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USF Polytechnic decision coming soon
By Virginia Chamlee |
04.13.12 | 3:56 pm
Gov. Rick Scott has only eight days to decide whether to sign a bill that would split off USF Polytechnic into the state’s 12th university.
USF Poly bill on its way to Scott’s desk
By Virginia Chamlee |
04.06.12 | 1:16 pm
A bill that would split off USF Polytechnic as the state’s 12th university is on its way to Gov. Rick Scott’s desk. Scott has not said if he will sign the bill, which has been hotly contested among state legislators.
Term-limited state senator announces campaign for Florida House
By Virginia Chamlee |
04.03.12 | 11:39 am
State Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, today announced that he will launch a campaign for the Florida House. He will be seeking the newly created House District 36 seat, which encompasses large portions of western Pasco County.
Senate approves plan to make USF Poly state’s 12th University
By Virginia Chamlee |
02.24.12 | 3:12 pm
Late yesterday, the state Senate approved a plan to make USF’s Polytechnic campus the state’s 12th university. Only four lawmakers voted against it.
Fasano introduces amendment to make ‘Farm Calendar’ funding go to USF
By Virginia Chamlee |
02.22.12 | 12:19 pm
In a move that is sure to rile some state lawmakers, Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, has filed a budget amendment that would take $3 million from the Department of Agriculture’s “Farm Calendar” and put it towards the University of South Florida’s School of Pharmacy, to help offset deep cuts to the university in the proposed budget.
Lawmakers still concerned about future of USF funding
By Virginia Chamlee |
02.16.12 | 10:30 am
The contentious battle over funding for the University of South Florida continued yesterday, with state lawmakers killing a plan that would have held back $25 million from the school next year. Some legislators, however, are still concerned that the school could face a cut of nearly 44 percent — a significantly higher number than any other state university.
New higher ed appointee’s company donated big to Republicans last year
By Virginia Chamlee |
01.20.12 | 11:36 am
Gov. Rick Scott yesterday announced the reappointment of Ava Parker and the appointments of Joseph Caruncho and Thomas Kuntz to the State University System’s Board of Governors. Caruncho, a Palmetto Bay native, is the co-founder and COO of Preferred Care Partners Inc., and previously worked as a corporate health care attorney. As we’ve previously reported, Preferred Care poured money into Republican Party coffers last year, donating at least $190,000.
Fasano, Dockery respond to letter to the editor penned by Board of Governors chair
By Virginia Chamlee |
01.12.12 | 12:07 pm
State Sens. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, and Paula Dockery, R-Lakeland, have sent a joint letter to the chair of the Florida Board of Governors, Ava Parker, responding to a letter she sent last month to the St. Petersburg Times.
New USF Poly leader pledges to reevaluate campus spending
By Virginia Chamlee |
01.09.12 | 10:25 am
USF Polytechnic Interim CEO David Touchton said last week that he wants to take a hard look at the school’s spending practices, and plans on reevaluating some of the key projects of former Chancellor Marshall Goodman.
