After 10 Glorious Years, Sunshine State News and I Are Passing the Baton

Gov. Rick Scott named Christopher J. Greene and Mark P. Stanton to the 7th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission, and Reginald S. Gibson Jr., Russell T. Kirshy, F. Joseph McMackin III and Pamela Stewart to the 20th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission.

Senate Majority Leader Andy Gardiner, R-Orlando, and Rep. Eric Eisnaugle, R-Orlando, have filed legislation intended to eliminate loopholes they and state Attorney General Pam Bondi say have allowed scam artists to thrive on people seeking to quickly sell timeshares.

After attending former Gov. Claude Kirks funeral in Palm Beach on Monday, Gov. Rick Scott said he may want to pick up one of the late Sunshine State promoters staples. Scott said he was told Kirk was famous for signing documents only with orange ink, a reflection of Floridas citrus industry. He said his job was to promote the state, Scott said of Kirk. Scott brought up the ink after recognizing that state Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam has been providing Florida Cabinet members at their meetings with orange juice.

On Tuesday, Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey announced that he would not enter the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Speaking at a news conference in Trenton on Tuesday afternoon, the governor of the Garden State reiterated his desire to stay out of the race. My job here in New Jersey is my passion, said Christie, who said he did seriously consider entering the contest. I have a commitment to New Jersey that I simply cant abandon.