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Vulnerable Scott Faces Big Uncertainty

AP | Posted 05.12.2013 | Politics

Democrats consider Republican Gov. Rick Scott to be one of the most vulnerable incumbent governors facing re-election next year, which gives them hope...

Rick Scott Faces Stark Choice Amid GOP Tension

Miami Herald | Posted 05.05.2013 | Politics

The Florida Legislature’s hard work is over and Gov. Rick Scott’s is just beginning....

Many Florida Teachers May Soon Get A Bigger Paycheck

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Klein | Posted 05.02.2013 | Miami

The Florida legislature reached a revised budget deal Wednesday that would offer pay hikes for qualifying teachers and school employees as early as Se...

Rick Scott Agenda Faces Uncertain Future

AP | Posted 04.28.2013 | Politics

With a week left in the legislative session and the outlook still uncertain for Gov. Rick Scott's top priorities, it was time for the governor to appl...

Arthur Delaney

State's Unemployment System Violates Civil Rights Requirements

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 04.25.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Florida violated federal civil rights law with its new and unusual requirement that unemployment claimants file online and take math and...

Rick Scott Administration Shuts Down Lt. Gov Office

AP | Posted 03.25.2013 | Politics

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The administration of Florida Gov. Rick Scott is shutting down the lieutenant governor's office for now. Former Lt. Gov. Jennife...

Rick Scott Subject Of Critical Florida Democrats' Video

The Huffington Post | Nick Abrams | Posted 03.21.2013 | Politics

Florida Democrats released a web ad on Thursday linking Gov. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) to the long voting lines encountered by voters in the state in 2012. ...

The Whole Record: Rick Scott's Successful Pro-Growth Policies in Florida

Ken Blackwell | Posted 03.19.2013 | Politics
Ken Blackwell

The state that was exhibit A for economic disaster two years ago is now experiencing a tremendous rebound thanks to Gov. Rick Scott's pro-growth policies. Washington should take a page -- no, several pages -- out of Scott's book.

Scott Moves Trigger 'Breakup Note'

The New York Times | Posted 03.06.2013 | Politics

MIAMI — A few days after Gov. Rick Scott of Florida endorsed a Medicaid expansion, a U-turn so sharply executed that it flabbergasted his supporters...

Governor Rick Scott Says "It's Working," But Florida Disagrees

Eric Brakken | Posted 05.05.2013 | Miami
Eric Brakken

Rick Scott stated today in his State of the State address that he wants "a war on failure." If so, then let's start with the failed policies of our Tallahassee politicians. Last minute political stunts won't change the hardship that working Floridians are facing.

Rick Scott Thumbs Nose At Tea Party

Herald-Tribune | Posted 02.21.2013 | Politics

Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s ascent to the governor’s mansion was every bit about the power of the Tea Party. ...

Rick Scott Leaves Florida With Tea Party Hangover

Mother Jones | Posted 04.22.2013 | Politics

The really desperate come early. George Bishop, 61, a lanky, gray-haired cabinet builder in a tropical shirt, has a red, swollen nose from a boil caus...

Rick Scott Plans Massive Spending In Reelection Effort

Politico | Posted 04.08.2013 | Politics

Rick Scott is preparing to defend his Florida governorship with the most expensive reelection campaign in state history, drawing up plans for a battle...

Scott Changes Tune From Tea Partier To Realist

The New York Times | Posted 02.01.2013 | Politics

MIAMI — Up for re-election in 2014 and still deeply unpopular, Gov. Rick Scott announced the largest proposed budget in Florida history on Thursday ...

Rick Scott Flip-Flops After Early Voting Criticism

The Huffington Post | Chelsea Kiene | Posted 01.18.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) announced a new proposal Thursday to reform the state’s election laws, including a plan to increase the nu...

Black Caucus: Scott Has A Lot Of Work To Do

The Huffington Post | Lisa_Miller | Posted 01.24.2013 | Politics

Florida Governor Rick Scott (R) faced sharp criticism Tuesday during a session with two dozen members of the state legislature's black caucus. The ...

What Happened To Rick Scott's Dog?

Tampa Bay Times | Lucy Morgan | Posted 01.14.2013 | Politics

Shortly after winning the GOP nomination in 2010, Rick Scott announced to the world through Facebook that his family had rescued a Labrador Retriever....

Rick Scott Makes Shocking Correction After Fudging Numbers

Orlando Sentinel | Posted 03.12.2013 | Politics

Gov. Rick Scott's administration has reversed course and conceded the optional Medicaid expansion allowed under President Obama's health-care law woul...

Poll Signals Trouble For Rick Scott

Tampa Bay Times | Posted 01.06.2013 | Politics

If Gov. Rick Scott wants to make up ground in the Interstate 4 corridor in his bid for re-election, he might want to start in the Tampa Bay area's two...

Report: Florida's Long Lines On Election Day Caused 49,000 People Not To Vote

The Huffington Post | Amanda Terkel | Posted 12.29.2012 | Politics

Florida took center stage in the 2012 elections, when voters around the state had to wait in line at the polls for up to nine hours. Gov. Rick Scott (...

Joey Francilus

Governor Rick Scott's WORST Fails Of 2012

HuffingtonPost.com | Joey Francilus | Posted 12.28.2012 | Miami

In his second year in office, Gov. Rick Scott (R-Florida) blazed a trail of spending cuts, funding denials, and administrative disasters which all fir...

Rick Scott's Poll Numbers 'Just Plain Awful'

Ariel Edwards-Levy | Posted 12.19.2012 | Politics

Most Florida voters, including Republicans, would like to see Gov. Rick Scott (R) challenged in 2014, according to a poll released Wednesday by Quinni...

Early Challengers Pose Threat To Rick Scott

Miami Herald | Posted 12.02.2012 | Politics

Two years before he’s even on the ballot, Rick Scott is already the $5 million candidate....

Florida Republicans Make Early Play To Sink Crist Prospects

Posted 11.29.2012 | Politics

Although Charlie Crist has yet to say if he will challenge Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) in his 2014 reelection bid, Florida Republicans are already loo...

Rick Scott Prepares For Battle As Rivals Fire Warning Shots

Palm Beach Post | Posted 11.23.2012 | Politics

While most Floridians were riveted on the presidential race, cash continued to flow Election Day into a political spending committee run by Gov. Rick ...