Adam Putnam News

Under a brilliant blue sky, a wet-suit-clad Clay Lovel drops down into waist-deep water, groping in the cloudy jade brine.

Florida is investigating a Boynton Beach company, Tailbone Security, that Mississippi already has fined $420,000 for violating its state law that protects residents from unwanted telemarketing calls.

Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam announced today the appointment of Sergio Alvarez as the department's new Chief Economist.

On Monday, Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies , a group with ties to Republican super-PAC American Crossroads, unveiled a major advertising campaign to support immigration reform in Congress which features prominent Florida Republicans.

Republican Adam Putnam was already a political veteran when he was elected Florida's agriculture commissioner in 2010.

Youngsters who rely on school-provided lunches for a hot meal during the day won't go hungry just because the school year is over.

The Federal Trade Commission and other agencies are continuing to keep a watchful eye on companies that claim to resell timeshares - often on behalf of owners in Palm Beach County.

As the short-term impact of the huanglongbing disease - better known as greening - that has devastated Florida's citrus industry continues to worsen, $17 million in emergency research funding from both the federal and state governments is being invested to find a solution to the crisis.

Boca Raton-based Office Depot said today they were selling their 50 percent stake in a Latin American joint venture to partner Grupo Gigante for about $690 million.

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TALLAHASSEE After quietly starting the gears for his re-election bid next year, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam is turning his attention to a handful of major farming and conservation problems confronting the state.

Agricultural disasters come in many forms - hurricanes and other weather events, food safety scares or scandal that colors the reputation of a commodity or brand - but most share two characteristics: They arrive suddenly and unexpectedly.

Adam H. Putnam, Commissioner of Agriculture for the State of Florida, visited Wellington on Tuesday, May 21, to meet with the Palm Beach Horse Park development team to discuss plans for the proposed equestrian facility.

Florida leads the nation by a wide margin in the number of felons who have served their sentences but cannot vote.