Gov. Rick Scott has appointed Gary Jones to the Suwannee River Water Management District governing board.
Jones, 63, of Old Town, is a self-employed farmer with Jones Farms.
A former state law enforcement officer who also was in the Florida Marine Patrol, he was also an athletic coach with the Dixie County School Board.
The term is through March 1, 2016.
The appointment is subject to confirmation by the Florida Senate.
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As Democrats have cut into the GOPs supermajority in the Florida Legislature, House Democratic Leader-designate Perry Thurston, D-Plantation, released the following statement on the general election:
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"When you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing; when you see that money is flowing to those who deal not in goods, but in favors; when you see that men get rich more easily by graft than by work, and your laws no longer protect you against them, but protect them against you ... you may know that your society is doomed." Ayn Rand
U.S. Congressman-elect Ted Yoho, a large animal doctor who easily defeated Democrat J.R. Gaillot on Tuesday, 64.8 percent to 32.4 percent, for the District 3 seat issued the following release Wednesday.
This is not a win for me. This is a win for the people of the 3rd Congressional district because you guys have stood up and said, Weve had enough! Yoho stated in the release.
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The campaign for U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Palm Beach Gardens, isnt ready to concede and has called for a hand recount in St. Lucie County.
This race is far from decided and there is no rush to declare an outcome, Wests campaign manager Tim Edson stated in a release.
West appears to have been defeated by Democrat Patrick Murphy, 160,328 (50.4 percent) to 157,872 (49.6 percent).
The gap is beyond the .5 percent margin that triggers an automatic recount.
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Senate President-designate Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, and House Speaker-designate Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, have set the pre-session interim committee meeting schedule:
The week of December 3
The week of January 14
The week of January 21
The week of February 4
The week of February 11
The week of February 18
The regular session begins March 5, 2013.
An organizational session, where the designate tags will be removed from Gaetz and Weatherford, is set for Nov. 20.
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As Florida remains the last undeclared state in the Presidential contest, ballots are still being counted in nine counties.
All precincts and early voting results are in. However, 9 counties must finish canvassing absentee ballots today, Chris Cate, spokesman for Secretary of State Ken Detzner, stated in a release.
The nine counties are Putnam, Pinellas, Palm Beach, Okaloosa, Miami-Dade, Hillsborough, Escambia, Duval and Broward, according to the state Division of Elections website.
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