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Scott PowersJanuary 23, 2016

The Republican Party of Florida began the 2016 election year with offers of truces this weekend from Gov. Rick Scott and incoming Florida Senate leaders, though the party still will have less of the state’s Republican campaign money and political messaging under its control. With unity being a critical theme in a presidential election year commonly […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 12, 2016

After pitching a $1 billion tax cut proposal to state lawmakers, Gov. Rick Scott is hitting the road to sell his proposal to Floridians. Scott is set to start off on his “Million Miles for a Million Jobs” bus tour Wednesday. The start of the trip comes just a day after Scott urged state lawmakers […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 2, 2016

Rick Scott rang in 2016 with a New Year’s message sponsored by his political committee. Scott released a 15-second video using his campaign Twitter account Friday morning. In the message, Scott wishes Floridians a Happy New Year, before saying “2016 is going to be a great year for Florida.” “We’ll hit a milestone cutting a […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorApril 2, 2015

Florida’s tax-cutter-in-chief is at it again. After rounding out last week’s “cut my taxes week,” Gov. Rick Scott is now touting his whopper of a tax cut last year. According to the Governor’s Office, Floridians have saved nearly $200 million since last September when auto registration fees were reduced by about $25 for car owners. […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 21, 2015

As I meet with dozens of Florida lawmakers, legislative staffers, and lobbyists in Tallahassee, inevitably the question is raised, “What is going on over there?” There being the Governor’s Office and its inexplicable courses of action as it struggles through the start of Rick Scott’s second term. What I say to these politicos is, […]

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