Scott, Cabinet in Panhandle get their game (fish) on
Gov. Rick Scott with his new fishing license in Panama CityGov. Rick Scott, in the Panhandle as the state’s cheerleader-in-chief, and the Florida Cabinet threw down the gauntlet – at each other – in...
View ArticleGuv and guns, fish and food in Panhandle promo tour
Gov. Scott shows off his catch of the day. Courtesy Bass 2 Billfish. Gov. Rick Scott shopped, fished and supped on seafood during a two-day Panhandle swing to promote the region on the one-year...
View ArticleScott review of BP claims czar mixed
Eight months after BP claims czar Ken Feinberg took over the $20 billion victim claim fund, reviews are mixed as to how the brash Boston lawyer is handling the process. Gov. Rick Scott, in Destin to...
View ArticleBP gives Gulf states $1 billion for restoration, Florida to get $100 million
The day after the first anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion, British Petroleum announced it is giving $1 billion to the five Gulf Coast states – Louisiana, Texas, Alabama,...
View ArticleNelson rejects BP’s pitch
Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson accused BP of trying to back away Monday from an earlier pledge to cover the cost of last summer’s Gulf oil spill. Nelson wrote Ken Feinberg, who adminsters claims and...
View ArticleAnalysts puzzle over jobless claims from BP spill
When the Florida Panhandle was staggered by the effects of last summer’s BP oil spill, hotels, restaurants and other employers along the coast laid-off workers and braced for economic calamity. But...
View ArticleBondi asks private lawyers for help with oil spill litigation
Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a request for proposals from private lawyers for help in legal action related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In a press release issued late this afternoon, Bondi...
View ArticleTwo years after Deepwater Horizon disaster, Justice Department audit nets...
An independent audit of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility resulted in an extra $64 million for more than 7,400 victims whose claims had originally been denied by former administrator Ken Feinberg. More...
View ArticleAG Bondi sues BP, Halliburton for $5.4 billion
Attorney General Pam Bondi has sued BP and Halliburton for more than $5.4 billion for lost revenue to the state caused by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil blast. “We know BP has caused a tremendous...
View ArticleAttorneys general: Stop selling synthetic drugs at your gas stations
Attorney General Pam Bondi joined her counterparts in 42 other states in asking nine oil companies to urge their gas station franchises to stop selling synthetic drugs, especially synthetic marijuana....
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