Senator Marco Rubio, 2.0
Marco Rubio's office today launched a set of new social media tools to "continue his conversation with Floridians about the important issues and debates taking place in Washington, D.C., and their...
View ArticleGOP-led House slashes its own budget 5 percent; David Rivera misses the vote
From AP: "The Republican-controlled House voted Thursday to trim members' office budgets by $35 million, a symbolic down payment on a promise to bring the budget deficit under control. "With the...
View ArticleRick Scott: I'm not good at sending messages
Gov. Rick Scott said today that he was not trying to send any message to environmentalists who are fuming over his decisions to put a shipyard executive in charge of environmental regulation and hire...
View ArticleBiden meets with Haitian-Americans at the White House amid calls to stop...
A group of Haitian-Americans -- many of whom are frustrated by the pace of reconstruction and continuing post-election chaos -- met today at the White House with administration officials, including...
View ArticlePPP survey: Rick Scott's "really bad off"
Public Policy Polling, which often polls for Democrats but has done a solid job of survey work, issued a report on the perceptions of new governors, and it shows Florida's Rick Scott is still rather...
View ArticleFour governor's office employees earning $148k or more; Scott taking one...
Gov. Rick Scott's office today released salary information for the hires in his office. Scott, a Naples millionaire, is earning $0.01 after a promise on the campaign trail not to take a salary. Four...
View ArticleMore nastiness in GOP chair race
It may be the most important election for Florida GOP chairman that Republicans have had in decades, and it’s getting more and more ugly. First opponents of Hillsborough Republican chairwoman Deborah...
View ArticleScott says he'll consider rolling the dice to bring casinos to Florida
Gov. Rick Scott said Thursday he will consider allowing Las Vegas-style casino resorts in Florida, opening the door for promoters to move swiftly ahead with legislation this year that would end the...
View ArticleRick Scott to press corp: Let's get some decorum
Gov. Rick Scott's team asked the state capital press corps to remain in their seats after press conferences and not rush the newly-elected governor with questions. Scott's team has installed a velvet...
View ArticleSuit against Kevin McCarty a scandalous tale of wire-taps, spies and vendettas
Charles Wood, who owns a company called Dallas National Insurance, is suing Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty in federal court. Wood claims the career bureaucrat has unfairly denied his...
View ArticleIn first House remarks, Rivera talks Colombia
Newly sworn in Rep. David Rivera, a Miami Republican, made his first remarks on the floor of the U.S. House Friday, making good on a campaign promise to urge the passage of a free trade agreement with...
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Scott clarifies his position on gambling: 'I haven't made any decision'
Gov. Rick Scott went on the defensive Friday after our story about his willingness to consider Las Vegas-style destination resort casinos. Scott said his Nov. 17 meeting with Sheldon Adelson, the CEO...
View ArticleRick Scott video: 1 small flip-flop and a gambling headache
And on the Fourth Day, Gov. Rick Scott flip-flopped on the state plane and had lots of explaining to do about meeting a gaming tycoon in Vegas.
View ArticleRick Scott's daughter gets to work in Tally
Allison Guimard nee Scott has been hired to work at the Harris Media PR firm that worked on her dad's successful gubernatorial campaign, according to the Orlando Sentinel. On the campaign trail,...
View ArticleScott joins 32 governors and governors-elect in call to stop "federal health...
Gov. Rick Scott, along with 32 other governors and governors-elect, signed a letter sent to federal leaders today, urging a stop to "excessive constraints placed on us by healthcare-related federal...
View ArticleCuba spy catcher gets a promo
The Washington Post reports that a veteran FBI agent who helped coordinate the case against a retired Washington DC couple who spied for Cuba -- is getting a big promotion -- chief of the New York...
View ArticleRod Smith elected to lead Florida Democrats
As a prosecutor, state senator, and two-time statewide candidate, Rod Smith has never blinked in the face of a tough challenge. But on Saturday, he accepted one of his biggest challenges yet: running...
View ArticleRick Scott mum as Japan minister makes bullet train sales pitch
Why on earth would Japan Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara fly into Tallahassee on a Saturday, Japanese press in tow, to meet with Gov. Rick Scott? Here’s what Scott said in a minute long speech, duing...
View ArticleFlorida expresses grief for Arizona shooting
Florida members of Congress who serve with Arizona Democrat Gabrielle Giffords expressed sorrow and outrage over today's shooting in Tucson -- in which Giffords was seriously injured and at least five...
View ArticleScott's bumpy start highlights holes in staff
The brain trust that masterminded Gov. Rick Scott's campaign is no longer at his side to help sharpen his message, shape his policies or navigate Florida politics. They're gone. And in their absence,...
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