A slew of newly elected and current Florida government officials came out against the EPA’s proposed numeric nutrient criteria, alleging that they would be both costly and ineffective. Now that the standards are finalized, many are now coming forward…
Rep.-elect Allen West, R-Fort Lauderdale, is in Washington this week for new member orientation. Not coming with West to the U.S. Capitol is Joyce Kaufman, a South Florida talk radio host whom he picked last week to be his chief…
Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio urged a panel of state transportation officials Monday not to interpret the failure of a penny sales tax referendum for light rail in Hillsborough County as a lack of interest in high-speed rail in…
Gov.-elect Rick Scott will continue to push public funds to private schools through vouchers, charter schools and the Voluntary Pre-K Program. These Jeb Bush-era reforms coincided with laws to grade public schools and expand standardized tests such as the FCAT.…
In advance of the state legislature’s organizational meeting and special session tomorrow, incoming state House Speaker Dean Cannon, R-Winter Park, today unveiled the names of state House committee chairs. Among them: state Rep. Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, who will…
In a letter written to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, Gov.-elect Rick Scott, Attorney General-elect Pam Bondi and Agricultural Commissioner-elect Adam Putnam requested more time and better science in drafting new water quality standards for Florida’s estuaries and coastal waters. The letter,…
With the Hillsborough County Commission dogged by controversy for much of the last year, some new faces will take part in voting next week for the board’s leadership moving forward.
On Tuesday, the commission will hold an organizational meeting at which…
The Miami Herald‘s Naked Politics blog is reporting that Joyce Kaufman — the controversial talk radio host tapped by Rep.-elect Allen West, R-Fort Lauderdale, as his chief of staff — has just resigned. Our Luke Johnson reported…
Rick Scott’s politically experienced transition team has been banned from lobbying for at least a year. According to the Sun-Sentinel‘s Florida Politics blog,
Scott set the rule as part of a code of conduct released Wednesday for transition staff
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Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos, R-Merritt Island, today issued more information about who will fill some key roles in the state Senate — including the name of the senator who will oversee the redrawing of Florida’s district lines after the conclusion…
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