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Terry RoenSeptember 21, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott stopped in Sanford Thursday to thank first responders for their sacrifices and service during Hurricane Irma. The blue-jeaned governor wore his Navy baseball cap and made the visit personal with handshakes and selfies, while sharing stories of how his 4- and 5-year-old grandsons want to be a firefighter and a police officer […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 21, 2017

Team of rivals? Florida Gov. Rick Scott toured storm damage, including wrecked houses and eroded beaches, along the St. Johns County coastline Thursday, and with him were two likely candidates to replace him as the 2018 GOP nominee. House Speaker Richard Corcoran and Agriculture Secretary Adam Putnam were both along for the ride. As three of the most […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 21, 2017

Florida Gov. Rick Scott will return to Northeast Florida for the second time in less than 48 hours Thursday, with a morning tour of storm damage at St. Johns County beaches. St. Johns’ beaches were pummeled by Matthew in 2016, and Irma last week. On Tuesday, Scott was in Orange Park, where he held a roundtable […]

Terry RoenSeptember 20, 2017

Visit Florida has launched an aggressive month-long marketing campaign to entice tourists back to the Sunshine State. Gov. Rick Scott announced that the multi-phased campaign will be paid for with existing Visit Florida funding and include digital, social, broadcast and traditional marketing methods in both domestic and international markets. The marketing push starts this week […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 19, 2017

On Tuesday, House Speaker Richard Corcoran announced a “Select Committee on Hurricane Response and Preparedness” to “gather information, solicit ideas for improvement, and make recommendations” regarding how the state can deal with storms going forward. In Orange Park Tuesday, Florida Gov. Rick Scott discussed the committee, yet didn’t seem sold on it beyond just one of many sources […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 19, 2017

The city of Jacksonville’s IOUs are starting to pile up from FEMA. The city is owed $26 million in reimbursements after Hurricane Matthew, and expectations are that Irma will cost even more. Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry again addressed the shortfall Tuesday. “We’ll get through this storm,” Curry told reporters, “but my team will be aggressively working […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 19, 2017

Northeast Florida avoided the Irma landfall impact, but wind damage and rampant flooding were — and in some places, are — major impacts. In Orange Park, flooding impacted residences by the river and — a bit south of town — along Black Creek. Tuesday saw Gov. Rick Scott in town to discuss the path forward. Apartment complexes […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 19, 2017

With so much of Florida’s economy tied to tourism, Rick Scott believes it is essential the state get back to normal as soon as possible following Hurricane Irma, making the state inviting for visitors to return. “One out of every six jobs in the state are tied to tourism. So we gotta make sure that we’re […]

Associated PressSeptember 18, 2017

Dealing with wrecked belongings and reports of toxic muck, residents of a tiny town where Florida’s Everglades meet the Gulf of Mexico cleared their homes Monday in scorching 92 F (33 C) heat with no air conditioning and no electricity except from a few generators. The isolated Everglades City community of about 400 people suffered […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 18, 2017

Tallahassee Mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum believes Rick Scott did a relatively good job leading Florida through the impact of Hurricane Irma, but he didn’t think much of the Governor’s verbal shot at him last week. “Up until the time when he took a swipe at me, he was doing well,” Gillum said Saturday […]

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Rick Scott gets personal by showing gratitude to first responders

Rick Scott, Adam Putnam, Richard Corcoran tour storm-ravaged St. Johns County

Rick Scott to tour storm damage in St. Johns County Thursday

Visit Florida unveils campaign to bring tourists back

Rick Scott non-committal on Florida House hurricane committee

Rick Scott: Advance payments a possibility for Jax FEMA reimbursements

Rick Scott gets hero’s welcome, talks Irma recovery in Orange Park

One week after Irma, Rick Scott says ‘we’ve got to get tourists back’

SW Florida residents clear sodden homes in scorching heat

Andrew Gillum didn’t appreciate Rick Scott’s taking a ‘swipe’ at him last week