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Florida’s jobs agency gives checks to departing employees

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Amid a major shakeup pushed by Gov. Rick Scott, the Florida agency responsible for luring jobs to the state is paying nearly a half-million dollars to departing employees. Florida taxpayers are picking up the majority of the cost for severance payments and payouts for unused leave. Records requested by The Associated Press show that 10 departing employees at Enterprise Florida are receiving more than $430,000. Rank-and-file state workers are not allowed to receive severance payments, but employees at Enterprise Florida…

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It’s sexy and secret: Pitbull drops video paid by state of Florida

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The new video from rapper Pitbull looks like a four-minute advertisement for Florida because that’s exactly what it is. The Miami music star last year signed with the state’s tourism marketing agency for an undisclosed amount and this past week released a video for the song “Sexy Beaches” that includes scenes from nearly two-dozen Florida beaches stretching from the Panhandle to Key West. The video features images of women frolicking in the surf and sand as well as pictures of…

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Algae stink raised over Patrick Murphy email

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The leading Florida Democrat challenging U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is coming under fire over whether his office sought to delay the opening of a center that would help businesses hurt by a massive algae outbreak. Emails made public by the administration of Republican Gov. Rick Scott show that an aide to U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy asked the U.S. Small Business Administration to hold the announcement of federal assistance so Murphy could present it Thursday. Murphy represents part of the area in the state that…

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Rick Scott’s wallet has millions less in it, filing shows

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Gov. Rick Scott, a multimillionaire who used his personal fortune to help propel him into office, reported Thursday that his overall net worth tumbled sharply in the past year. Scott filed his annual financial disclosure form that showed that his net worth was nearly $119.2 million by the end of 2015, a drop of nearly 19 percent from the previous year. Despite the steep drop, Scott still reported earning nearly $16.6 million last year from his investments. The former health…

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Florida A&M president could be forced out by next year

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Florida A&M University President Elmira Mangum, who was hired to steer the school after the fallout of the death of a school marching band member, may soon be out of job. Trustees at the university on Friday refused to vote on whether to extend Mangum’s current three-year contract, a decision that means she must leave by April 2017. Mangum’s two years at FAMU have been turbulent and marred by power struggles with trustees as the former Cornell University official grappled…

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Sand, surf and gun? Florida’s highest court may say yes

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Months after Florida’s Republican-controlled Legislature rejected the idea, the state’s highest court was urged Wednesday to throw out the three-decade-old law that prohibits openly carrying guns in public. Dale Norman, who had a permit to carry a concealed weapon, was arrested by Fort Pierce police in 2012 because his gun was in a holster as he walked down a sidewalk. He was convicted of a second-degree misdemeanor but appealed his conviction to the Florida Supreme Court with the help of…

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Pam Bondi goes to Nevada

Drawing on lessons learned after a nightclub massacre last year in Orlando, Attorney General Pam Bondi and members of her

Pam Bondi tried to return Donald Trump cash, her accountant says

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An accountant who works for Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi says she tried to return a controversial $25,000 donation from Donald Trump‘s foundation, but it was not accepted. The Trump Foundation gave the money to Bondi’s political committee in 2013, but renewed questions about it were raised shortly after Bondi endorsed Trump for president. Nancy Watkins is the treasurer for a political committee run by Bondi. She said this week that the group sent a check to the Trump Foundation in March after they…

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