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Category Archive: Rick Scott
Apr
20
Florida Set to Move on a “Show Me Your Papers” Immigration Bill – It May Cost the Republicans 2012
Rep. William Snyder’s (R, Stuart) proposal to halt illegal immigration cleared the Economic Affairs Committee of the Florida House on an 11-7 vote late …
Apr
06
Milestones in our fight against Rick Scott
Today, we will have garnered over 4,000 signatures on our electronic petition for the resignation of Gov. Rick Scott. Additionally, more than 150 will …
Apr
05
Florida Legislature on the verge of passing a ‘show us your papers’ immigration law
Sitting in front of a crowd that included children of immigrant workers — some clad in “Don’t Deport My Dad” t-shirts — a Senate …
Apr
05
Conservation groups say ‘we are under assault’ by Scott, Florida lawmakers
Environmental issues are always part of the legislative give-and-take when Florida lawmakers convene in Tallahassee. Midway through this year’s session, though, the give-and-take is …
Apr
05
The Political Lessons of Rick Scott
Thank you, Rick Scott. I know, I know. You’re thinking something along the lines of: “WHAAAAT!???!” But it occured to me, after the latest …
Apr
05
Governor Rick Scott’s 7 steps taking Florida to the abyss
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ORLANDO, FL – MARCH 08: Ronnie Hawkins stands with other people during one of several ‘Awake The State’ events held around the state of Florida to protest the proposed budget cuts that Florid…
Apr
05
The way to remove Rick Scott may be a ballot initiative.
See how this is laid out in the EyeOnMiami piece at the end of [link:www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x810242|this post].
Recall legislation will take too long a time, not to mention the GOP majorities in b…
Apr
05
And Rick Scott’s overall negatives were at 47% the week of the election.
Here is that damning (for Scott) [link:www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/oct/25/daily-news-zogby-poll-rick-scott-alex-sink-florida/|report] on the Sink-Scott race in the [i]Naples News[/i] the week of last November’s election.
Oh, and the implementation…
Apr
04
What happens when privatization gets out of control: Salaries for Florida’s child care officials are out of control, lawmakers say
WHEN WILL THE INSANITY STOP? I AM GLAD THE LEGISLATURE IS LOOKING AT THIS, BUT THIS TYPE OF BS IS WHAT THEY WANT FOR …
Apr
04
Floridians Are Maybe Starting To Understand Their Governor Is A Grifter
[i]Grifter[/i] is PRECISELY the definition of the man occupying our Governor’s mansion.
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Jason Linkins [link:www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/30/floridians-rick-s…
Apr
03
Congrats to Rick Scott on making the list of the 8 worst governors in America!
S-A-L-U-T-E …Rick Scott was once the CEO of Columbia/HCA, a massive hospital chain. The federal government fined Columbia/HCA for Medicaid and Medicare fraud. …
Apr
03
Major Rick Scott supporter will benefit majorly from prison privatization plans
TALLAHASSEE — The Legislature’s push to privatize many more prisons, its most far-reaching cost-cutting plan in years, opens a lucrative door to politically connected …
Apr
03
Bob Graham: Florida — the sad state of our state
Bob Graham argues that the current Legislature is on a course to erase decades of investment and progress in education. He writes in the …
Apr
03
Republicans in Florida Legislature hold all the political cards; deprive the public in urgent need
After fifteen years of brutal assault and battery by hard right rule over our government, I honestly do not know whether Florida and the way of life for its people and environment will survive for much longer.
Mary Ellen Klas [link:www.tampabay.com…
Apr
03
Florida GOP prison privatization proposals open door for politically connected GEO Group
[b]Let’s bring on the corruption, boys![/b]
[b][link:www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/florida-prison-privatization-proposals-open-door-for-politically-connected/1161292|Florida prison privatization proposals open door for politically connec...
Apr
03
‘Florida electorate was highly ideological and extremely right wing’? Hardly.
Since you are not in Florida, you might be forgiven for not noticing information like [link:www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/oct/25/daily-news-zogby-poll-rick-scott-alex-sink-florida/|this] in the week before the election.
As pointed out in that piece,…