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RICK SCOTT ‘FLUNKED’ FIRST LEADERSHIP TEST AS GOVERNOR  After Flunking Running-mate Test, Rick Scott Gets a Do-Over [Miami Herald] “A first major test of how a candidate might govern: choosing a running mate. Rick Scott flunked that one…But …

NO SURPRISE: MORE EXTREME RHETORIC FROM RUBIO  Rubio at CPAC: Liberals Are “Freeloaders” [Salon] “Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., offered up a serving of red meat to the audience at CPAC, reiterating his support for ‘traditional marriage,’ calling liberals ‘freeloaders,’ …

RICK SCOTT’S SCANDAL PLAGUED ADMINISTRATION TAKES ANOTHER HIT WITH CARROLL RESIGNATION Florida Lt. Gov. Resigns Amid Gambling Scandal, Racketeering Probe [MSNBC] “Florida’s embattled Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll (R), the first African American elected statewide and first woman to …

LT. GOV. CARROLL RESIGNS,  IN LATEST HIT TO SCANDAL-PLAGUES SCOTT ADMINISTRATION   FL Dems on Resignation of Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll STATEMENT FROM FL DEMS CHAIR ALLISON TANT: “Floridians expected an administration focused on solving the problems facing …

Tallahassee, FL – Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman Allison Tant today released the following statement in response to the resignation of Lieutenant Governor Jennifer Carroll. STATEMENT FROM FL DEMS CHAIR ALLISON TANT: “Floridians expected an administration focused …

REPUBLICANS REBUKE GOV. SCOTT, COMMON SENSE POLICY IN REJECTION OF MEDICAID EXPANSION  Florida Medicaid Expansion Rejected by State Senate Panel [Reuters] “Florida Governor Rick Scott’s plan to expand Medicaid coverage to cover about 1 million more poor people suffered …

Tallahassee, FL – Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman Allison Tant today released the following statement in response to the Senate’s vote against Medicaid expansion. STATEMENT FROM FL DEMS CHAIR ALLISON TANT: “Today Republicans doubled down on their …

EMBATTLED SCOTT CAN’T ‘GET TO WORK’ ON HIS AGENDA Education Proposals Have Gov. Rick Scott Stuck Between a Rock and Republicans [Miami Herald] “Gov. Rick Scott is in a tight spot with teachers…But to stay in …