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Joe HendersonJune 7, 2016

One of Rick Scott’s first acts as Florida’s governor was to reject Washington’s “gift” of $2.4 billion for a high-speed train running between Tampa and Orlando. Scott was panned by many for turning down the feds, but he stood firm because he said the plan could end up costing taxpayers here at least $1 billion […]

Drew WilsonMay 24, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott’s political committee, Let’s Get to Work, brought in $70,100 in contributions during the first two weeks of the month. The contributions came in through just five contributions, with $50,000 of that money coming from the political committee of prison contractor the GEO Group, which operates many detention centers across the country, including […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 6, 2016

Rick Scott’s fundraising committee received a boost from his own backyard in April. Let’s Get to Work is expected to report it raised more than $200,000 in April. The committee, which fueled Scott’s 2010 and 2014 gubernatorial campaigns, has raised nearly $1.3 million since the beginning of 2016. Top donors during the one-month fundraising period […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 13, 2016

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Last week, Let’s Get To Work, Gov. Rick Scott‘s PAC, released an ad calling a profane critic he encountered at a Gainesville Starbucks a “latte liberal.” Former Lake Worth City Commissioner and self-professed “anarchist” Cara Jennings dressed him down in a separate video that went viral, as our Jim Rosica reported. “You’re an a**hole. You don’t care about working […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 12, 2016

The Republican Party of Florida received a little help from its friends to help boost its fundraising numbers in the first three months of 2016. State records show the Florida GOP raised more than $1.5 million in the first quarter of 2016. But as Matt Dixon with POLITICO Florida reported, that sum includes transfers from […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 11, 2016

The political committee backing Gov. Rick Scott raised more than $1 million in the first three months of 2016. State records show Let’s Get to Work — the political committee that fueled Scott’s 2010 and 2014 gubernatorial campaigns — raised $248,000 in March. Since January, the political committee has raised more than $1.07 million. The […]

Phil AmmannApril 1, 2016

All Aboard Florida has sunk more than $3 million into state lobbying fees and campaign contributions to clear the tracks for commuter rail through Central Florida. The stakes couldn’t be higher. If AAF fails to secure even one of the 17 permits needed from six state agencies, some Treasure Coast officials say it could derail […]

Drew WilsonMarch 10, 2016

The super PAC backing Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera said Thursday that it has brought on Virginia Haworth, a veteran of the Gov. Rick Scott administration, as its new finance director. The Auburn University alumna joins Meredith O’Rourke, herself a former Scott staff member, and a team of fundraisers at pro-Lopez-Cantera committee Reform Washington, which had […]

Scott PowersFebruary 26, 2016

Florida Republican incumbents and candidates are collecting 10 times as much money in independent political action campaigns than are Democrats. A FloridaPolitics.com review of 140 such PACs affiliated with office holders or candidates ranging from Gov. Rick Scott to state representatives finds a nearly complete dominance of the political financing strategy. More than 100 Republicans have […]

Scott PowersFebruary 16, 2016

Orlando’s theme park behemoths – mostly Walt Disney companies – have already poured $2.77 million into campaign and political committees and parties for this election cycle so far, preferring Republicans by almost 3 to 1 over Democrats. Disney, as usual, leads the way, with a combination of cash and in-kind services (typically providing tickets or […]

Tag: Let’s Get to Work

Joe Henderson: Rick Scott may have been right rejecting high-speed rail

Let’s Get to Work adds another $70K so far in May

Rick Scott fundraising committee expected to boast big numbers in April

Rick Scott addresses “latte liberal” ad in Jacksonville

Florida GOP raises more than $1.5 million in first quarter

Let’s Get to Work raises $248,000 in March

All Aboard Florida spends $3M in lobbying, contributions to clear tracks for rail project

Pro-Carlos Lopez-Cantera super PAC hires top Rick Scott staffer

Exclusive analysis: Florida GOP candidate committees hold $20 million advantage over Democrats

Orlando’s theme park companies pour at least $2.77 million into state politics