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Associated PressFebruary 2, 2015

Florida Gov. Rick Scott is refusing to turn over financial information that could answer whether he is flouting a state ethics law. Lawyers for Democrat George Sheldon want Scott to turn over detailed information about his various holdings. They also want information on investments controlled by first lady Ann Scott. Scott’s attorneys contend the information […]

Associated PressFebruary 2, 2015

Florida Gov. Rick Scott is refusing to turn over financial information that could answer whether he is flouting a state ethics law. Lawyers for Democrat George Sheldon want Scott to turn over detailed information about his various holdings. They also want information on investments controlled by first lady Ann Scott. Scott’s attorneys contend the information […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 2, 2015

State Rep. Dane Eagle was cleared this past week of a complaint filed against him by an opponent in last summer’s Republican primary. Jim Roach submitted a complaint to the Commission on Ethics against the Cape Coral Republican over a bill he sponsored in the previous legislative session. Roach, who lost to Eagle in a […]

Mike SchneiderFebruary 2, 2015

A government-owned power company that supplies wholesale electricity for 31 small Florida cities plans to pay its chief executive’s six-months salary and health insurance premiums for the rest of his life if he is fired, according to a preliminary audit report that has angered some city officials. The Florida Municipal Power Agency also spent tens […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 1, 2015

Florida Chamber of Commerce leaders will not enter the debate between Gov. Rick Scott and Cabinet members about longtime state Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty. Chamber President Mark Wilson told reporters that McCarty was “doing a good job,” during the tenure of Gov. Charlie Crist, who Wilson called “the worst governor” in U.S. history. However, Wilson clarified that the entire agency failed to do a good job […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 1, 2015

Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater, from North Palm Beach, is one of the state leaders who wrote to the parole board on behalf of the daughter of a West Palm Beach politico who is serving up to life in prison for murder. A joint investigation by The Palm Beach Post and WPTV-Channel 5 discovered […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 30, 2015

Jeb Bush is returning to the old stomping ground — Tallahassee — to set up a new political team. Now that Mitt Romney has officially bowed out from the 2016 presidential race, Bush’s Right to Rise political action committee is moving forward in the Florida capitol, reports Marc Caputo of the Miami Herald. Preparations are for if (and when) […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 29, 2015

A Miami Herald investigation of Florida child deaths is among the finalists for the 2015 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting from Harvard University. Announcement of six contenders came today from the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. “Innocence Lost” was the March 2014 series recounting more than […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 29, 2015

Florida is currently enjoying the highest job growth since the Great Recession of 2008, according to a new study from nonpartisan watchdog group Florida TaxWatch. In the annual report on employment activity, the Sunshine State added 230,000 nonfarm jobs in 2014, making the state’s four-year nonfarm employment total to 710,200. This four-year increase equates to […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 28, 2015

A St. Petersburg consumer law attorney is demanding an official investigation into Gov. Rick Scott, the Florida Cabinet and staff for possible violations of the state’s open records laws. On Tuesday, attorney Matthew Weidner sent a letter of complaint to William Meggs, state attorney for the Second Judicial Circuit in Tallahassee, requesting a formal investigation […]

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Gov. Rick Scott won't give financial information in ethics case

Gov. Rick Scott won’t give financial information in ethics case

Dane Eagle cleared of conflict of interest claim

Audit says power agency spent thousands on flowers, parties

Insurance commissioner doing better under Rick Scott than Charlie Crist, Florida Chamber says

Jeff Atwater sends letter to NY parole board on behalf of accused killer

Seems like old times: Jeb Bush assembles Tallahassee political team

Miami Herald named finalist for Harvard investigative reporting award

Florida job growth for 2014 solid in all sectors, says Florida TaxWatch

St. Pete lawyer files Sunshine Law complaint letter over Baileygate