Gov. Rick Scott announced yesterday the appointment of Chip Simmons to the Pensacola State College District Board of Trustees. Simmons, 49, of Cantonment, is the chief of police for the City of…
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State newspaper round-up
Miami Herald looks at how secretive Gov. Rick Scott is about his travel plans. Governors Charlie Crist, Jeb Bush and Lawton Chiles routinely released those details. Even Scott did until last year….
Scott hopes smaller ambitions propel re-election bid
By Brandon Larrabee. The News Service of Florida When Gov. Rick Scott entered his first legislative session in 2011, he had an ambitious series of goals. Scott called for moving all new…
Merrill appointed by Gov. Scott to RESTORE board
Governor Rick Scott announced yesterday six appointments to the Gulf Consortium. The one most familiar to Pensacola is Collier Merrill, president of the Merrill Land Co. and chairman of Visit Pensacola, Inc….
Florida Senate split on in-state tuition for immigrants, according to Gaetz
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida Senate President Don Gaetz on Friday left open the possibility that the Legislature could approve giving undocumented immigrants in-state tuition rates, a priority of…
Performance funding for Florida universities: will it hurt higher education
By Brandon Larrabee, The News Service of Florida Lawmakers will consider a plan this spring that would fund the state’s 12 universities based in part on performance, a move that could see…
Florida TaxWatch likes Scott budget
Highlights from Governor Rick Scott’s proposed budget plan for FY 2014-15 are featured in the latest Budget Watch Report from Florida TaxWatch. The $74.20 billion spending plan is slightly lower than current…
Scott touts increase in education budget
By Brandon Larrabee, The News Service of Florida Continuing to roll out an election-year budget full of politically popular spending ideas, Gov. Rick Scott on Monday proposed boosting education funding by more…
CNN and Anderson Cooper examine Rick Scott fundraising
CNN’s Anderson Cooper featured Gov. Rick Scott in a piece on the “the extortion game” of pay-to-play politics. The segment was about more than Florida’s governor, but his “Let’s Get to Work”…
Scott appoints Lt. Governor
Governor Rick Scott has appointed former Representative Carlos Lopez-Cantera as his Lieutenant Governor. The Florida Chamber of Commerce was to congratulate him. “Our experience with former Representative Lopez-Cantera is that he always…
Scott wants $100 million for Visit Florida
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida Gov. Rick Scott will seek $100 million to help bring 100 million visitors a year to the Sunshine State. Scott announced Friday that he…
State capitol briefs
CRIST, COMMITTEE BRING IN $1.04M IN DECEMBER Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist and an affiliated committee collected about $1.04 million in December, bring their combined overall totals to slightly more than $4…
Scott sued for failing to name new Lt. Gov.
A lobbyist for the Florida National Organization for Women wants the state’s top court to order Gov. Rick Scott to name a new lieutenant governor — a position unoccupied since March 2013…
Weekend Buzz: Affordable apartments in the future of downtown Pcola, Scott bets on FSU, Stand Your Ground
Finally Affordable Apartments Downtown Quint and Rishy Studer purchased the downtown headquarters of the Pensacola News Journal and its surrounding parking lots for $3.4 million from Gannett Company Inc. On Friday, Jan….
Rick Scott: ‘Great Job’ video
The progressive group American Bridge produced this video on Gov. Rick Scott’s appointees that have resigned:
Chief of Staff lied on his resume
One of the bigger stories around the state is the Miami Herald’s report that Gov. Rick Scott’s chief of staff, Adam Hollingsworth, lied about having a college degree from the University of…
Scott still mum on next Lt. Governor
The News Service of Florida reports that Gov. Rick Scott declined Tuesday to comment on the process to fill the vacant lieutenant governor’s office. The former Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll stepped down…
Context Florida: Will Scott bash Obama to win re-election in 2014?
My latest column for the political website Context Florida: People have tired of the Tea Party’s constant haranguing about Obama, its unwillingness to listen and play well with others and its policies…
Sorry, Gene. Thrasher has inside track to Lt. Governor
Sources close to Governor Rick Scott tell the East Orlando Post that the Governor’s Chief of Staff Adam Hollingsworth is pushing the Governor to choose Senator John Thrasher for Lt. Governor. The…
Buzz: Papantonio says Progressives aren’t warming up to Crist
In a telephone interview today, Pensacola attorney and political pundit Mike Papantonio said Charlie Crist doesn’t appear to be gaining much traction among Progressives around the state of Florida. Earlier today, Peter…
