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Mitch PerryOctober 26, 2017

Gwen Graham filed a public information request for Gov. Rick Scott‘s cellphone communications after it was reported last month administrators with the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills made four distressed calls to Scott’s private cellphone. A month later, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate says she hasn’t received very much information back. The governor’s office said the calls had been […]

Jim RosicaOctober 26, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday told the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) “to work with other state agencies, Florida ports, law enforcement and fuel retailers to begin examining ways to increase fuel capacity during emergencies such as hurricanes,” according to a press release. The department’s report will be submitted next January and “will include recommendations […]

Mitch PerryOctober 26, 2017

St. Petersburg’s failure to notify the public on a recent sewage discharge is receiving intense criticism from a state lawmaker who helped pass legislation that requires the public be informed within 24 hours of such a release. After Hurricane Irma hit the Tampa Bay area the night of Sept. 10, the following day the city reported […]

Staff ReportsOctober 25, 2017

POLITICO reports that Gov. Rick Scott is opening a front in the 2018 ad war against likely Senate opponent Bill Nelson — and the Republican’s political committee, “Let’s Get to Work,” is buying nearly $2 million of ammo. Per POLITICO, the first ad covers “Hurricane Irma recovery, his call for Congress to fund fixes to the Lake […]

Scott PowersOctober 25, 2017

Responding to Gov. Rick Scott‘s reported comments Tuesday that there was little to be done about Florida’s relatively low teacher salaries, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum said Wednesday he would propose a statewide minimum starting salary of $50,000. “When Gov. Scott blames ‘the system’ for low teacher pay, Floridians should ask him to look in […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 24, 2017

While still a hypothetical race — for now — a new poll from the University of North Florida says a contest between Bill Nelson and Rick Scott is a dead heat. In a statewide, live-dial poll of 838 registered voters, Nelson was the choice of 37 percent of respondents, Scott of 36 percent, while 20 percent were […]

Drew WilsonOctober 23, 2017

Speaking to a Senate panel Monday, Department of Juvenile Justice Secretary Christina Daly didn’t address many specifics from “Fight Club,” a Miami Herald series detailing a dozen deaths of youths in DJJ custody. But Daly did discuss reforms in place at the department to curb a repeat of those incidents. “I’m not here to deny, defend […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 23, 2017

Florida Gov. Rick Scott‘s final budget will include $1.7 billion of “historic investments” in the environment, he revealed Monday in Naples. That $1.7 billion is $220 million over the current year’s levels and is well-timed for Scott to get nonpartisan plaudits as he potentially gears up for a U.S. Senate run after 2018’s Legislative Session. […]

Peter SchorschOctober 23, 2017

Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto and Rep. Jim Boyd, both Republicans representing southwest Florida, will file bills today to combat opioid abuse in the Sunshine State by limiting first-time painkiller prescriptions to a three-day supply. The proposal mirrors one Gov. Rick Scott made earlier this year and is also similar to a proposal backed by a drug manufacturers […]

Peter SchorschOctober 23, 2017

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson added nearly $1.8 million in the third quarter according to a new report filed with the Federal Elections Commission. The new numbers also show Nelson’s principal campaign committee spent about $600,000 between the first of July and the end of September, leaving the longtime Democratic lawmaker with a little over $6.31 […]

Tag: Rick Scott

Gwen Graham criticizes Rick Scott on nursing home calls, ‘Schools of Hope’

Rick Scott wants more gas for Florida

Kathleen Peters blasts Rick Kriseman administration after most recent sewage spill

Rick Scott launches $2M ad buy: Report

Andrew Gillum proposes $50K starting salaries for teachers

New poll pegs Bill Nelson vs. Rick Scott as a dead heat

Juvenile Justice Secretary talks ‘Fight Club’ during Senate presentation

$1.7B for environment in Rick Scott’s final budget

To fight opioid abuse, limit Rxs to 3 days, lawmakers say

Bill Nelson has $6.3 million on hand after Q3 report