By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Gov. Rick Scott’s net worth dropped nearly 19 percent — mainly due to a reduction in the value of his investments in a blind…
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Volkswagen to pay more than $570 Million for emissions fraud
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi today announced a settlement requiring Volkswagen to pay more than $570 million for violating state laws prohibiting unfair or deceptive trade practices by marketing, selling and leasing…
Backroom Briefing: Pam Bondi vs. Anderson Cooper
Weekly political notes from The News Service of Florida By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Making the rounds to friendly media outlets, Attorney General Pam Bondi spent two days this…
Backroom Briefing: Trump causes heartburn for Bondi
(Weekly political notes from The News Service of Florida) By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, who was one of the highest-profile Republicans in the state…
Florida joins suit against Delaware for unclaimed money orders
Attorney General Pam Bondi today joined 20 other state attorneys general in an original action filed in the U.S. Supreme Court against Delaware. The states allege that under the federal Disposition of…
Bondi endorses Trump
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Yesterday Attorney General Pam Bondi became the highest-ranking state official to endorse Donald Trump, the Republican front-runner nationwide and increasingly in Florida, while former…
Ingram-sponsored bill passed that closes legal loopholes for Spice and other synthetic drugs
Last week, the Florida House unanimously voted last week in favor of the HB 1347, sponsored by Representative Clay Ingram, which allows for categorically outlawing synthetic drugs. Today the Florida Senate for…
Weekly State Capital Roundup: Hoping for a happy ending
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Budgets have been approved. Committee meetings are dropping off. And the major differences between the House and the Senate are coming into focus. The…
Bondi punts on EDATES and Enterprise zones
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has decided to not issue an opinion on Florida’s Enterprise Zones and EDATES. Instead, she has recommended that Escambia County and the City of Pensacola seek a…
Bondi will not challenge medical pot amendment
Though continuing to express concerns about a proposed constitutional amendment that would legalize medical marijuana, Attorney General Pam Bondi is not challenging the wording of the ballot initiative. The Florida Supreme Court…
Bondi calls Bloomberg a ‘bully’
Attorney General Pam Bondi defended Florida’s environmental record and called former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg a “billionaire bully” after she became a target of a political committee he’s funded. Bondi…
Bondi early favorite for U.S. Senate in 2016
GOP insiders keep telling me that Marco Rubio will run for president and forego an second term in the U.S. Senate. If he does, then how does it impact Florida politics? On…