December 25, 2011 - 6:00pm
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December 25, 2011 - 6:00pm
Pickens, Detert Reappointed to Regional Education Board
Submitted by Anonymous on December 25, 2011 - 10:04am
Gov. Rick Scott reappointed Joe H. Pickens and Sen. Nancy Detert to the board of control for Southern Regional Education.
According to a release from the governors office:
Pickens, 53, of Satsuma, is the president of St. Johns River State College. He is reappointed for a term beginning Dec. 22, 2011, and ending June 30, 2015.
Detert, 67, of Venice, is the state senator representing the 23rd District. She is reappointed for a term beginning Dec. 22, 2011, and ending June 30, 2014.
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Destination Gaming to go Before South Florida’s Tower Forum
Submitted by Anonymous on December 25, 2011 - 9:58am
Days before a Florida Senate committee will again take up the destination casino issue, a lobbyist for Las Vegas Sands and the president of the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association will be speakers at a South Florida forum on the bill.
The Tower Forum, a nonpartisan business organization, plans to have Nick Iarossi, a lobbyist for Las Vegas Sands, and Carol Dover, president of the Tallahassee-based association that opposes the gaming bill, at its Jan. 5 breakfast forum in Fort Lauderdale.
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Six Named to Florida Commission on Community Service
Submitted by Anonymous on December 25, 2011 - 9:55am
Gov. Rick Scott named John J.P. Ottino, Frank Nappo, Charles J. Scriven, Justin Quiggle, Chucha Barber and Autumn Karlinsky to the Florida Commission on Community Service.
According to a release from the governors office:
Ottino, 56, of Fort Lauderdale, is the vice president of Daily Management Inc. He succeeds Yolanda F. Londono and is appointed for a term beginning Dec. 21, 2011, and ending Sept. 14, 2012.
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Virginia Primary: Mitt Romney vs. Ron Paul; Ousted Newt Gingrich Complains of 'Failed System'
Submitted by Anonymous on December 25, 2011 - 9:51am
Newt Gingrich, who failed to make the Virginia primary ballot, complained Saturday that the state's qualification process was a "failed system."
Only Mitt Romney and Ron Paul qualified for the March 6 presidential primary.
"Voters deserve the right to vote for any top contender, especially leading candidates," Gingrich campaign director Michael Krull said in a statement. "We will work with the Republican Party of Virginia to pursue an aggressive write-in campaign to make sure that all the voters of Virginia are able to vote for the candidate of their choice."
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Florida to Share in Multistate GE Funding Settlement
Submitted by Anonymous on December 24, 2011 - 9:02am
Florida will get a share of the $70 million in settlements that GE Funding Capital Market Services has agreed to pay as the result of a nationwide investigation into an illegal municipal bond derivatives scheme.
A multistate settlement is worth $34.25 million to Florida and other states as part of an ongoing investigation of alleged illegal conduct in the municipal bond derivatives industry, Attorney General Pam Bondis office announced on Friday.
Florida should see more than $1.3 million from the settlement, the attorney generals office estimated.
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Neymotin, Ryan, Deen Appointed as Regional Counsels
Submitted by Anonymous on December 24, 2011 - 8:56am
Gov. Rick Scott made three appointments to the criminal conflict and civil regional counsels for the regions of the 2nd, 4th and 5th District Courts of Appeal.
According to a release from the governors office:
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Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry Off Virginia Ballot; Ron Paul and Mitt Romney On
Submitted by Anonymous on December 24, 2011 - 7:13am
The Republican Party of Virginia ruled that Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry did not submit the required 10,000 signatures to qualify for that state's GOP presidential primary.
Ron Paul and Mitt Romney will be on the ballot for the March 6 election.
The announcement by the RPV Saturday morning was a particularly big blow to Gingrich, who had held a slim lead over Romney in the latest Quinnipiac poll in the state.
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Judge Nazaretian Heading to the 13th Judicial Circuit Court
Submitted by Anonymous on December 23, 2011 - 8:52pm
Gov. Rick Scott appointed Judge Nick Nazaretian of Tampa to the 13th Judicial Circuit Court.
Judge Nazaretians service for the past nine years on the county court and during temporary duty on the circuit court has well-prepared him for elevation to the position of circuit court judge, Scott stated in a release. His extensive courtroom experience throughout his 25-year legal career, as well as his careful attention to the rule of law, will serve the 13th Judicial Circuit well.
According to a release from the governors office:
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