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January 23, 2018 | Daily Report Online

"Throughout this fight, Florida has been, and continues to be, absolutely committed to subjecting every expense to strict scrutiny so that we can make certain that tax dollars are being spent appropriately," Gov. Rick Scott said in a statement.

By Gary Fineout, Associated Press

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January 17, 2018 | Daily Business Review

A television producer for one of chef Emeril Lagasse's cooking shows caught in an escalating legal battle with the Florida House of Representatives won a temporary reprieve.

By Gary Fineout, Associated Press

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January 11, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran said he has personally confronted former state legislators who sexually harassed others, but he won't name names.

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November 28, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Florida has paid more than $11 million over a 30-year period to settle hundreds of cases that alleged that state workers were sexually harassed by supervisors and co-workers, or were forced to work in a hostile work environment.

By Gary Fineout, Associated Press

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November 21, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who has clashed with the state Supreme Court during his time in office, wants a current justice disqualified from a pending…

By Gary Fineout, Associated Press

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February 03, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Beyonce, Tim Tebow or the Norse god Thor for prez? Those were some of Florida's more unusual picks for president this past election.

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January 24, 2017 | Daily Business Review

A Florida judge accused of making demeaning comments about women and saying black people should "go back to Africa" abruptly resigned ahead of possible impeachment.

By Gary Fineout, Associated Press

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January 20, 2017 | Daily Business Review

The powerful state senator trying to push through a dramatic expansion of gambling in Florida recently was working for the company that owns an iconic Miami Beach hotel interested in adding slot machines.

By Gary Fineout, Associated Press

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January 05, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Possibly showing its hand on the future of capital punishment in Florida, the state Supreme Court by a 5-2 vote forbid the state from imposing the death penalty in pending prosecutions, only to withdraw the order hours later as "prematurely issued."

By Gary Fineout, Associated Press

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November 14, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Florida's next House speaker wants to put in place a long list of rules to crack down on lobbyists, saying he is trying to battle back perceptions of corruption and influence-peddling.

By Gary Fineout, Associated Press

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