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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterOctober 9, 2016

The Florida Democratic Party is suing Gov. Rick Scott to extend the voter registration deadline. The suit, filed in federal court Sunday, asks the court to order the state to extend the voter registration until Oct. 18 because of Hurricane Matthew. The suit comes just days after Scott, the chairman of a super PAC backing […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 9, 2016

Florida Governor Rick Scott visited Jacksonville’s Emergency Operations Center on Sunday afternoon, as Jacksonville continues to recover from the wrath of Hurricane Matthew. Scott has been a fixture in Jacksonville and Northeast Florida since Matthew began to pose a threat last week, and spent all day Sunday in Jacksonville, including a trip to Jacksonville Beach in […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 9, 2016

On Sunday, Governor Rick Scott toured damage caused by Hurricane Matthew in Jacksonville Beach. Scott, who has been adamant that President Obama expand his disaster declaration issued on Saturday, reiterated his desire to have that done. “We all pay our taxes,” the governor said, and “we ought to get reimbursed.” Meanwhile, the governor otherwise focused on the […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 9, 2016

On Sunday morning, President Barack Obama announced he signed a disaster declaration for Florida in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. However, Gov. Rick Scott asserts it doesn’t go far enough. “The president yesterday declared a major disaster exists in the State of Florida and ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the area […]

Phil AmmannOctober 9, 2016

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Hurricane Matthew swept up the Atlantic Coast this week, leaving widespread flooding, several deaths and more than a million people without power. For his demeanor and handling of emergency preparation, response and evacuations ahead of the historic storm, many are praising Gov. Rick Scott, including the Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA), which represents 34 public […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 8, 2016

Hopefully GOP Presidential nominee Donald J. Trump will have his boots on in Ocala. For there he will bring his campaign to a livestock pavilion, Wednesday at high noon. Trump will appear at the Southeastern Livestock Pavilion, located in Ocala at 2232 NE Jacksonville Rd. From there, Trump goes to Lakeland at 3 p.m, for a rally at Lakeland […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 8, 2016

On Saturday, Florida Gov. Rick Scott addressed media in Jacksonville about the aftermath of and the recovery from Hurricane Matthew. Gov. Scott landed at Jacksonville’s Cecil Commerce Center after surveying damage in a flight from Daytona to Jacksonville. Before that, he had 15 phone calls with mayors throughout the region, from Hastings and St. Augustine to […]

Mitch PerryOctober 7, 2016

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(UPDATE) As Gov. Rick Scott continues to offer updates on Hurricane Matthew while it slowly moves up Florida’s Atlantic Coast, members of Florida’s Democratic delegation are calling on him to extend the voter registration deadline from next Tuesday to Friday, Oct. 14. “We strongly urge you to extend the deadline for our citizens to register to […]

Associated PressOctober 7, 2016

Hurricane Matthew sideswiped Florida’s Atlantic coast early Friday, toppling trees onto homes and knocking out power to more than 800,000 people but sparing the most heavily populated stretch of shoreline the catastrophic blow many had feared. Authorities warned that the danger was far from over, with hundreds of miles of coastline in Florida, Georgia and […]

Associated PressOctober 7, 2016

Hurricane Matthew scraped Florida’s Atlantic coast early Friday, toppling trees onto homes and knocking out power to a half-million people but sparing some of the most heavily populated stretches of shoreline the catastrophic blow many had feared. Authorities warned that the danger was far from over, with hundreds of miles of coastline in Florida, Georgia […]

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Florida Dems sue Rick Scott to extend voter registration deadline

Rick Scott: ‘Now is not the time for politics’

Rick Scott tours Jacksonville Beach, discusses hurricane recovery

President Obama signs Florida disaster declaration; Rick Scott says it’s not enough

Public utilities praise Rick Scott for ‘coordination and cooperation’ during Matthew

Donald Trump to stump in Ocala, Lakeland Wednesday

Rick Scott talks Hurricane Matthew recovery: “This state’s going to come back”

Florida Democratic delegation calls on Rick Scott to extend registration deadline to Oct. 14

‘This is not over’: Hurricane sideswipes Florida coast

Hurricane Matthew spares South Florida, pushes north