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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 Tribuneā€™s re-opened Tallahassee bureau in 2013. He can be reached at [email protected].

Lawmakers irked over delays in medical pot law

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Two lawmakers ā€“ one Republican, one Democrat ā€“ expressed frustration Tuesday over the state Health Department’s delay in putting Florida’s lone medical marijuana law into action. In 2014, the stateĀ legalized low-THC, or ā€œnon-euphoric,ā€ marijuana to help children with severe seizures and muscle spasms. The department is charged with setting up a system to make sure sick kids canĀ get the drug. At a meeting of the House Health QualityĀ subcommittee, state Rep. Greg Steube asked the Health Department’s top lawyer: What’s taking…

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Enterprise Florida names new marketing executive

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A 30-year veteran of marketing and public relations has beenĀ tapped to become Enterprise Florida’s newĀ chief marketing officer. Joseph S. Hice Jr. will be the organization’s senior vice president for marketing, overseeing its marketing and communications, according to a Tuesday press release. Enterprise Florida is the stateā€™s public-private economic development agency. ā€œJoe will take Enterprise Floridaā€™s marketing program to a new level in raising awareness, managing perceptions and influencing public opinion,ā€ Florida Commerce Secretary and Enterprise Florida CEO Bill Johnson said…

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Neal Dunn also says he’s posting $500K+ in fundraising

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Republican Panama City surgeon Neal Dunn, challenging incumbent Democrat Gwen Graham for herĀ 2nd Congressional District seat, on Monday saidĀ his campaign “will file with over $500,000 in his first seven weeks as a candidate ā€“ a new record” in that district. Dunn’s campaign said it had raised “more than $450,000 in contributions and (Dunn) personally added $50,000 to his campaign during the third quarter of 2016,” according to a press release. At the same time, Graham’s campaign said it too had…

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Rick Scott orders flags at half-staff for Oregon victims

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Florida Gov. Rick Scott hasĀ ordered the state flag at half-staff in honor of the nine people shot dead last week atĀ an Oregon community college. Scott announced the move in a Sunday afternoon memo. “(P)ursuant to a Presidential Proclamation, I hereby direct the flags of the United States and the State of Florida to be flown at half-staff at all local, state, and federal buildings, installations, and grounds throughout the State of Florida,” Scott said. The flags willĀ remain at half-staff until…

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Gwen Graham posts another $500K+ fundraising quarter

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Three times in a row, Democratic Congresswoman Gwen Graham has raked in more than a half-million dollars from contributors, her campaign announced Monday morning. Her team patted her on the back, calling her $1.2 million cash-on-hand number “an impressive war chest for a race more than a year away.” The release refers to her first re-election, but which race she eventually runsĀ remains to be seen. Graham’s 2nd Congressional District, covering north Florida from Bonifay to Perry, could be redrawn by…

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FRLA’s restaurantpalooza kicks off in Orlando

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The annual Florida Restaurant & Lodging Show will be held this Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at theĀ Orange County Convention Center, 9400 Universal Boulevard in Orlando. The show connects restaurant and food-service professionals withĀ “new ideas, new products, new solutions and new trends,” according to a press release. The trade show and conference, produced by Urban Expositions and sponsored by theĀ Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association, will offer educational programs, special events, new food products, and equipment and services from hundreds ofĀ leading suppliers.…

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Pam Bondi formally asks Supreme Court to review medical pot amendment

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Attorney GeneralĀ Pam BondiĀ made it official on Friday, formally asking the Florida Supreme Court to review aĀ proposed constitutional amendment allowing medical marijuana. Bondi sent a letter to the court,Ā petitioning the justicesĀ to checkĀ the amendment’s “validity.” It did not include a statement of legal opposition, as her previous letter on last year’s medical marijuana initiative did. The Republican attorney generalĀ opposed the measure, saying itsĀ language wasĀ unclear and misleading and would have made Florida ā€œone of the most lenient medical-marijuana states.ā€ It failed at the…

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