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Danny McAuliffeJuly 18, 2018

Ahead of Thursday’s state Legislative Budget Commission meeting, Gov. Rick Scott is making it clear that he wants the panel to approve a $340 million federal block grant designed to help Florida citrus growers get back on their feet. “I look forward to the legislature approving these important funds tomorrow so we can get this […]

Drew WilsonJuly 18, 2018

If the Republican primary for Governor were today, U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis would win in a blowout. A new survey conducted by St. Pete Polls found the Ponte Vedra Republican pulling a full 50 percent of likely GOP primary voters while the heretofore frontrunner, Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, is registering at 30 percent. About one […]

Scott PowersJuly 17, 2018

State Rep. Mike Miller is taking to the airwaves in the hotly-contested Republican primary race for Florida’s 7th Congressional District with a television commercial featuring Gov. Rick Scott and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio praising him. The 30-second TV spot, “They Both Like Mike,” is essentially a mashup of some video highlights from two internet ads […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 17, 2018

Sen. Bill Nelson is in for the fight of his political career against Gov. Rick Scott in November, but Scott for Florida isn’t his only concern. On CNN Tuesday afternoon, the third-term Democrat expressed worries of Russian hacking playing a factor. “It was a year and a half ago that unanimous report of the American intelligence community, […]

Scott PowersJuly 17, 2018

Republican Gov. Rick Scott blasted his U.S. senate election opponent Bill Nelson on Tuesday, calling the Democratic U.S. senator a hypocrite for not paying payroll taxes or health care benefits for campaign staffers while railing against tax cuts and Republican opposition to health care programs in Washington. Scott was responding to reports that Nelson’s campaign […]

Scott PowersJuly 17, 2018

In a campaign stop for his drive to become Florida’s next U.S. senator, Republican Gov. Rick Scott sought to put daylight between himself and President Donald Trump Tuesday, saying he disagreed with him on the positions he expressed Monday in Helsinki toward Russia and its leader Vladimir Putin. Scott essentially dodged that question on Monday, condemning […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 16, 2018

In Jacksonville Monday to unveil his latest endorsement from the National Federation of Independent Businesses, Gov. Rick Scott had to answer for President Donald Trump‘s performance in a summit meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Gov. Scott joined the chorus of critics, though he did not mention the President by name. “Putin is not our friend. Putin is […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 16, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott, who collected an endorsement from the National Federation for Independent Businesses in Jacksonville Monday, addressed the controversial appointment of Terrance Freeman to the Jacksonville City Council. Days after the appointment, questions about Freeman’s residency and when the appointment took effect continued to resonate. Freeman was appointed on Tuesday by Gov. Scott, per Communications Director John […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 16, 2018

On Monday morning, as District 10 Republican Jacksonville City Councilman Terrance Freeman settled in for his first committee meeting after being named last week to the board, a group of Duval County Democrats is asking for emergency relief from Gov. Rick Scott‘s appointment. If granted, that relief would stop Freeman from taking action as a councilman until legal […]

Jacob OglesJuly 15, 2018

Contributions to the Rick Scott Victory Fund include large checks from Big Sugar magnates, Florida-based developers, and the sports world, according to data published by ProPublica. The new political committee, set up to help Gov. Rick Scott unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, just made its first filing with the Federal Elections Commission. A few of the biggest names […]

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Rick Scott pressures lawmakers to OK citrus grant

Outlier or not, new poll gives Ron DeSantis a 20 point lead(!) over Adam Putnam

Mike Miller launching his first TV ad in CD 7 race

Bill Nelson worries Russians will hack November election, have hacked Donald Trump

Rick Scott calls Bill Nelson ‘a hypocrite’ over tax, health care for staff

Rick Scott: ‘I disagree with the president’ on Vladimir Putin

Bill Nelson says Rick Scott didn’t stand up to Donald Trump on Russia

Murkiness still surrounds precise timing of Terrance Freeman appointment to Council

Duval Dems move to remove Terrance Freeman from Jacksonville City Council

Rick Scott Victory Fund gets big push from oil, sports, prison moguls