| September 16, 2013 |
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| Speakers challenge scientific underpinning of DEP’s lands review process DEP says it used a scientific process to analyze 3 million acres of state lands to come up with an initial list of 5,331 acres that could be recommended for sale. But department officials acknowledged that market analyses factored in the scoring. Other critics said they didn’t understand or couldn’t replicate the computer modeling process. … Related Research: Summary of comments on state lands process, and Link to DEP web site with latest list of possible surplus lands. |
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| Ethics panel OKs Scott’s blind trust Scott asked the state’s ethics commission whether a blind trust he set up to handle his assets meets a new state ethics law. Integrity Florida says the new law doesn’t go far enough. … Related Research: Sept. 13, 2013 Florida Commission on Ethics meeting agenda and meeting materials. |
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| Leader Summit creates ambitious goals to tackle state’s challenges A two-day meeting in Orlando produced vision statements that would make Florida the nation’s leader in public education, health care and alternative transportation. Elected officials, university presidents and business leaders produced the statements, and they say the goals are not aspirational because Florida has the talent and resources to meet them. |
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| Citizens hires 2 execs amid reorganization Interim chief financial officer Jennifer Montero will take over the role permanently for the state-run insurer, and former board member John Rollins will start as the chief risk officer Oct. 14. |
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Arrivals and Departures for Sept. 13, 2013 Jeb Bush Jr. joins a young Republicans PAC as co-chair, Legg and Fresen appointed to a regional education control board, and TaxWatch picks a director for its Smart Justice arm. |
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| Killer of British tourist is resentenced Aundra Akins’ original life term for the 1997 killing of Gary Colley at an Interstate 10 rest stop in Jefferson County was cut to 40 years because he was a juvenile at the time. |
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NEWS FROM THE FLORIDA CURRENT – September 16, 2013
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