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Today, minutes before Rick Scott began another campaign rally filled with untruths about his record, Florida Democrats held him to account. Representative Lori Berman and middle class Floridians stood outside Rick Scott’s campaign event and highlighted the …

At a press avail this afternoon, Rick Scott refused to answer questions from the media about why he lied three days ago when he said,  “I haven’t changed my mind at all” on the issue of in-state tuition …

Yesterday’s vote in the State Senate to pass in-state tuition was a victory for Dreamers.  But can Rick Scott claim victory? Here’s what Rick Scott said about in-state tuition just days ago: “I haven’t changed my …

After years of stalling, Rick Scott and the Republican legislature have finally embraced the Democratic position of extending in-state tuition to Florida’s undocumented students. Rick Scott now insists he’s always supported such a measure — a claim that runs contrary …

Today, the Florida Senate passed a watered-down bill to provide some Dreamers with in-state tuition, and Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant made the following statement:  “This is a good step forward for Florida’s young Dreamers, but …

With the Dreamers bill, Rick Scott and the GOP thought they could successfully pass a bill pandering to Florida’s Hispanic community. Then, when Scott’s own campaign chairman torpedoed the bill, they realized they had to go back to …