Washington, DC /Florida Newswire/ — The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) today announced it has declared Florida’s inaction and failure to adopt a CSB recommendation to provide federal-level workplace protections for state and municipal public workers an “Unacceptable Response.” It is the first time that a CSB recommendation issued to a state and its legislature has been closed due to an unacceptable response by the recipient.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ — The Florida Lottery’s most successful family of Scratch-Off games is growing! On Tuesday, July 5, 2011, four new MONOPOLY(TM) games will launch with prices ranging from $1 to $10. The …

Tallahassee, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ — Governor Rick Scott today announced the reappointment of David Darm to the Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged.
Darm, of Tallahassee, is a government analyst with the Office of Policy and Budget. …

Tallahassee, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ –- “The death of Osama Bin Laden marks a great victory for Americans and for freedom-loving people worldwide. Finally, some degree of justice has been achieved after nearly a decade of …

Tallahassee, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ -– Governor Rick Scott and Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Commissioner Gerald Bailey today announced the State’s crime rate declined 6.7 percent for 2010 over the previous year, reaching a …

Tallahassee, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ -– Governor Rick Scott today announced the reappointment of Larry D. Hart and the appointments of Dorene S. McShea and Russell A. Priddy to the Board of Trustees, Florida Gulf Coast …

Tallahassee, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ -– Governor Rick Scott today announced the reappointments of Albert Joerger, H. Paul Senft, and Doug Tharp to the Governing Board, Southwest Florida Water Management District.
Joerger, 43, of Sarasota, is the …

Tallahassee, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ -– Governor Rick Scott on Monday (April 25) announced four reappointments and four appointments to the District Board of Trustees, Daytona State College. First: Robert C. Davidson, also known as Bob …

Tallahassee, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ — Governor Rick Scott on Friday (April 22) authorized the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to file a petition with the federal Environmental Protection Agency to rescind its January 14, 2009, …

Tallahassee, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ — Governor Rick Scott today announced the appointment of Christopher M. Nocco as Pasco County Sheriff.
Nocco, 35, of Odessa, is a major with the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office. He succeeds Sheriff …

Tallahassee, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ — Governor Rick Scott visited Northwest Florida this week and remains committed to ensuring Florida’s natural resources are restored. After the initial success in getting $30 million from BP to promote …

Tallahassee, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ -– Today, Governor Rick Scott named Dr. Frank Farmer as Florida’s Surgeon General and announced he will retain Liz Dudek as Secretary of the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). As …

Tallahassee, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ — Governor Rick Scott today launched a new website that will serve the public by providing access to frequently requested public records and other information, including a state employee salary database.
The …

Tallahassee, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ — Following ongoing events at nuclear power facilities in Japan, Governor Rick Scott asked Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Bryan W. Koon to review Florida’s emergency action plans should any …

Tallahassee, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ — Governor Rick Scott today announced the appointments of Manuel “Manny” L. Maroño of Sweetwater and Jay N. Trumbull of Panama City to the Florida Transportation Commission.
Moroño, 39, is the Mayor …

Tallahassee, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ — Governor Scott and members of the Cabinet voted unanimously today to tighten the rules of executive clemency, which will eliminate automatic restoration of rights for convicted felons.
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