Florida’s Governor Scott Appoints Tampa Regional Administrator As Interim Secretary Of Child Welfare Agency

Florida Gov. Rick Scott named a new interim secretary who will take over the state's embattled child welfare agency amid intense scrutiny following hundreds of child abuse-related deaths. Mike Carroll's appointment to the Department of Children and Families comes on the heels of a scathing series from The Miami Herald highlighting the deaths of 477 children in the past five years.

Carroll will replace interim secretary Esther Jacobo, who has been at the helm since last July's abrupt resignation of David Wilkins. Jacobo, whose last day is Friday, had previously said she would only stay on . . .