty list” this Christmas. And if the conservative group gets its way, lawmakers shouldn’t expect too much quiet time during their break before the Legislature convenes next month. “Typically, lawmakers think they can escape the pressures of calls from their constituents to do […]

Drew WilsonDecember 21, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott announced that drugstore chain CVS will add 500 jobs in Orlando and build a new 112,000-square-foot facility in Orange County. “We are excited to announce the creation of 500 new jobs for families in Orlando,” Scott said in a news release. “With hundreds of locations already in Florida, CVS’ decision to expand […]

Phil AmmannDecember 21, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott announced Friday the appointment of Betty Viamontes to the Hillsborough Community College District Board of Trustees. Viamontes, 50, of Odessa, is corporate controller of Tampa General Hospital and vice chair of the Florida Institute of CPAs. She is also the author of “Waiting on Zapote Street: Love and Loss in Castro’s Cuba,” […]

Phil AmmannDecember 21, 2015

On Friday, Gov. Rick Scott announced 31 appointments to a variety of state regulatory boards. Commission on Ethics Scott started with three appointments and one reappointment to the Commission on Ethics, a nine-member board that serves as a guardian for standards of conduct for officials and employees of the state of Florida. Dr. Daniel Brady, […]

Phil AmmannDecember 21, 2015

With the end of 2015 less than two weeks away, Gov. Rick Scott announced a wave of seven statewide judicial appointments. Fourth Judicial Circuit Court Scott began by naming John Guy and Steven Whittington to the Fourth Judicial Circuit Court, which serves Clay, Duval and Nassau counties. Guy, 51, of Jacksonville, has served as an […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 18, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott announced on Friday the appointment of Jacksonville Assistant State Attorney John Guy and Orange Park attorney Steven Whittington to the 4th Judicial Circuit Court. Guy, a University of Florida alum, has served as Assistant State Attorney for the 4th Judicial Circuit since 1993; he fills a vacancy created by the resignation of […]

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Jacksonville developer Patrick Zalupski leads a group to buy the Rays, aiming for a new Tampa stadium.

Republican Party of Florida looks back at 2015

This holiday season is brought to you by these Florida lobbyists and political associations

Gov. Rick Scott gives state workers Christmas Eve off

Florida GDP outpacing all other large U.S. states, Rick Scott says

Americans for Prosperity goes digital to keep lawmakers in check during holidays

CVS to add 500 jobs in Orlando, build new Orange County facility

Local author Betty Viamontes named to Hillsborough Community College District Board of Trustees

Gov. Scott announces 31 regulatory board appointments

Gov. Scott announces seven judicial appointments

Rick Scott taps 2 Jacksonville area lawyers for 4th Circuit judgeships