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By David R. Colburn, special to the Times In Print: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 With the 2012 national election 16 months away, Republicans are suddenly getting anxious about its outcome and about the potential results for …

Educators, students need funding only the Legislature can provide. Last time Florida’s governor called a special session of the Legislature, it turned into a political disaster. Former Gov. Charlie Crist called one in July 2010 to …

By Aaron Deslatte Tallahassee Bureau Chief 6:05 p.m. EDT, July 17, 2011   TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott for months has touted his push to grow jobs by taking a machete to thousands of government regulations …

July 14, 2011 8:11 PM TALLAHASSEE (CBS4)- Florida Democrats criticized Republican Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday because he’s planning a vacation out of state, while he’s talked in the past about the need to boost tourism …

BY MICHAEL PUTNEY [email protected] Gov. Rick Scott, a regular on Fox News and lately a chatterbox on friendly AM radio stations in Florida, finally agreed to sit down with me for an interview, for which I …

By Craig Pittman, Times Staff Writer In Print: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 Everybody knows what the tea party members oppose. High taxes. Big government. Obama’s health care plan. High-speed rail. Now, for at least some local …

Posted: July 11, 2011 – 7:18pm  |  Updated: July 12, 2011 – 10:41am By Timothy J. Gibbons Following up on two of his major campaign issues, Mayor Alvin Brown took steps Monday toward creating both a public-private partnership focused on …

NEWS FROM THE FLORIDA DEMOCRATIC PARTY For Immediate Release: July 9th, 2011 Contact: Eric Jotkoff, (850) 222-3411 Florida Democrats Launch “Not Paid for by Jon Huntsman” Video Highlighting His Support For Ending Medicare As We Know It …

NEWS FROM THE FLORIDA DEMOCRATIC PARTY For Immediate Release: July 8th, 2011 Contact: Eric Jotkoff, (850) 222-3411 Florida Democratic Party Highlights How Jon Huntsman’s Policies Would Hurt Floridians *** You can listen to a recording of …

Published: Friday, July 8, 2011 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, July 7, 2011 at 6:54 p.m. As a resident of Florida, I find it highly embarrassing to have a governor who does not have the …