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DGA Statement on Rick Scott’s State of the State Address

“Today we heard nothing more than a stale campaign speech from Governor Rick Scott that will do nothing to change his failed record. The real state of Scott’s state is that he showered the wealthiest and special interests with tax breaks and special deals at the expense of the middle class. In fact, Scott gutted…

DGA Statement on Rick Scott’s State of the State Address

“Today we heard nothing more than a stale campaign speech from Governor Rick Scott that will do nothing to change his failed record. The real state of Scott’s state is that he showered the wealthiest and special interests with tax breaks and special deals at the expense of the middle class. In fact, Scott gutted…

HYPOCRITE ALERT: Gov. Rick Scott bashes Obamacare, takes credit for new healthcare jobs

HealthPlan Services says it will add 1,000 jobs in Tampa over five years Steve Bousquet, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau TAMPA — Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who last year called the federal health care law the “biggest job-killer ever,” was front and center Wednesday to celebrate a health care company’s announcement that it will add 1,000 jobs…

Florida Bans ObamaCare Counselors from Helping People Get Health Care

We already knew that Republican governors were doing everything in their power to sabotage ObamaCare. What we didn’t realize is just how far they would go to prevent President Obama’s signature law from succeeding. Florida’s Gov. Rick Scott’s Department of Health has issued a directive banning federally-funded “navigators”–counselors assigned to help people with health insurance…

Stop Rick Scott's Florida Voter Purge

Florida Governor Rick Scott is at it again–trying to purge eligible Florida voters from the voting rolls to boost his reelection chances. Even though voter protection groups have identified eligible citizens caught up in the state’s attempt to remove registered voters from the voting rolls, Scott is moving forward with his efforts. The former Florida…

Florida's Tea Party governor vetoes…flowers?

By Stephanie Mencimer, Mother Jones Members of the Florida state legislature rarely agree on anything. It’s unusual for a bill to get unanimous support from the body. But as it turns out, there is one thing that both Republicans and Democrats really love: wildflowers. Florida lawmakers in both houses of the state legislature voted a collective 157 to…

Florida Democrats Looking Forward to 2014 Gubernatorial Standoff with Rick Scott

By Marc Caputo, Miami Herald Florida Democrats’ best candidate for governor right now isn’t a candidate and wasn’t always one of them. And party leaders caused a stir by snubbing a longtime candidate and party stalwart. But when the elites of the Florida Democratic Party met Saturday in Hollywood for their annual fundraising gala, they…

Jim Greer, Ex-Florida GOP Chair, Claims Republican Voting Laws Focused On Suppression, Racism

By Ian Gray Jim Greer, the former head of the Florida Republican Party, recently claimed that a law shortening the early voting period in the state was deliberately designed to suppress voting among groups that tend to support Democratic candidates, the Palm Beach Post reports. “The Republican Party, the strategists, the consultants, they firmly believe that early…

Rick Scott On Decision Not To Extend Early Voting: 'The Right Thing Happened'

By Luke Johnson Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) is standing by his decision not to extend early voting hours, despite the fact that some voters said they waited as long as nine hours to cast a ballot. “Well I’m very comfortable that the right thing happened,” he told WKMG Orlando while speaking with reporters on…

Federal court rejects Florida early voting changes

Florida’s decision to reduce the days of early voting discourages African-Americans from voting and cannot take effect in Hillsborough and four other counties in the November election, a panel of judges ruled late Thursday. The long-awaited decision strikes down changes to early voting in those counties as part of an overhaul of the election laws…

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DGA Statement on Rick Scott’s State of the State Address

DGA Statement on Rick Scott’s State of the State Address

HYPOCRITE ALERT: Gov. Rick Scott bashes Obamacare, takes credit for new healthcare jobs

Florida Bans ObamaCare Counselors from Helping People Get Health Care

Stop Rick Scott's Florida Voter Purge

Florida's Tea Party governor vetoes…flowers?

Florida Democrats Looking Forward to 2014 Gubernatorial Standoff with Rick Scott

Jim Greer, Ex-Florida GOP Chair, Claims Republican Voting Laws Focused On Suppression, Racism

Rick Scott On Decision Not To Extend Early Voting: 'The Right Thing Happened'

Federal court rejects Florida early voting changes