Gov. Rick Scott is headed off to Spain and the dog days of late spring have arrived. State emergency workers will prep for hurricane season – and the scary possibility that a storm might blow in during the Republican National Convention in Tampa. The most newsworthy meeting of the week may be in Daytona where [...]
Gov. Rick Scott has spent the past several months talking about two big issues: adding jobs and bolstering the public-education system. So Scott could preen a little Friday when new figures showed the state’s unemployment rate had dropped to 8.7 percent in April, down 0.3 percentage points from March and 1.9 points from April 2011. [...]
Incoming Senate Democratic Leader Chris Smith ratcheted up criticism of Florida’s “stand your ground” law Friday, pointing to a loophole that could endanger some women, rather than protect them, reports Margie Menzel of the News Service of Florida. Smith’s remarks came in response to a recent case in which a Jacksonville woman was sentenced in [...]
Earlier this week, the Florida Society of News Editors, which represents more than 30 news organizations, felt compelled to formally thank Florida Governor Rick Scott for essentially providing them with a gold mine of statewide political news fodder. They called it “a positive step to ensure transparency.” Specifically, they are thanking Scott for making his [...]
Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday said he thinks his new chief of staff, Adam Hollingsworth, will “do a great job,” and praised him for help in the past. Scott said when he was running for governor he had never been in a debate before. “He helped me a lot with debate prep, he was helpful [...]
This should set off the alarm bells in Boston… Governor Rick Scott, while addressing The News-Press editorial board, said he anticipates playing an active role in the Tampa convention. Asked if he will be featured in a prime-time keynote address, he said “I would hope so.” Also hoping Rick Scott will be featured in prime-time during [...]
The week starts with FAMU officials discussing the ongoing hazing issue at the school related to the band. There also this week are lobbying disclosures due. ROMNEY Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney is in Florida this week, with several events said to be in the works, and fundraisers in Tampa and Jacksonville already made public. [...]
Steve MacNamara, who brought Tallahassee experience to the outsider administration of Gov. Rick Scott after a rocky beginning to the former businessman’s tenure, resigned Saturday as Scott’s chief of staff, reports Brandon Larrabee of the News Service of Florida. Scott quickly named Adam Hollingsworth, a former chief of staff to former Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton, [...]
The Florida Supreme court took center stage this week as it reversed itself and approved term limits for local officials while hearing arguments in a handful of cases that will affect homeowners, legal immigrants and potential deportees. Gearing up for November, state election officials estimate that as many as 180,000 ineligible voters may be on [...]
It is being widely reported tonight in Florida’s political media that Steve MacNamara has resigned as Chief-of-Staff to Governor Rick Scott and is being replaced by Jacksonville-based political consultant Adam Hollinsworth. Beyond the obvious political ramifications, there is this lesson: don’t screw with the Miami Herald‘s Marc Caputo. What other conclusion is there to draw [...]
