Danny McAuliffeJanuary 18, 2019
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Erwin Jackson to appeal decision
Tag: Scott Maddox
Danny McAuliffeJanuary 18, 2019Danny McAuliffeDecember 31, 2018
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Tallahassee is primed to install an interim City Commissioner before ringing in the new year. The City Commission will hold a special meeting at 4 p.m. Monday to consider and select one of nine finalists to replace Scott Maddox. Gov. Rick Scott suspended Maddox earlier this month after Maddox and former Downtown Improvement Authority Executive Director […]
Danny McAuliffeDecember 27, 20185min347
The Tallahassee City Commission will soon appoint one of nine newly-named candidates to fill in for suspended City Commissioner Scott Maddox. Mayor John Dailey and Commissioners Curtis Richardson, Dianne Williams–Cox and Jeremey Matlow recently picked three applicants each from a field of 93. The city released a list of commissioner-backed finalists on Wednesday. The City Commission […]
Danny McAuliffeDecember 19, 2018
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Vincent Evans, a former political director for Andrew Gillum and a member of U.S. Rep. Al Lawson’s senior staff, could try to replace suspended Tallahassee City Commissioner Scott Maddox. If Evans commits, he’d be running against a deep bench of potentials. More than 30 candidates submitted applications to the city as of Tuesday evening. Evans, 30, […]
Danny McAuliffeDecember 17, 20187min422
A seat on the Tallahassee City Commission is up for grabs, and more than a dozen candidates already have pursued the rare opportunity to hold elected office without having to campaign. Gov. Rick Scott suspended City Commissioner Scott Maddox last week after Maddox and former Downtown Improvement Authority Executive Director Paige Carter–Smith were indicted by […]
Staff ReportsDecember 17, 2018
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Gus Corbella, the senior director of government law and policy for the Greenberg Traurig firm in Tallahassee, has applied to become an interim City Commissioner in Tallahassee. If selected, he would fill in for Scott Maddox, who was suspended by Gov. Rick Scott after a federal indictment in the wake of an FBI public corruption […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 16, 2018
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Former Pinellas County Commissioner Norm Roche has applied to fill a vacant Tallahassee City Commission seat. Seat 1 was vacated after Gov. Rick Scott suspended Scott Maddox following a federal indictment against the longtime Tallahassee politician. Roche moved to Tallahassee after losing his re-election bid for the Pinellas County Commission to fellow Republican Ed Hooper […]
Drew WilsonDecember 13, 2018
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Lobbyist, Florida State University alumnus and longtime Tallahassee resident Gus Corbella has applied to fill the City Commission seat vacated by Scott Maddox’ suspension from office. “The entirety of my career and civic life has been devoted to public service and advocacy,” Corbella said in a letter to the commission. “From my formal education at […]
Danny McAuliffeDecember 13, 20186min334
The culmination of a years-long public corruption investigation in the capital city isn’t spoiling John Dailey‘s spirit. Instead, the new Tallahassee Mayor sees the recent 44-count indictment of City Commissioner Scott Maddox as a chance to reset the city’s tainted brand. “It’s our responsibility as the leaders of Tallahassee to turn this page, write the next […]
Danny McAuliffeDecember 12, 2018
5min477
Tallahassee City Commissioner Scott Maddox and Downtown Improvement Authority Executive Director Paige Carter-Smith on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to public corruption charges in a 44-count federal indictment. Gov. Rick Scott later in the day signed an executive order indefinitely suspending Maddox from office without pay, saying it was “in the best interests of the residents of […]