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The Florida Department of Corrections formally named McKinley Lewis as Press Secretary for the Department’s Office of Communications, according to a statement released today. Lewis, formerly with the Florida Department of Health, assumed his new role effective September 22, 2014. “We are very pleased to welcome McKinley Lewis to our team,” said FDoC Communications Director Jessica Cary. “He contributes valued public relations skills to our office that aptly serve its goal of providing accurate, transparent and timely information about the…

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Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. Today’s Rise and Shine Fact-iversary is brought to you by Sachs Media Group, the firm best known for smart, strong and strategic counsel across the diverse and ever-changing media landscape: “Lucy, I’m home!” On this day in 1951, a redheaded comic and her Cuban-born, Florida-educated husband made television history with the premiere of “I Love Lucy” on CBS. Lucille Ball became one of the nation’s most beloved stars and musician Desi…

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In the summer of 2012, former State Representative Mike Horner was rising up the political ladder on his was to bigger and better things in the Florida House of Representatives. As the Chairman of the powerful House Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations budget, Horner was in charge of nearly $10 billion of the state’s budget. He had four more years left to serve in the House and was considered by many to be the future Number Two man to future…

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The players seem to change daily with new pollsters popping up left and right. The methods seem to vary slightly with some using blended samples, some just phones, and some relying on an all-electronic means. While the players change and the methods vary, the narrative is seemingly settling in to a “too close to call” storyline. The latest from CNN and “ORC International” is no exception as they have the race between Crist and Scott tied at 44% each. ORC…

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As these surveys seem to be coming in fast and furiously, we will shorten our evaluations and hit the high points only, especially for established pollsters who we have already weighed in on their methodology. With that, the latest serving from Survey USA, which has Charlie Crist up by four points, has two problems. First, the sample of likely voters is relatively small at only 566 likely voters. Second, it has an equal number of Republicans and Democrats – which…

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Once it was birth, death and taxes; now add Facebook to the list. As Floridians increase their “digital footprint,” those online assets — Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, emails and other cloud-based data — now take on a life beyond the physical body. Many accounts exist long after death, sometimes to the dismay of loved ones. When an online user dies, what sometimes goes with them are account passwords and IDs to legally access assets such as financial accounts, records and other social…

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Florida’s gubernatorial race cannot get any tighter. While a wave of polls this week show either Rick Scott or Charlie Crist with a slight lead over the other, a new CNN/ORC International poll shows each candidate has the support of 44 percent of likely voters, while Libertarian Adrian Wyllie pulls a significant share (9 percent) of the vote. With the race so close, Wyllie’s support sets the stage for a potential Libertarian spoiler. “And with one in five likely voters saying that they…

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