JaxPort plans national search for CEO, appoints interim chief executive
Florida Politics
From David Bauerlein:
JaxPort will conduct a national search for a new chief executive officer with an eye toward a selection by April.
In the meantime, the JaxPort board on Wednesday named Executive Vice President Roy Schleicher as the interim CEO. He will step in after Paul Anderson resigned Tuesday to go to Tampa.
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Florida Senate president's hire seems at odds with push for ethics reform
Florida Politics
While using his first term as Senate president to push an aggressive ethics reform package, Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, has hired longtime lobbyist and political consultant Jim Rimes to a top-tier post.
The practice of lobbyists working inside state government, or ? more prominently ? state employees taking lucrative lobbying gigs is not new. It?s often referred to as the ?revolving door.?
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Defense cuts cast cloud over whether Jacksonville can land Air Force contract
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Jacksonville?s frustrating pursuit of an aircraft assembly plant could at last pay off this year when the Air Force decides on a $355 million contract that would either build planes here or in Kansas.
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Jacksonville claims bill comes as the process faces scrutiny
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Seven years after a court ruled Florida must pay nearly $1.3 million to the family of a Jacksonville man who died in a 2000 gasoline truck explosion, a bill has been filed to formally make the state ink a check.
The specific type of legislation known as a claims bill, however, always faces a tough path to passage. Further complicating things, legislative leaders are this year examining ways to overhaul aclaims bill process they have criticized in the past.
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Florida Senate panel massages ethics legislation
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In a move intended to assuage the concerns of local governments, a Senate panel has amended wide-ranging ethics legislation to loosen restrictions on public officials holding two taxpayer-funded positions.
Overhauling the state?s ethics standards is a top priority of Senate President Don Gaetz.
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Florida Morning: Election bill begins journey - the anti-establishment establishment - lawmakers tackle pension reform
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Here is a brief look at today's Florida Morning. For the full version .
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Marco Rubio's little sip turns into a big gulp
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Florida Morning: Scott backs expanding Medicaid - NRA raising big bucks - Feds expect to sign off on Medicaid privatization
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Here is a brief look at today's Florida Morning. (full version)
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Scott Expands Medicaid Under Obama's Health Care Overhaul
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