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Peter SchorschApril 16, 2018

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Gov. Rick Scott is making changes to his Capitol communications team as he ramps up a U.S. Senate bid. With press secretary Lauren Schenone having gone to work on Scott’s Senate campaign, Mara Gambineri has left the Department of Health and joined the Governor’s communications office. Also, Ashley Cook has come in from the Department of Corrections to work at “Plaza […]

Michael MolineApril 13, 2018

A key state workers’ compensation oversight board operated at full strength for the first time since 2014 on Tuesday, as its new employee representative took his seat. Jason Robbins, a workers’ comp attorney from Melbourne, won the appointment from Gov. Rick Scott in June, but hearings in Tallahassee on reimbursement rates for medical providers under […]

Joe HendersonApril 10, 2018

The Rick Scott who opened his campaign to unseat Bill Nelson in the U.S. Senate was the Rick Scott we have come to know in his two terms as Florida’s governor. He is still short on details but long about promising to roll up his sleeves and fix what ails our government. He rails against […]

Joe HendersonApril 9, 2018

Guns and Trump. Let’s just cut to what figures to be the essence of a showdown between three-term incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson and two-term Republican Gov. Rick Scott for a Florida U.S. Senate seat. Scott’s entry into the race, long a foregone conclusion, becomes official Monday and signals the start of what could the most expensive […]

Peter SchorschApril 7, 2018

Predictions of bad weather are befouling plans for the annual Springtime Tallahassee festivities in the capital. Organizers on Friday canceled the Jubilee in the Park, which usually features arts and crafts booths from hundreds of vendors, and rescheduled the parade for 10 a.m., the Tallahassee Democrat reported late Friday. The National Weather Service was forecasting “showers and […]

Jim RosicaApril 6, 2018

There’ll be no “toilet-to-tap” in Florida this year. Gov. Rick Scott on Friday vetoed a water-related measure (HB 1149) from the 2018 Legislative Session, which includes a contentious provision that’s come to be known as “toilet-to-tap.” The proposal would have allowed chemically treated, recycled water to be pumped into the state’s underground aquifer, an effort supporters say will […]

Staff ReportsApril 6, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott on Friday acted on the last of the bills passed during the 2018 Legislative Session, signing 17 and vetoing one that had become known as the “toilet-to-tap” bill. Bills OK’d by the governor will “increase student access to computer science instruction,” increase penalties for trespassing at airports, and devolve reviews of “developments […]

Jim RosicaApril 4, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet will appeal a federal judge’s order to devise a new process for restoring voting rights to felons. The Governor’s Office announced the move Wednesday morning. The appeal will be filed with the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. “People elected by Floridians should determine Florida’s clemency rules for […]

Staff ReportsApril 2, 2018

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Gov. Rick Scott visited USAA in Tampa on Monday “to highlight $180 million in total funding in his Securing Florida’s Future Budget to support active military, veterans, and their families.” The Governor’s Office announced the event in a press release. He also signed HB 29, which will “increase opportunities and reduce fees for Florida military, […]

Scott PowersApril 2, 2018

Republican state Rep. Mike Miller has released his first digital campaign ad in his quest for Florida’s 7th Congressional District, turning comments from Gov. Rick Scott into campaign support. The ad shows Miller and Scott meet at a March 21 event at the Orlando Torah Academy in Orlando, where the governor signed House Bill 545, […]

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Crowds gather to see Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. (Gabrielle Russon)

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Joe Henderson: We’ve heard this all before from Rick Scott

Joe Henderson: Guns and Trump form backdrop of Rick Scott

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Weather affects ‘Springtime’

Rick Scott vetoes ‘toilet-to-tap’ measure

Clearing the desk: Rick Scott signs last bills of 2018, vetoes one

Rick Scott, Cabinet appeal voting rights ruling

Rick Scott highlights money for military, veterans in Tampa

Mike Miller releases first digital ad in FL CD 7 race