Gov. Rick Scott will allow the energy bill crafted by Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam to become law without signing the legislation, HB 7117.
Scott declared in a letter to Secretary of State Ken Detzner that he had mixed feeling about the bill, supporting the pro-business reforms but questioning targeted tax credits that have been opposed by groups such as Americans for Prosperity-Florida.
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From his office window, Thomas W. Horton, in his fifth month as CEO of American Airlines, can see in the distance the Manhattan-size footprint of Dallas-Fort Worth airport, where American has 85 percent market share; it also has 68 percent in Miami, gateway to South America's booming market.
Some 2.2 million Florida students in grades 3-10 will buckle down for FCAT exams on Monday amid heightened and unprecedented security.
Determined to root out cheating at all levels, the state Department of Education implemented several new protocols last fall and expanded on them this year.
State Sen. J.D. Alexander has at least one reason to breathe easier.
Controversial funding for a new university in Lakeland championed by the Lake Wales Republican is not on the annual "turkey" list compiled by Florida TaxWatch. This year, the group is seeking line-item vetoes from the governor for 143 projects worth $150.6 million, ranging from the Brevard Community College Public Safety Institute to a land purchase next to the governors mansion and a Bay of Pigs Museum in Miami..
Even Democrats should give him credit for this: When it comes to fostering economic development, the governor knows how to follow the money.
In an announcement Friday, Scott named a 30-year veteran of the banking sector, Hunting Deutsch, as executive director of Florida's Department of Economic Opportunity, effective April 16.
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Ben Powell has been named chairman of the Republican Party of Miami-Dade, succeeding state Rep. Erik Fresen.
Powell, a political appointee in the Reagan administration, has been a businessman for the past 20 years.
In addition to accountability, a major theme of mine will be openness," Powell said in a statement Friday. "I believe strongly in party unity and the concept of a Big Tent. Though we may support different candidates and have different ideas on certain issues, we also share common principles.
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Bolstered by games played at the Miami Marlins' new ballpark, the Grapefruit League reported record-setting attendance this spring.
The 233 exhibition games played by Major League Baseball teams in Florida this year had a combined attendance of 1,622,957, or 6,965 per game, up from the previous record of 6,640 in 2010.
Did the pot teach the kettle black?
Seems DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz hired Democratic strategist, CNN contributor and Ann Romney-insulter Hilary Rosen to coach her on media.
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A bill that would keep high school athletes with concussions off the field until cleared by a doctor, and another that would allow high school athletes to transfer without missing a game, both reached Gov. Rick Scott on Friday.
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