Gov. Rick Scott has named Antonius M. DeSisto and Dr. Wayne W. Kearney to the Florida State Boxing Commission.
According to a release from the governor's office:
"DeSisto, 27, of Tampa, is a self-employed attorney. He succeeds Dr. Melody Jurado and is appointed for a term beginning Jan. 27, 2012, and ending Sept. 30, 2015.
"Kearney, 64, of Indian Harbour Beach, is a self-employed endodontist. He is succeeding Dr. James V. Stelnicki and is appointed for a term beginning Jan. 27, 2012, and ending Sept. 20, 2015.
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Gov. Rick Scott has appointed Kevin S. Doyle and Matthew J. Falconer to the board of directors of Workforce Florida Inc.
According to a release from the governor's office:
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The ever-talkative Newt Gingrich is mum on the subject, but many of his Florida campaign ads are being bankrolled by a Las Vegas gaming mogul angling to build a casino in downtown Miami.
Sheldon Adelson, owner of Las Vegas Sands, contributed $5 billion to Gingrich's Winning Our Future "super-PAC" and Adelson's wife chipped in another $5 billion in the past month.
Seeking to build a destination casino in South Florida, Adelson is betting that Gingrich will continue to help push gaming across the country.
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A poll showing Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney in a dead heat in Florida indicates that tea party sympathizers aren't necessarily locked in for the former House speaker.
The 2,567 likely primary voters questioned by the Dixie Strategies/First Coast News Public Opinion Survey supported Gingrich with 35.46 percent while Romney had 35.08 percent.
The poll also reported that 76 percent of its respondents had a "very positive" or "somewhat positive" view of the tea party.
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Newt Gingrich will attend a presidential candidate forum Saturday in Winter Park, site of a tea party rally.
The rally, one of three events by Tea Party Express today, will be held in front of Aloma Church at 1:30 p.m. The church is at 1815 State Road 436.
It is also the location for the First Awake! Presidential Candidate Forum and Q&A. So far, Gingrich is the only candidate who has committed to attend.
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Gov. Rick Scott suspended Boynton Beach Mayor Jose Angel Rodriguez on Friday following reports that the Palm Beach County politician was charged with allegedly using his office to obstruct an investigation into a child-abuse accusation leveled against him by his wife.
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Florida lawmakers and online-travel company Expedia are battling in an appeals court about whether Rep. Rick Kriseman and a legislative aide can be forced to give depositions in a contentious tax lawsuit.
House attorneys last month asked the 1st District Court of Appeal to block a circuit judge's ruling that Expedia could subpoena Kriseman, D-St. Petersburg, and aide David Flintom and ask limited questions.
Florida became Ground Zero this week as Republican candidates flocked to the state and flooded the airwaves in preparation for what could be a pivotal presidential primary on Tuesday.
With political polls fluctuating, GOP hopefuls traded barbs over character, upbringing, and a host of other nonpolicy issues at local whistle stops, major gatherings of Hispanic leaders and in a pair of nationally televised debates.
