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Danny McAuliffeApril 17, 2018

He’s no Donald Trump, but Governor Rick Scott is beginning to peek out of his Twitter shell. Three consecutive tweets fired off from the Governor’s state account Tuesday (he has a campaign one, too) mark a break from Scott’s online persona of unflinching positivity. His digital activity is usually reserved for highlighting progress or appearances across […]

Drew WilsonApril 17, 2018

Progressive advocacy group American Bridge announced Tuesday that it’s launched a new social media campaign going after Gov. Rick Scott, now a candidate for U.S. Senate, for not disclosing his net worth and how it’s invested. It’s no secret Scott, a Republican, is wealthy – as a first-time candidate in 2010, the former head of […]

Drew WilsonApril 17, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott’s U.S. Senate campaign is holding a fundraiser Wednesday in Washington, D.C.; U.S. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy is listed as a “special guest.” McCarthy, a California Republican, is currently drumming up support to replace Wisconsin U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan as House Speaker after he retires at the end of his term. The […]

Drew WilsonApril 17, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott announced Monday he appointed Sally Moss to a vacant spot on the Sumter County School Board. Moss, 69, is a retired realtor who also serves on the Villages Board of Directors, the as well as the Community Development Board of Directors and the Investment Advisory Committee for the Sumpter County city. Scott […]

Scott PowersApril 16, 2018

Rick Scott has found something else to talk about on the campaign trail: term limits. The Republican Florida governor’s first television commercial in his campaign to be elected U.S. Senator is not about his calling-card issue, jobs, but on a new issue his campaign hopes to use against Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson — term limits. […]

Danny McAuliffeApril 16, 2018

On the tails of unprecedented youth activism in the wake of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, eight young Floridians are suing Gov. Rick Scott and Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam for not taking steps to address climate change. According to those who brought forth legal action, however, the suit would’ve been filed regardless of […]

Danny McAuliffeApril 14, 2018

Amid increasing tensions with Russia, Sen. Bill Nelson offered modest assurance that the U.S. has a military edge in air, water and on land — but on the cyber front, Russia has the advantage. “Vladimir Putin can beat us in cyber,” Nelson said frankly of Russia’s President. Citing the Russian breaches into the American elections process, […]

Peter SchorschApril 13, 2018

Has the ol’ Ronda Storms magic lost its spark? Too soon to tell. Three candidates have filed for central Hillsborough’s HD 59, which is opening up early due to Dover Republican Rep. Ross Spano’s Attorney General aspirations. Republican Joe Wicker leads with just shy of $30,000. He has $27,500 banked, including $4,000 in candidate loans. […]

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 […]

Staff ReportsApril 13, 2018

In campaigns, there is always a watershed moment when all the gauzy, aspirational rhetoric fades — like so many temporary tattoos — replaced by the hard realities of campaign finance and infrastructure. For races on the 2018 ballot, we are there — even if some candidates haven’t figured it out. If one is looking to […]

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Shots fired: Rick Scott teases governors on tax ratings

Rick Scott’s blind trust targeted in new ad campaign

Rick Scott to fundraise with Kevin McCarthy in Washington

Rick Scott appoints Sally Moss to Sumter School Board

Rick Scott’s first U.S. Senate ad on term limits

Following Parkland, kid-backed climate lawsuit carries weight

Bill Nelson: If Russia has an edge, it’s cyber

Not Just A Body Of Water — A newsletter about Tampa Bay politics — 4.13.18

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