Gov. Rick Scott has ordered U.S. and state flags lowered to half-staff today outside all local and state buildings and grounds in Florida to mark the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks.
Scott and first lady Ann Scott will attend a 9/11 remembrance ceremony Tuesday afternoon at Boca Raton High School.
Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putman called Sept. 11, 2001, a defining moment in our nations history.
In a move that surprised perhaps a handful of Siberian cave dwellers, Digital Domain Media Group Tuesday morning filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
It means the state and officials in the cities of Port St. Lucie and West Palm Beach stand a Chinaman's chance of recovering more than pennies on the dollar of the $135 million total they gave to the movie animation and special effects company for incentives to operate in Florida and hire Floridians.
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Gov. Rick Scott has appointed Curtis L. Disque, of Jupiter, to the Martin County Court.
Disque, 47, has been general magistrate of the 19th Judicial Circuit since 2011.
Curtis brings to the bench a distinguished and varied background as an attorney, Scott stated in a release. As a general magistrate, he has a reputation for diligence, fairness, and courteousness. I am confident that the people of Martin County will be well served by this appointment.
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Unexpectedly weak job growth was not the most troubling part of the August jobs report. Nor was the drop in wages, painful as it is. The most daunting aspect is the continued drop in labor-force participation.
Former Republican lawmaker Nancy Argenziano was foiled this year in her attempt to run for Congress as a Democrat.
But now running as an independent for a state House seat in Citrus and Hernando counties, the outspoken -- and often controversial -- Argenziano has received the backing of the Florida Democratic Party as it tries to knock out a Republican incumbent.
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A 37-year-old Tampa man has been charged with organized fraud -- receiving fraudulent tax refund checks --the statewide attorneys office announced on Monday.
Demetrius Lewis, 37, of Tampa, was arrested by the Pasco County sheriffs office, with assistance from the Internal Revenue Service, charged with part of an ongoing Florida Department of Law Enforcement criminal investigation.
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Gov. Rick Scott has given the latest signal that he isnt done with efforts to overhaul education in Florida.
And he has expanded upon prior comments regarding his questioning of the FCATs, saying that any annual testing of students should have a purpose.
You dont just measure and do a test, you have got to do a test that has a purpose, where you get a result you can do something about, and it impacts what youre trying to do, Scott told reporters Monday outside the Capitol.
If Gov. Rick Scott is hot and bothered at the prospect of a Democratic challenge from Republican-turned-independent former Gov. Charlie Crist, he isn't saying.
Speaking to reporters outside the Capitol on Monday, Scott responded to the speculation of Crist running for the governors mansion in 2014 by first giving a sigh regarding the line of questioning before saying he intended to concentrate on his job.
