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NextEra Energy implements leadership succession plan; names John Ketchum President and CEO
NextEra Energy, Inc. today began implementation of a leadership succession plan under which John Ketchum, currently CEO of one of the company’s subsidiaries, will serve as President and CEO. Ketchum, who has held a number of executive positions during 19 years with...
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Sen. Book’s cyber trafficking bill advances through legislation
Senate Democratic Leader Lauren Book introduced and advanced Senate Bill 1798 (SB 1798) in the Florida Senate Criminal Justice Committee today that aims to curb the growing endemic of "cyber trafficking," a practice where both real and stolen images are...
Biden administration restricts use of monoclonal treatment; 2,000 Floridians have treatment cancelled overnight
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday night severely restricted the use and dispersing of monoclonal antibody treatments for COVID-19, claiming that they are ineffective against the Omicron strain of the virus. Governor Ron DeSantis has pushed...
Source: NRSC readying ad blitz aimed at Demings’ law enforcement background
Its no secret that U.S. Senator Marco Rubio isn't ceding any ground to challenger Val Demings on the law enforcement front. Yesterday in Jacksonville, Rubio spoke at the Florida Sheriffs Conference and announced the support of 55 Florida Sheriffs who are backing his...
Survey: Floridians overwhelmingly support cooling off period before signing timeshare contracts
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Media Check: To the Miami Herald, all businesses are “nuisance businesses”
Another week, another round of anti-business, pro-government bilge from the Miami Herald. I’m not intentionally trying to pick on the Herald’s Capital Bureau Chief, Mary Ellen Klas, all the time either. This week's example is just too blatant to ignore. This time...
Implementation is key to make progress monitoring work for students
When COVID-19 caused the cancellation of state assessments in 2020, it created a rare opportunity to re-evaluate what parts of our public education system were working and which needed changes. Without state test results, school districts didn’t know what knowledge...
Caught in ethical breach, Miami Herald points fingers everywhere except at Mary Ellen Klas
Earlier this week, the Miami Herald’s Capital Bureau chief, Mary Ellen Klas, became national news – even briefly making the Drudge Report – after getting caught interfering in the state’s redistricting process on an audio recording made last November. But rather than...
School board meetings continue to be a Floridian political battleground ahead of the 2022 midterms, as a proposal filed by Senator Dennis Baxley (Congressional District 12) Thursday evening seeks to impose 8-year term limits for county school board members....
Yes, I said it: We don’t do coronations in the Republican Party, not even for Donald Trump. Three weeks ago, I shared my thoughts on the 2024 presidential election and made three predictions: 1) Donald Trump will not run for president; 2) Ron DeSantis will run...
The Capitolist’s 2022 Crystal Ball: A sneak peek at the Ghost of Christmas Future
The Capitolist Newsroom, Brian Burgess, Jordan Kirkland, and Caden DeLisa, kicked around a few predictions of what we'll be talking about during Christmas season 2022. We posted the best predictions so everyone can see the internal deliberations and calculations that...
Data Targeting imagines Florida and national politicians as famous Christmas movie characters
In the realm of cheesy holiday-themed corporate promotions seen every December, this year's effort by one of Florida's largest political consulting firms, Data Targeting, is particularly cheesy. But the artwork makes it worth a mention as we bring 2021 to a rapid...
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AARP announces new round of Community Challenge grants
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Senate bill seeking to boost funds for waste-to-energy facilities heads to second committee
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