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Florida Pays $800k To Fix Governor's Mansion

Rick Scott's Mansion Upgrades Come Under Scrutiny
Janie Campbell
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Florida Gov. Rick Scott talks to the media after he toured part of the St. Lucie River, near Stuart, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013, to access the environmental impact of water being released from Lake Okeechobee. Scott is committing $40 million to finishing construction on a storm water treatment project by the St. Lucie River. He says the $40 million investment from Florida will speed up the completion date of the project which he says will protect the water quality in the St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee estuaries (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)
Florida Gov. Rick Scott talks to the media after he toured part of the St. Lucie River, near Stuart, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013, to access the environmental impact of water being released from Lake Okeechobee. Scott is committing $40 million to finishing construction on a storm water treatment project by the St. Lucie River. He says the $40 million investment from Florida will speed up the completion date of the project which he says will protect the water quality in the St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee estuaries (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida Gov. Rick Scott has repeatedly pledged to slash government spending since his 2010 election. Yet more than $800,000 has been spent for substantial improvements to the Greek Revival mansion where he and his wife live.

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