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Michael Moline has 306 articles published.

Michael Moline is a former assistant managing editor of The National Law Journal and managing editor of the San Francisco Daily Journal. Previously, he reported on politics and the courts in Tallahassee for United Press International. He is a graduate of Florida State University, where he served as editor of the Florida Flambeau. His familyā€™s roots in Jackson County date back many generations.

Adam Putnam plays down aidesā€™ departure from his campaign for governor

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Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam suggested Tuesday that the departure of two key aides from his campaign for governor was no big deal. ā€œYouā€™re always adjusting and modifying as you move forward,ā€ Putnam said, adding that he wished both ex-staffers well. Speaking to reporters following Tuesdayā€™s Cabinet meeting, Putnam emphasized the crowds at his campaign stops thus far. ā€œWe had a fantastic launch ā€” 2000 people in downtown Bartow; a minimum of 22 stops across the state. You missed a…

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Noah Valenstein hired as DEPā€™s new secretary

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Noah Valenstein got the job as secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection on Tuesday, afterĀ a unanimous vote by Gov. Rick Scott and the Cabinet. He will take the helm on June 5, with a salary of $150,000 per year, Scott said. ā€œNoah has 15 years of environmental policy experience and Iā€™m confident will continue to be a strong leader and advocate for preserving the future of our stateā€™s beautiful and pristine environment,ā€ Scott said. Valenstein, now the executive director…

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Jack Latvala tells Pensacola crowd that Tallahasseeā€™s becoming too much like D.C.

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If Jack Latvala runs for governor ā€” and, mind you, heā€™s not saying he is ā€” it would be to keep career politicians from taking over Tallahassee like they have done in Washington. ā€œThey start out as legislative aides, they become House members, then they become senators, with very minimal experience in the real world,ā€ Latvala told an audience in Pensacola Friday. ā€œThe real world, to me, is making a payroll, paying workersā€™ comp insurance. We couldnā€™t get a workersā€™…

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Office of Insurance Regulation veteran Belinda Miller announces retirement

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Belinda Miller, a stalwart of Floridaā€™s insurance regulation efforts since 1985, will retire on July 2, but plans to keep her hand in the industry via consulting work. ā€Iā€™m going to retire from the state,ā€ Miller said during a telephone interview Thursday. ā€œItā€™s just time. Iā€™ve been there a long time, so Iā€™m going to play a little bit.ā€ She expects to do some work for Celtic Global Consulting, the firm former Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty set up after he…

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A single candidate scores interview for DEP top job: Noah Valenstein

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Gov. Rick Scott and the Cabinet will interview a single candidate for the vacant secretary slot at the Department of Environmental Regulation ā€” Noah Valenstein, a former environmental aide to the governor. His was the only name put forward for an interview during a meeting of aides to the governor and Cabinet Wednesday morning. ā€œThe governor would like to schedule an interview with Noah Valenstein,ā€ Scott aide Kristin Olson said. ā€œIf thereā€™s anybody else that any other principal would like…

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State will exhaust budget for agriculture conservation easements by yearā€™s end

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The state would run out of money to buy agricultural conservation land easements by the end of 2017 under the budget approved by the Legislature, the head of the Florida Forest Service said Wednesday. The service asked for $50 million and got $10 for the Rural & Family Lands Protection Program, land program administrator John Browne told aides to Gov. Rick Scott and the Cabinet. Combined with about $11 million for the current fiscal year, that would leave around $21…

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Thousands of acres of conservation easement on Cabinet aidesā€™ agenda

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The Triple S Ranch lies 15 miles north of Lake Okeechobee ā€” a 7,000-acre cattle operation, relatively untouched by development, within the recharge zone for the Kissimmee River. Rare and endangered species, including a Florida panther, wander its streams and cypress swamps. On Wednesday morning, aides to Gov. Rick Scott and the Cabinet will peruse a proposal to buy a conservation easement on 4,177 acres of the Okeechobee County property, for close to $7 million. The deal is scheduled to…

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