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Fighting for Florida Families — And Delivering Tallahassee, FL — Today, Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant made the following statement recognizing Congressman Alan Grayson’s extraordinary work in 2013 and looking forward to 2014: “Over the …

It’s been over three months, and the list of things Rick Scott has never done regarding his administration’s broken unemployment claims system shows a pattern of careless disregard for human suffering: He has never taken an …

The Wealthy Special Interests Get What they Want from this Career Politician — the Middle class Gets Nothing   Tallahassee, FL — Rick Scott hopes this week makes Floridians forget the past, and he’s pinned his hopes …

While the Executive Director of DOE, Jesse Panuccio, says that no one feels worse over the failing unemployment system than he does, unemployed Floridians beg to differ. They are pawning property, donating blood, and left looking …

  “Rather than stand against Rick Scott’s thinly veiled racial profiling, Lopez-Cantera supported Scott’s anti-immigrant agenda.” – FDP Chair Tant   Tallahassee, FL — In 2011, Rick Scott had an ally in his fight to bring Arizona-style …

Tallahassee, FL — Rick Scott’s ultra-partisan lieutenant governor pick, Carlos Lopez-Cantera, won’t help him win reelection. Not at all. Here’s why.  While Republican cheerleaders, like Miami-Dade Republican Chairman Nelson Diaz, claim that “Governor Scott continues to demonstrate his commitment …

Rick Scott Picks Partisan Tallahassee Insider for Lt. Governor  Tallahassee, FL — When Rick Scott announces his selection of Carlos Lopez-Cantera as his Lt. Governor and 2014 running mate tomorrow, he will be doubling down on the …

TALLAHASSEE, FL — New documents revealed in The Tampa Bay Times last night directly contradict Washington lobbyist David Jolly’s false claim that he did not lobby for offshore drilling – a clear example of Jolly caught in a …

Marco Rubio said yesterday that the federal government should turn over all poverty programs to the states. Just a few hours later, Rick Scott said that a new push to increase the minimum wage makes him …