Scott May Get to Name an Interim Palm Beach County State Attorney

Democratic Palm Beach County State Attorney Michael McAuliffe will step down before his term expires in a year in order to take a job with a local company headed by billionaire Bill Koch, the Palm Beach Post is reporting.

No departure date for McAuliffe has been announced.

Gov. Rick Scott would be expected to name McAuliffes replacement.

Former state senator Dave Aronberg, a Democrat from Greenacres, has already announced plans to run for the seat.

Read more here.