SENATE CONFIRMATIONS The Senate confirmed only a handful of gubernatorial appointments during the 2015 session. Among the approved were Public Service Commissioners Julie Brown and Jimmy Patronis and Auditor General Sherrill Foltz Norman. AG Norman is the first woman to hold the position. On their last day on the floor, the Senate confirmed Brigadier General Michael Calhoun, Adjutant General of Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
Governor Scott has made the following appointments and reappointments. South Florida Regional Planning Council Cary Goldberg, president of Diversified Realty Development Co., Ft. Lauderdale; Jill Creech, Southeast Director for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, West Palm Beach; and Patricia Asseff, Realtor with Coldwell Banker, Aventura. Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council Pete Edwards, a retired drug court Read more about Governor Rick Scott Appointments[…]
Governor Scott has made the following appointments and reappointments. Florida A&M University Robert Woody, retired deputy secretary of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, Gainesville. Florida Polytechnic University Dr. Robert Scaringe, president and founder of Mainstream Engineering Corporation, Rockledge. Florida State University William “Billy” Buzzett, an attorney with Harrison, Rivard, Duncan & Buzzett, Santa Rosa Beach. University Read more about Governor Rick Scott Appointments[…]
KEEP FLORIDA LEARNING Last year, Governor Scott requested the formation of a committee to study, among other things, how school districts choose to adopt textbooks and other instructional materials and how the districts could best implement Florida’ s new academic standards and testing. The “Keep Florida Learning Committee” members were announced today. In addition to Read more about Movers & Shakers[…]
RPOF STAFF Incoming RPOF Chair Blaise Ingoglia announced interim staff assignments at the Republican Party of Florida. David Johnson will serve as the interim executive; Brad Herold as the deputy executive director; Sarah Bascom of Bascom Communications & Consulting, LLC, as the interim communications director and advisor in a volunteer capacity; Lyndsey Cruley, also from Bascom, Read more about Movers & Shakers[…]