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Scott taps former Jeb appointee as new Secretary of State
By at 18 January, 2012, 4:46 pm
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott has named Ken Detzner as the new Secretary of State, replacing Kurt Browning, who earlier this month offered his resignation. “Kurt’s dedicated service and hard work with Florida’s 67 independently elected Supervisors of Elections have prepared our state Read More
Read More >>Feds establish Everglades headwaters refuge
By at 18 January, 2012, 4:39 pm
An Everglades refuge and conservation area was officially established on Wednesday when Interior Secretary Ken Salazar accepted the first donation of land for the project in south-central Florida. The Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area is designed to provide a Read More
Read More >>Most states, but not Florida, progressing on health reform
By at 18 January, 2012, 3:57 pm
Twenty-eight states are well on their way to establishing Affordable Insurance Exchanges, but Florida is not one of them, according to a federal report released on Wednesday. Nancy-Ann DeParle touts exchanges The report amounts to a pat on the back to those states preparing for these exchanges, Read More
Read More >>Seminole Tribe praises Bondi for slots opinion
By at 18 January, 2012, 3:41 pm
Sun-Sentinel gambling guru Nick Sortal has this tidbit on the Seminole Tribe. **** Less than a month after criticizing her for false claims of money laundering at their Tampa casino, the Seminole Tribe of Florida’s top leaders are praising Attorney General Pam Bondi. They are applauding her Read More
Read More >>House Democrats, wary of their own experiences, oppose county term-limits
By at 18 January, 2012, 1:53 pm
TALLAHASSEE — House Democrats on a committee advancing term-limits for some county officials complained Wednesday that term-limits had drained “institutional knowledge” from the Legislature and would do the same at the local level. The proposed constitutional amendment, HJR Read More
Read More >>Wednesday Morning Reads: Redistricting maps, Everglades and budget
By at 18 January, 2012, 1:01 pm
TALLAHASSEE — The Senate concluded its work on the redistricting maps a day earlier than expected, while House committees continued to meet and work on other legislative issues such as Internet cafes. So, here’s a recap of what you may have missed yesterday with five stories you Read More
Read More >>Today in Tallahassee: Prisons, guns and growth management
By at 18 January, 2012, 11:58 am
TALLAHASSEE — A day after the Senate passed its legislative and congressional redistricting plans , the chamber is taking it easy today. Senate President Mike Haridopolos scrapped Wednesday’s slated floor time (in case Democrats wanted to debate the maps longer) and the chamber has Read More
Read More >>Frankel raised $320,000 in the last quarter
By at 17 January, 2012, 11:05 pm
Congressional candidate Lois Frankel said on Tuesday she raised more than $320,000 in the last three months of 2011 and has amassed $1.4 million to challenge Republican Congressman Allen West. She said the vast majority of this money came from Broward and Palm Beach counties. Frankel, the Read More
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