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Workers
reassured in Cabinet merger
Officials pledged Wednesday that no state employee will be "put out
on the street" in the merger of two Cabinet agencies creating a
constitutionally mandated chief financial officer.6/13/02
Dissolved
panel claims foul play
Angry directors of a $21.6 million state purchasing program that gives
jobs to handicapped workers asked Comptroller Bob Milligan on Wednesday to
investigate a "coup" in the final days of the legislative
session.6/13/02
Bush
signs bill creating chief financial officer position
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Jeb Bush signed a Cabinet reorganization bill
Wednesday creating a chief financial officer to pay the state's bills and
help regulate Florida's financial industry. The measure (HB-3E) merges the
offices on insurance commissioner and treasurer, creating a powerful
political base for the new CFO.6/13
A
fulfilled promise
Eight years ago, Florida Comptroller Bob Milligan set out to change the
relationship politicians had with financial institutions, and now that his
job is done, he's retiring.5/9
Milligan
says he's out of CFO race
Comptroller Bob Milligan said Sunday he will drop his bid for chief
financial officer but doesn't plan to run for Congress. "I didn't
come into this thing to be a career politician," Milligan said.
"If I did that, I'd be becoming a career politician."5/6
Editorial:
Menorah Gardens case: Company, state failed
In retrospect, the state should have landed on Menorah Gardens with
both feet in 1998. Instead, state inspectors sent the owner a
"govern yourself accordingly" letter and put the cemetery
back in...
Fla.
knew of burial mix-ups 3 years ago
By Joel Engelhardt, Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
State inspectors found evidence three years ago that bodies were
buried in the wrong places at Menorah Gardens cemetery, allegations
that mirror those in...
State
knew about misplaced bodies
WEST PALM BEACH - State officials found out three years ago that bodies
were buried in the wrong places at a Palm Beach County cemetery but
didn't fully follow up on their own inspection reports.
Menorah
Gardens executive kills himself
By Alice Gregory, Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Distraught about staggering allegations against his company that
generated universal disgust, a Menorah Gardens executive committed
suicide in his...
State files reveal little on tampered grave sites
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