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Before joining Florida Politics, journalist and attorney James Rosica was state government reporter for The Tampa Tribune. He attended journalism school in Washington, D.C., working at dailies and weekly papers in Philadelphia after graduation. Rosica joined the Tallahassee Democrat in 1997, later moving to the courts beat, where he reported on the 2000 presidential recount. In 2005, Rosica left journalism to attend law school in Philadelphia, afterwards working part time for a public-interest law firm. Returning to writing, he covered three legislative sessions in Tallahassee for The Associated Press, before joining the Tribune’s re-opened Tallahassee bureau in 2013. He can be reached at [email protected].

Jessica Sims to head DCF’s communications

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Jessica Sims will become the Department of Children and Families’ new communications director, starting next Monday, Secretary Mike Carroll said in a press release. Carroll announced the move Thursday. “We are excited to bring Jessica on board to lead the statewide efforts of collaboration, partnership and prevention with our community and media partners,” Carroll said in a statement. “Our mission to protect the most vulnerable requires a solid line of communication, and Jessica’s nearly eight years of service with the state demonstrates her dedication…

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Panel OKs erasing Confederate flag from Senate seal

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The Florida Senate’s Rules Committee on Thursday unanimously recommended removing a Confederate flag from the chamber’s official seal and replacing it with the state flag. Senators on the panel voted for the move 9-0. The matter now goes before the full Senate, which could consider it at the beginning of the 2016 Legislative Session in January. The change will require a two-thirds vote of the chamber. As reported earlier, the Senate is reviewing its seal after a renewed debate about Confederate symbols,…

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Lawmakers introduce bill for strong medical pot

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Two Republican state lawmakers on Wednesday said they were filing legislation to allow stronger varieties of pot as medical marijuana in Florida. State Rep. Matt Gaetz of Fort Walton Beach and state Sen. Rob Bradley of Fleming Island announced the bill (HB 307) at a morning press conference in the Capitol. Gaetz told reporters he joined other legislators who were frustrated over the Health Department’s delay in putting into motion the medical marijuana law passed last year. In 2014, the state legalized low-THC, or “non-euphoric,” marijuana to help children…

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U.S. Senate candidate Sol Invictus no ‘cartoon character,’ friend says

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Augustus Sol Invictus, a Libertarian candidate for the U.S. Senate from Florida, has been called a fascist and is a pagan who once killed and drank a goat’s blood. He’s also an attorney licensed to practice law in four states and federal court, a small-business owner and is genially known as “Auggie Sunshine” to his law school pals. Shortly after declaring his candidacy for the Senate seat being vacated by now-presidential candidate Marco Rubio, the 32-year-old Invictus (his full name…

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‘Better than 50% chance’ for Seminole blackjack deal

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State Sen. Rob Bradley, who leads a legislative panel that oversees gambling in Florida, on Wednesday said there’s a “better than 50 percent” chance the Seminole Tribe of Florida and state officials will agree on a new deal for the tribe to continue offering blackjack. Bradley, the Fleming Island Republican who chairs the Regulated Industries committee, briefly spoke to a FloridaPolitics.com reporter after a medical marijuana press conference. He has been involved in talks with the Tribe. “We’re closer now than we were…

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Solar amendment slammed as creating new tax

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The ad war between the two competing solar amendments flared up Tuesday with the release of a new commercial slamming one of the initiatives for creating a “shady solar tax.” Two groups are competing for votes for a proposed constitutional amendment: The utility-backed Consumers for Smart Solar and Floridians for Solar Choice, aligned with a coalition of progressive and conservative groups. Consumers for Smart Solar’s ad, released on YouTube on Tuesday, calls into question a new monthly fee the competing amendment would create, using…

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Top AHCA staffer headed to private sector

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The former top staffer to Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) Secretary Liz Dudek has joined a law and lobbying firm as a “corporate affairs adviser.” Jennifer Ungru is now with Jones Walker LLP’s Tallahassee office, according to an announcement on the firm’s website. Before her stint as AHCA chief of staff, Ungru was deputy chief of staff to Gov. Rick Scott, overseeing nine agencies, including the departments of Management Services and State. “We are pleased to have Jennifer join our Florida team,” said attorney-lobbyist…

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