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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 12, 2016

After pitching a $1 billion tax cut proposal to state lawmakers, Gov. Rick Scott is hitting the road to sell his proposal to Floridians. Scott is set to start off on his “Million Miles for a Million Jobs” bus tour Wednesday. The start of the trip comes just a day after Scott urged state lawmakers […]

Jim RosicaJanuary 11, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott delivers his yearly State of the State Address on Tuesday, but his office teased a couple of highlights from his remarks the day before. Below are excerpts from his speech “as prepared for delivery”: Real prosperity is created by the ingenuity and hard work of the American people. The people of Florida have proven that […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 6, 2016

With the 2016 legislative session slated to begin Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott is calling on lawmakers to support his tax cut and incentive package in a new advertisement. The advertisement — a 30-second spot dubbed “Small Business” and paid for by Let’s Get to Work, his political committee — is set launch next week, reported […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 4, 2016

For Gov. Rick Scott, the first event of 2016 wasn’t much different those he held in 2015. Scott kicked of the new year with a job announcement in Fort Myers on Monday. The appearance — where Scott announced R+L Global Logistics planned to create 80 new jobs in Fort Myers over three years — marked […]

Jim RosicaDecember 18, 2015

Florida House of Representatives Speaker Steve Crisafulli on Friday said lawmakers may well give Gov. Rick Scott his requested $1 billion tax cut in next year’s state budget. Don’t expect that as the gift that keeps on giving, though. “The reality of a billion dollars (in tax cuts) recurring is not off the table so much […]

Associated PressDecember 1, 2015

Florida Gov. Rick Scott is trying to win support for his $1 billion tax cut package. Scott on Tuesday spent more than an hour before a House legislative committee defending his push for his tax cuts, many targeted toward businesses. It was a rare sight for the governor to spend so much time interacting with […]

Staff ReportsNovember 9, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott on Monday begins his “$1 Billion Tax Cut Tour,” which he says is intended to “grow small businesses and diversify” Florida’s more than $750 billion state economy. But already signs are that fellow Republicans in the GOP-controlled Legislature will push back. Scott says the dramatic tax cuts will help withstand the next economic downturn, whenever […]

Gary FineoutNovember 5, 2015

Setting up another contentious budget battle, Florida Gov. Rick Scott was expected Thursday to call for $1 billion in tax cuts, most of it targeted at businesses. Scott’s is recommending the hefty amount despite signs that the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature will resist going along with such a large tax cut package. Scott, however, will argue […]

Martin DyckmanOctober 7, 2015

Relativity describes not only the immensity of the universe but also the small world of American politics. George Washington was everyone’s choice for the presidency, but ever since elections to posts high and low have as often been about who might do the least harm rather than the most good. The race for the Republican […]

Daniel TilsonJune 23, 2015

The tall, thin man stood surveying the inside of the giant warehouse full of forgotten, misbegotten and just plain old rotten rejects and has-beens. He stood frozen a few moments before looking up at countless 50-foot-high rows of hopelessly overloaded dark metal shelving and storage units as far as the eye could see. His head […]

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Rick Scott begins 3-day swing to pitch tax-cut proposal Wednesday

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Rick Scott seeks support for tax cut proposal in new ad campaign

New year, same message: Rick Scott promotes job growth in Fort Myers

Steve Crisafulli says Rick Scott may get his $1 billion in tax cuts

Rick Scott makes personal pitch for $1 billion in tax cuts

Rick Scott kicks off “$1 Billion Tax Cut Tour” today

Despite resistance, Rick Scott wants $1 billion in tax cuts

Martin Dyckman: GOP field stretches relativity to its limits

Daniel Tilson: Rick Scott phones it in with 2015 tax-cutting "victory tour"