• This week, Darryl Owens examines the state’s ban on personal solicitations for campaign cash by judicial candidates. He says the ban, which is being challenged in the US Supreme Court, helps prevent the perception that justice is ‘for sale’ in Florida courtrooms.
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• A Central Florida attorney has filed a complaint against the state, seeking a criminal investigation into the controversial firing of former Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Gerald Bailey. St. Petersburg Attorney Matthew Weidner is asking State Attorney Willie Meggs to investigate whether Governor Rick Scott forced Bailey out of his job, as Bailey contends. He also wants Meggs to look into how much the rest of the cabinet members knew.
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• Rebel is not a word that leaps to mind when you first meet Belle Isle resident Rita Lucey. Nor does the word radical or revolutionary or agitator. Not even troublemaker. In fact, the words that do come to mind to describe the 80-year-old with wispy gray hair and vibrant eyes, are ones you might use to describe your favorite aunt or a kindly neighbor. Bubbly. Charming. Warm.
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• The moment contrasted with other exchanges between Lynch and members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, such as when she defended Obama’s right to take executive action on immigration rules.
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• Single men are often the most visible part of the homeless population- but Orlando city leaders are hoping a new shelter will help reduce the numbers on the streets. The new Men’s Service Center in downtown Orlando held a ribbon-cutting ceremony January 28.
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• Governor Rick Scott’s budget proposal, which he unveiled Wednesday, includes over $19.7 billion in education spending. But school district officials the $842 million increase from last year would simply maintain current programs.
90.7’s Renata Sago reports.
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• New state job numbers show Orlando finishing strong in a December jobs report that’s full of mostly good news. But some areas across the state and in Central Florida are lagging behind.
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