Tag: Rick Scott
Scott Signs Law To Place Pow-Mia Chair In Capitol
An empty chair, set up to honor people who have been prisoners of war or remain missing in action, will be the latest feature of…
College tuition and loans will be highlighted this week
Today President Barack Obama will announce his plans to help college graduates deal with their college loans. Borrowers’ debt load is growing and retarding the…
Escambia County to Receive Due Funds from Hurricane Ivan
On Tuesday, May 20, Escambia County Commission Chairman Lumon May addressed a letter to Florida Governor Rick Scott asking for additional financial relief related to…
Juvenile Justice, Foster Care Issues Gain In 2014 Session
by Margie Menzel The News Service Of Florida The 2014 legislative session saw major gains for juvenile justice issues in Florida while also seeking to…
Governor Scott requests FEMA Public Assistance
On Thursday, May 8, Governor Rick Scott requested federal Public Assistance for Florida counties, in addition to the Individual Assistance that was granted to Escambia…
Scott: ‘Tell us your needs, we will get you everything we can’
Gov. Rick Scott told a group of 20-30 downtown business owners at Hopjacks that the state will do whatever it can to help this community…
Rick Scott in Pensacola today
Here is his official schedule 8:00am Governor Scott, Legislators, and Mayor Hayward arrive at Piedmont and Hallmark Intersection. 8:01am Upon arrival Governor Scott is greeted…
Crist strategist: ignore the polls
Six months ago, Republican strategists working for Gov. Rick Scott told supporters to ignore the polls that gave newly-minted Democrat Charlie Crist a double-digit lead…
U.S. Supreme Court turns down Scott on worker drug testing
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida In a blow to Gov. Rick Scott, the U.S. Supreme Court today said it would not take…
Scott campaign is data driven
When Gov. Rick Scott met last month with his supporters at The Fish House, his deputy campaign manager, Tim Saler, said the governor’s re-election campaign…
Scott has trouble finding new campaign finance chairman
Less that a week after Gov. Rick Scott’s campaign finance chairman resigned in frustration, the campaign offered the job to another GOP rainmaker before abruptly…
State drops voter purge
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida In an election-year turnaround, Gov. Rick Scott’s administration is dropping a problematic voter purge aimed at keeping…
