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Ryan RayMay 6, 2016

A plan for the state of Florida to buy $6.6 million in new state land easements took another step toward approval this week. Aides to Gov. Rick Scott and Cabinet officers heard plans to buy two huge swaths of land in Osceola County, south of St. Cloud, for conservation purposes. Such land is set aside to help […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 5, 2016

On Fox News with Neil Cavuto Thursday, Florida Gov. Rick Scott addressed the question du jour: would he be interested in being Donald Trump‘s VP? The bait was set by Larry Sabato in the previous segment, who said Scott would be a “perfect ticket filler-outer,” as Cavuto put it. Perfect or not, Scott says no. “I have a great job,” Scott […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 5, 2016

Get ready to spend some time talking about education this summer. Gov. Rick Scott announced Thursday he will host a two-day education summit in Orlando this month. The Degrees to Jobs Summit is expected to focus on higher education, and will bring together Florida’s business leaders and education officials to help connect students with jobs […]

Mitch PerryMay 5, 2016

A day after Mayor Philip Levine announced his intention to raise the minimum wage in Miami Beach to $13.31 an hour, he’s now purchased ads to air in three California markets explaining why it’s a good thing. It’s a rebuke to Gov. Rick Scott, who, before he went to the Golden State earlier this week to attempt to […]

Mitch PerryMay 5, 2016

John Kasich dropped out of the Republican race for president yesterday, conceding he won’t be the “White Knight” fantasized by #NeverTrump acolytes over the past few months. The Ohio governor’s departure came less than 24 hours after Ted Cruz “suspended” his campaign, so now we have a full half-a-year to contemplate a Trump–Clinton showdown in […]

Mitch PerryMay 4, 2016

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Cara Jennings, the Lake Worth activist whose verbal thrashing of Gov. Rick Scott in a Gainesville Starbucks went viral last month after a video captured her calling him “an a**hole,” is featured in a new video that she herself produced where she continues to address the governor. Although the video was only made available on Wednesday, it originally […]

Steve SchaleMay 4, 2016

Dear Democrats: Well, it is a done deal. Republicans have chosen Donald Trump as their nominee, and already, my social media timeline is full of Democrats and Republicans saying this election is over. And I am here to tell you that you are wrong. Yes, I get it. We all cheered his getting into the […]

Associated PressMay 4, 2016

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Florida’s governor says the U.S. government needs to prepare for the Zika virus like it’s a hurricane. Forecasts for a hurricane threatening U.S. coasts trigger certain federal response operations. In a statement Wednesday, Gov. Rick Scott says lawmakers and administrators in Washington owe citizens “a vigorous and thorough preparation effort at the federal level” to […]

Mitch PerryMay 4, 2016

Frustrated by the lack of urgency among Florida lawmakers when it comes to climate change and the increase of sea-level rise, South Miami Mayor Philip Stoddard says he’d like to create a 60-foot-tall “Tower of Shame” listing those who have failed to act on the issue. “We should inscribe the name of every federal and state-level elected official […]

Associated PressMay 4, 2016

With the fate of hundreds of Florida death row inmates in limbo, a group of former top judges and legal officials called on the state Supreme Court to impose life sentences on nearly 400 people now awaiting execution. The group, which includes three former state Supreme Court justices and two former presidents of the American […]

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Cabinet aides tee up land deal for Tuesday vote

Rick Scott says no to VP slot, again

Rick Scott, Florida Chamber Foundation host education summits

Philip Levine airs his own ads in California supporting minimum wage increase

Mitch Perry Report for 5.5.16 — Requiem for a would-be contender

Activist Cara Jennings has more to say to Rick Scott in new video

Dear Democrats: Think Donald Trump can’t win? Meet Rick Scott

Rick Scott: Prepare for Zika virus like it’s a hurricane

South Miami mayor wants to build ‘Tower of Shame’ for those failing to act on climate change

Florida’s high court urged to throw out death sentences