May 3, 2012 - 6:00pm
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Old Habits
May 3, 2012 - 6:00pm
Sunburst Offers Public Access to Governor's Email
May 2, 2012 - 6:00pm
For the past year, the Capitol press corps has inundated Gov. Rick Scott and his staff for their inner-office correspondence.
On Thursday, Scott unveiled a webpage called Sunburst that will make it easier and less expensive for the media to read what key members of the governors office are writing among each other and to the public.
It will also now be easier for the public to read questions the media are asking of the governor and deduce and assess what stories are being worked on and their approach to them.
Even If You Win, You Lose
May 3, 2012 - 6:00pm
The first meeting of Gov. Rick Scotts Task Force on Citizen Safety and Protection took place on Tuesday in Tallahassee to get organized for a series of public hearings around the state in their own version of a listening tour.
Atlas Launch Scrubbed Until Friday at the Cape
Submitted by Anonymous on May 3, 2012 - 4:45pm
The launch of an Atlas 5 communications satellite was moved to Friday after being scrubbed Thursday due to technical reasons.
"The launch of an Atlas 5 carrying the United States Air Force's Advanced Extremely High Frequency 2 (AEHF 2) payload was scrubbed today due to lack of helium flow from the ground support equipment to the interstage adapter compartment on the launch vehicle, according to a statement from United Launch Alliance.
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Rick Scott Names Wayne Wooten to 9th Judicial Circuit
Submitted by Anonymous on May 3, 2012 - 4:27pm
Gov. Rick Scott appointed Wayne C. Wooten, of Apopka, to replaced N. James Turner on the 9th Judicial Circuit Court.
Wooten, 45, has served as an assistant state attorney for the 9th Judicial Circuit since 1995.
For the past 17 years, Wayne has focused on serving the people of the 9th Circuit with integrity, and I am confident he will continue to do so from the bench, Scott stated in a release. He has demonstrated a commitment to upholding the law and refraining from allowing his personal beliefs and preferences to influence his legal judgment.
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Rick Scott Suspends Councilman Charged with Grand Theft
Submitted by Anonymous on May 3, 2012 - 3:13pm
Gov. Rick Scott has suspended a town councilman in Jackson County who has been accused of selling the cars of two town residents without their knowledge.
Fred Lee Jones, 65, of Malone, was removed from his elected seat after being charged with two counts of grand theft of a motor vehicle on April 24.
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Thrasher and Wise Back Aaron Bean for First Coast Senate Seat
Submitted by Kevin Derby on May 3, 2012 - 2:59pm
On Thursday, former state Rep. Aaron Bean unveiled two major endorsements as he continues his battle for a seat in the Florida Senate, winning the backing of Sen. John Thrasher, R-St. Augustine, and Sen. Steve Wise, R-Jacksonville. Bean had stepped aside for Thrasher when he ran for the Florida Senate back in 2009.
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Nugent Backs Harrington to Take on Wasserman Schultz
Submitted by Kevin Derby on May 3, 2012 - 2:50pm
Freshman U.S. Rep. Rich Nugent announced on Thursday that he was backing fellow Florida Republican Karen Harrington, abusinesswoman who is running for the GOP nomination to challenge U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee.
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Jennifer Carroll Prays for Junior Seau and Armed Forces Members
Submitted by Anonymous on May 3, 2012 - 2:46pm
Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll focused on head injuries to football players and military personnel during the National Day of Prayer ceremony held midday Thursday on the 22nd floor of the state Capitol.
Carroll, whose son Nolan Carroll II plays in the defensive secondary for the Miami Dolphins, said the apparent suicide of former San Diego Charger and Dolphin Junior Seau on Wednesday should raise concerns about "the multiple head injuries (Seau) may have received."
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