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Florida State Senate president Jeff Atwater won the 2010 Cabinet position of Chief Financial Officer over Democrat Loranne Ausley. He hails from North Palm Beach and will be replacing Democrat Alex Sink, who ran for governor.
Florida State Senate president Jeff Atwater won the 2010 Cabinet position of Chief Financial Officer over Democrat Loranne Ausley. He hails from North Palm Beach and will be replacing Democrat Alex Sink, who ran for governor.
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Can Florida Democrats make real gains in 2014?
It's going to be tough. There's no way the party can win enough seats in the Florida Legislature to shift the balance of power in either of the two chambers. Redistricting settled that issue sometime back. Grabbing one of the Florida Cabinet...Tags: Rick Scott, Parties and Movements, Elections, Nan H Rich, Executive Branch
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Operation SAFE workshop gives tips to seniors
The state's chief financial officer had a pointed message for local seniors: "Be vigilant." "Seniors are too trusting," Jeff Atwater said. "… Our seniors contribute greatly to Florida's economy. Many have built a nest egg that makes them...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Insurance, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, Delray Beach, Finance
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John Morgan talks Casey Anthony, Tim Tebow
Staff writerIn local public-affairs programming this weekend: Prominent Orlando attorney John Morgan and his wife, Ultima, are Lauren Rowe's guests on "Flashpoint" at 8 a.m. Sunday on WKMG-Channel 6. They discuss everything from politics and Casey Anthony to...Tags: Altamonte Springs, Tea Party Movement, Health Insurance, Health Treatments, Medicaid
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Sudden riches! State's CFO finds $34.75 owed to him on state website for unclaimed property
Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater took the advice he gives others to check on unclaimed treasure his office holds – and found he was $34.75 richer. An insurance company had turned over the money to the Florida Chief Financial Officer'...Tags: North Palm Beach, Companies and Corporations, Corporate Officers, Economy, Business and Finance, Insurance
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Free webinars teach small businesses to prepare for hurricanes
Sun SentinelSmall business owners need to take care of their work property during hurricane season -- just like they protect their homes. To help small businesses plan and prepare, Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater’s Department of Financial...Tags: Consumers, Business, Disasters and Accidents, Small Businesses, Financial and Business Services
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Douglas C. Lyons: State will go on break next year as politics trumps policy
Okay. State lawmakers obviously dropped the ball when it came to expanding health care by failing to take federal funding for Medicaid. Too close to Obamacare, a majority of Republicans in the Florida Legislature felt as they stood tall on partisan...Tags: Rick Scott, Political Fundraising, Health Insurance, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Government
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Photos, Video: Florida Cabinet, on the road again
Orlando SentinelGovernor Rick Scott and his cabinet made one of their semi-regular road trips out of Tallahassee for a cabinet meeting, this time to Orlando's Lake Nona, at the Nemours Children's Hospital, Wednesday. Scott was joined by Attorney General Pam Bondi, CFO...Tags: Rick Scott, Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), Lake Nona, Executive Branch, Pam Bondi
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Florida Democrats are short on statewide candidates
Florida's largest political party has a problem. Although registered Democrats outnumber Republicans in Florida by 500,000, and President Barack Obama has carried the Sunshine State in the past two presidential elections, the party has no obvious...
Tags: Rick Scott, Local Government, Miami Beach, Gainesville, Politics
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With more Digital Domain fallout, both chambers intent on scaling back incentive dollars
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE – A new internal investigation has turned up evidence that former Gov. Charlie Crist and legislative leaders were personally involved in pushing a $20 million economic-development project that went bust. The Port St. Lucie-based Digital... -
Scott to lawmakers on past two years: “It’s working”
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelGov. Rick Scott went before the Florida Legislature and offered a huge dose of sellf-congratulation as well as praise for lawmakers. “Two years ago, we met together facing crippling debt, record-high unemployment and a downward spiral of job losses,... -
New website to help Florida's military win financial battles
Sun SentinelThe state is launching a new website to help Florida's 58,000 military troops win the battle against debt and fraud, Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater announced. Financial Frontlines will provide information and resources for military members...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Armed Forces
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Politicians wake up on environmental issues
Last week — when most Florida politicos were still buzzing about the guilty plea of former GOP party boss Jim Greer — some of the state's biggest names were throwing a party. It took place on the 14th floor of a stately law firm in...
Tags: Conservation, Alex Sink, Bill McCollum, Environmental Issues, Orlando
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