Tag: Rick Scott
FILE - Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is surrounded by reporters as he heads to the chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 7, 2024. Cornyn has informed his colleagues that he intends to run for Senate Republican leader. He's the first senator to announce a campaign after Sen. Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday that he'll step down from the post in November. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Peter SchorschApril 30, 2018
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Gov. Rick Scott announced Monday that he’d raised more than $3 million in the first three weeks of his campaign to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson. “It is clear that Americans are ready to see a change in Washington,” Scott said. “I appreciate the support of everyone who has helped us reach this incredible […]

Scott PowersApril 27, 2018
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Apopka businessman Rod Love was appointed Friday by Gov. Rick Scott to fill out the open term for the District 2 seat on the Orange County Board of Commissioners. Love, 52, of Apopka, is president and chief executive officer of Community Synergy Group, an Altamonte Springs-based health care company, and also has a legislative government […]

Staff ReportsApril 27, 2018
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Lately, Jacksonville politics has been fractious. A debate over JEA privatization, a hot-button topic for months, saw the culmination of claims and cross-claims of lies, betrayals, subterfuge and deception before Mayor Lenny Curry pulled the plug Thursday. As the political season approaches, locals may want to take a cue from gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam, who made yet another […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 26, 2018
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Late Wednesday, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a federal judge’s order requiring Florida to overhaul its oft-criticized process of restoring felons’ voting rights by Thursday. Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet, which serves also as the clemency board, scored a key victory when the appeals judge asserted that the state had “broad […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 26, 2018
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In Jacksonville Thursday, Gov. Rick Scott fielded questions about his Senate campaign financing, which is still under scrutiny by political opponents. Two points were of specific interest. The first: a report from Capital and Main asserted that donations to Scott’s “New Republican” Super PAC by two company CEOs after business from the state pension fund went to their […]

Staff ReportsApril 26, 2018
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Gov. Rick Scott was endorsed by the national, state and local Chambers of Commerce for Senate in Jacksonville Thursday morning. Flanked by local Republican public officials, Scott enjoyed tributes to his economic record and leadership, which were contrasted to the Chamber-unfriendly performance of incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson. The Jacksonville Chamber’s CEO Daniel Davis lauded Scott for his commitment to […]


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