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It’s official: Jim Boxold resigns as state Transportation secretary

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Gov. Rick Scott Monday officially announced the resignation of state Transportation Secretary Jim Boxold after FloridaPolitics.com broke the story of his departure last Friday night. Boxold’s resignation is effective Feb. 3, the governor said in a statement.Ā Rachel Cone, who is now Assistant Secretary for Finance and Administration, will serve as interim secretary. Later Monday,Ā the governmental affairs firm Capital City ConsultingĀ also confirmed he was joining the team. ā€œJim Boxold has done a great job leadingĀ FDOTĀ and I want to thank him for…

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Jim Boxold to step down as DOT head for lobbying job

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In the second of two surprise departures from the Gov. Rick Scott administration, the secretary of the state’sĀ Department of Transportation is expected to step down to pursue a career in the private sector. Jim Boxold, who was appointed in December 2014 to succeedĀ Ananth Prasad, is leavinfĀ to join the governmental affairs firm Capital City Consulting, multiple sources have confirmed. An announcement about Boxold’s joiningĀ the firm could come as soon as Monday. Boxold isĀ the second department head to leave the Scott Administration…

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Jon Steverson resigns as DEP secretary

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Jon Steverson, the Secretary of the state’sĀ Department of Environmental ProtectionĀ under Gov.Ā Rick Scott, has resigned. His departure was confirmed Friday night byĀ McKinley Lewis, Scott’s deputy communications director, who provided a copy of theĀ resignation letter. Steverson is set to join the legal-lobbying firm Foley & Lardner, sourcesĀ tell FloridaPolitics.com. Herschel Vineyard, who also served as a DEP Secretary, is a part of Foley’s governmental relations team. Steverson, whose last day will beĀ Feb. 3, did not mention reasons for his leaving in the letter.…

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Free admission at Florida State Parks on Friday in honor of Veterans Day

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Take the day off and enjoy Floridaā€™s parks. Gov. Rick Scott announced Florida State Parks will offer free admission at the stateā€™s 174 state parks for all families and visitors Friday in honor of Veterans Day. ā€œThis Veterans Day, I encourage all Floridians to take a moment to recognize our many military heroes and thank them for their selfless service,ā€ said Scott in a statement. ā€œI also hope families and visitors will take this opportunity to visit the best state…

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State reaches remediation deal with Mosaic over sinkhole spill

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Florida regulators announced a consent order Monday with Mosaic Fertilizer LLCĀ over a Polk County sinkhole that released 215 million of toxic, radioactive water into groundwater supplies. The deal provides for substantial fines if the company fails to meet its promises of remediation. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection ā€œwill hold Mosaic accountable for repairing the sinkhole, recovering all discharged process water, providing continued assurances that no off-site impacts have occurred and, if any off-site impacts do occur, ensuring that Mosaic…

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DEP takes aim at media’s coverage of Mosaic sinkhole story

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As for the much-heralded sinkhole at the Mosaic Companyā€™s New Wales Facility in Polk County, readers of the Tampa Bay Times may be in for a shock. Truth be told, both the state of Florida and Mosaic have been much more proactive than they are led to believe. And Mosaic and the Florida Department of Environmental ProtectionĀ wan toĀ set the record straight. In a statement Tuesday, the agency blasts the Times for omitting several key facts ā€” despite the paper being…

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DEP says St. Petersburg sewage discharges violate environmental laws

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The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has entered into a consent order with the City of St. Petersburg after determining the city violated environmental laws that resulted in the unpermitted discharges of sewage into Clam Bayou and Tampa Bay during August of 2015, June of 2016, and Aug. 31-Sept.13 of this year. TheĀ 11-page document was signed by Mary Yeargan, Southwest District Director for the Florida DEP and sent to St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman and Public Works Administer Claude TankersleyĀ on…

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The end for SaintPetersBlog

Ever since I acquired the rights to the perfect domain for my efforts ā€” FloridaPolitics.com ā€” I knew that one

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