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Tallahassee, FL — Startling news has emerged about Florida’s treatment of vulnerable children, while newspapers are calling Rick Scott “silent and absent.”  On Monday, after 11 months of inaction, the Department of Justice sued Florida for “warehousing” disabled …

TAMPA BAY TIMES: “FLORIDIANS DESERVE BETTER” THAN RICK SCOTTGov. Scott skips out on governing [Tampa Bay Times] “Gov. Rick Scott HAS BEEN missing in action. While the governor spent five days in New York and bounced around the …

Tallahassee, FL – Today Representative Karen Castor Dentel, a public school teacher from central Florida, sent the following letter to Governor Rick Scott condemning the Republican Party of Florida’s duplicitous use of teachers in a political ad …

NEW POLL SHOWS RICK SCOTT DOWN BY DOUBLE DIGITS TO ALL DEM CHALLENGERS Poll: Scott “in big trouble” [Tampa Tribune] “A new subscriber-only poll done by the Kitchens Group for paying subscribers shows Gov. Rick Scott ‘in big …

Rick Scott’s policies have failed Florida’s public education system. He has cut over $1 billion from education funding. Thousands of teachers have been fired. This year alone our public school system would have seen a 650% …

Friends, It is with great sadness that we write you today regarding the sudden passing of our dear friend Chuck Mohlke. Chuck’s service to the Florida Democratic Party comprised decades of leadership as a former DNC …

IN THE WAKE OF THE VRA DECISION, GOV SCOTT MAINTAINS EFFORT TO MAKE VOTING MORE DIFFICULT Scott administration seeks dismissal of voter “purge” lawsuit [Tampa Bay Times] “In the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that gutted …

Tallahassee, FL — For the second time in two weeks, Rick Scott’s Republican Party of Florida has been caught censoring follow Republicans (including their own Chairman) when the subject is Rick Scott’s abject failure to expand …

Tallahassee, FL — Yesterday Apryl Shackelford, a Teacher of the Year finalist from Duval County, came forward to express her outrage that the Republican Party of Florida used her in a political ad supporting Governor Scott. The …

TOP SCOTT DONOR PROFITED FROM MISREPRESENTING LOAN INFO TO VETERANS Group asks Rick Scott to return $500K contribution [Tampa Bay Times] “A liberal veterans group called on Gov. Rick Scott to return a $500,000 campaign check from St. …