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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 16, 2016

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Gov. Rick Scott formally endorsed Republican front-runner Donald Trump on Wednesday. “I’m asking all Republicans today to come together and begin preparing to win the general election in November,” Scott said in a statement posted to Facebook. “With his victories yesterday, I believe now is the time for Republicans to accept and respect the will […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 16, 2016

Planned Parenthood supporters are calling on Gov. Rick Scott to veto a bill that could restrict access to reproductive health care. The organization plans to deliver more than 12,000 petitions opposing the bill (HB 1411) to Scott on Thursday. Among other things, the bill requires the Agency for Health Care Administration to perform annual inspections […]

Mitch PerryMarch 15, 2016

NextGen Climate, super PAC backed by environmentalist Tom Steyer whose mission is to avert climate disaster, has weighed in on the Florida general election. It came as Tuesday’s primary election results indicated Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were winning big. “Whether it’s putting our coastal cities underwater, poisoning our communities, or damaging our economy, Donald Trump and […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 15, 2016

Though some locals may be less than thrilled with the Rick Scott budget vetoes Tuesday, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry is not among them. Curry, in a conversation with FloridaPolitics.com Tuesday afternoon, said the city’s team “knocked it out of the park” with this year’s process, which had a “90 percent success rate” and was a “win by […]

Ryan RayMarch 15, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott declared his plan to lay waste to nearly 300 projects amounting to some $256 million with a preemptive announcement on Tuesday. Among the roughly $82 billion in funding items left standing: a controversial appropriation of $7 million to refresh the state’s stock of radio equipment for state law enforcement agents. The radio money making the cut […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 15, 2016

On Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott released his 2016 “Florida First” budget. Six pages of projects didn’t make the cut, including many Northeast Florida priorities. A big loss for downtown development in Jacksonville: the Jacksonville Downtown Investment Authority Urban Homesteading Pilot Program did not get the $1 million requested. Neither did the St. Johns River Ferry allocation […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 15, 2016

Florida Gov. Rick Scott took a pre-emptive strike Tuesday, saying he plans to veto more than $250 million in projects when lawmakers send him the fiscal 2016-17 budget. The move comes just days after the Legislature voted overwhelmingly — 40-0 in the Senate and 119-1 in the House — to approve the $82.3 billion spending plan. […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 15, 2016

As elections officials across the state are focused on Election Day, Gov. Rick Scott is tasked with pondering giving them a pay raise. The Legislature on Tuesday sent Scott more than a dozen bills, including a proposal that would increase the base salaries of the state’s 67 county elections chiefs. The bill (SB 514) puts […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 15, 2016

Get out and vote. That’s the message Gov. Rick Scott sent during a news conference Monday in Southwest Florida. Scott was in Fort Myers to tout tax cuts and job numbers, but talked briefly about the 2016 presidential primary. “If you haven’t voted, go vote,” he said Monday. “It’s going to be an exciting day. […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 14, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott is declaring a legislative victory despite the fact that the Legislature shot down most of his top priorities during the 2016 Session. Scott spent Monday on a five-city swing as part of his “Million, Billion Jobs Victory Tour.” During stops in Orlando, St. Petersburg and Fort Myers, the Naples Republican talked about […]

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Rick Scott backs Donald Trump, calls on GOP to “accept and respect the will of the voters”

Planned Parenthood calls on Rick Scott to veto abortion bill

NextGen Climate looks ahead to general election

Lenny Curry cheers state budget, says Jax “knocked it out of the park”

State police radios funds spared from veto list

Governor axes Jax Urban Homesteading program, St. Johns River Ferry, other NE FL requests

Rick Scott says he’ll veto more than $250 million from state budget

Legislature sends bills on elections supervisors’ pay raise, Dozier School to governor

Rick Scott tells Floridians: “Go vote”

Rick Scott calls 2016 with Legislature “a very good Session”