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Cabinet OKs Rick Scott agency heads, will follow new hiring guidelines

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The Florida Cabinet on Tuesday agreed to Gov. Rick Scott’s recommended appointments for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Department of Environmental Protection. However, the Cabinet also made clear that it will do an official search for those positions that follows the hiring process for Cabinet-level positions. The Cabinet is slated to approve the hiring process later in the day. The Cabinet agreed to a May 31 deadline for any interested applicant to apply for the positions and set…

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Gary Clark appointed deputy secretary of land and recreation at DEP

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Florida Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Jon Steverson has appointed Gary Clark as deputy secretary of land and recreation. In this role, Clark will supervise the Divisions of State Lands and Recreation and Parks. “Gary brings a broad range of management experience, leadership skills and investment expertise to this position,” said Steverson in a statement. “He will be a tremendous asset to the state and department.” Clark most recently served as vice president of member services for the West Florida…

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DEP employee not reprimanded for saying ‘climate change,’ agency says

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Department of Environmental Protection employee Barton Bibler did not receive a reprimand for violating Gov. Rick Scott’s unofficial prohibition on the term “climate change,” says an agency representative. DEP Communications Director Lauren Engel responded Thursday by maintaining the censure was for “personal political advocacy related to the Keystone XL pipeline.” “As stated in Mr. Bibler’s written reprimand,” Engel said in an email. “He was reprimanded for violating three DEP standards of conduct, including poor performance, insubordination and conduct unbecoming a public…

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The day that was in Florida politics – March 19

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A marijuana lobbyist said to me a couple of weeks ago that he suspected the latest challenge to the Charlotte’s Web rule would “smoke out” people’s true intention; whether they disliked the rule or disliked the law. It’s the end of the third week of the session and we’re getting to the “smoke out” point on a few issues. Thursday things got a little smoky with the environment, healthcare and the list of approved words for state employees. Don’t know…

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Rick Scott ‘climate change’ gag order claims first victim, enviro group says

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Gov. Rick Scott’s prohibition on the term “climate change” has now claimed its first casualty, says an environmental responsibility group. On March 9, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) suspended a state employee for speaking about climate change at an official meeting, which made its way into the record of the meeting, according to a complaint filed today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). Barton Bibler, a long-time DEP employee, received a letter of reprimand ordering him to…

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Mitch Perry Report for 3.9.15 — Let’s not talk about climate change in Florida

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President Obama has been lambasted by many for his administration’s refusal to address the terrorist threat around the globe as “Islamic terrorism.” “We are not at war with Islam,” the President said last month at the White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism last month. “We are at war with people who have perverted Islam.” Nevertheless, critics say that the failure to specify who the U.S. and the rest of the West is at war with has deleteriously affected his…

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House Speaker replies to Times water bill editorial

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Benjamin Franklin delivered the memorable line, “In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Were he alive today, I believe Franklin would amend his short list of inevitabilities with a declaration that Florida Republicans can solidly count on negative editorials from the Tampa Bay Times. Such is the case with the Feb. 22 editorial, “Water plan is a step backward.” It was written with a lack of understanding of the complexities of Florida law…

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