Two top administrators at the University of South Florida Polytechnic are facing dismissal following an investigation into complaints about financial mismanagement at the Lakeland campus.
And the former leader of the school, Marshall Goodman, could soon be under investigation himself.
Those are among the recommendations made by USF officials who just completed a two-month ethics review at USF Poly. Not only did investigators confirm that USF Poly officials misused money, it revealed a dysfunctional world that one employee dubbed "Marshall Goodman's own playground."
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio on Wednesday at the Brookings Institution outlined his approach to foreign policy, a speech that carries more weight now that he's on Mitt Romney's apparent shortlist for vice president.
It also gave people a broader vision of the Florida senator -- one that's more than a Cuban-American politician who has the political skills to sell Hispanic voters on the Republican Party.
Rubio said the easiest thing he could do during his address would be to criticize his differences with President Barack Obama's foreign policy. But he still took a hard whack, saying the Obama administration must commit more firmly to a world leadership role. He was especially critical of what he called an overreliance on the part of the administration on global institutions such as the United Nations to engage in places such as Libya. Syria, he said, is "waiting for American leadership."
"I disagree with the way in which the current administration has chosen to engage," Rubio said, in prepared remarks. "For while there are few global problems we can solve by ourselves, there are virtually no global problems that can be solved without us. In confronting the challenges of our time, there are more nations than ever capable of contributing, but there is still only one nation capable of leading."
Politico has a sneak peak of journalist Manuel Roig-Franzia'sbook about Sen. Marco Rubio, set to come out June 19. That's the same day the Republican senator's own memoir will be released.
Here are some of the excerpts, snagged by Politico:
Eric Eikenberg, a lobbyist and past chief of staff to former Gov. Charlie Crist and a seasoned Republican strategist, has landed one of the state’s most influential environmental advocacy jobs.
The Everglades Foundation, a Palmetto Bay-based group whose membership boasts deep pockets and political clout, announced Wednesday that Eikenberg will become its new chief executive.
