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Rick Scott Stop A Reminder of His Failed Leadership on Nursing Homes, & Self-Serving Politics AP: Scott cell-phone a “bottleneck” during recent nursing home hurricane tragedy, Scott “grandstanding to boost his likely Senate campaign.”     In …

Rick Scott Silent While Students #MarchForOurLives   FDP Spokesman Sebastian Kitchen released the following statement after Rick Scott remains silent as students participate in #MarchForOurLives:   “Today’s marches cast a bright spotlight on Rick Scott’s long …

Self-Serving Scott’s Week in Review: Ducking Blame, Late to the Opioid Fight, Failing Grade and Bragging About Jobs in a County That’s Lost 8,000   Rick Scott doesn’t have much to brag about following his last …

Donald Trump Flees Washington During #MarchForOurLives   FDP Chair Terrie Rizzo released the following statement in response to reports that Donald Trump will spend the weekend in Palm Beach at his luxury resort Mar-a-Lago, while students …

Marion County Has Not Recovered From Rick’s Recession   In response to Rick Scott appearing in Ocala in Marion County, which is one of 36 Florida counties the Florida Chamber found has lost jobs under Scott’s administration, Florida Democratic Party Chair …

As Sessions Visits Tallahassee, DeSantis Appears to Endorse Trump’s Dog Whistle on Executions   Donald Trump’s solution to the opioid crisis? Executions. That’s right. In a speech earlier this week President Trump said that one way …

Rep. Shevrin Jones Calls Out Trump’s Lack of Action on Opioids   The Florida Democratic Party released the following statement from Rep. Shevrin Jones ahead of Jeff Sessions visit to Tallahassee to tout Trump’s “vengeful” plan to deal …

ICYMI: Politico: Contractor seeking FIU bridge contact gave $50,000 to Scott during bid process Report outlines further involvement of state in project    In response to a new report from Politico revealing that “Scott’s administration had …

Career Politician Adam Putnam Has Spent Years Opposing Solutions to the Opioid Crisis   Today, Adam Putnam will attend a roundtable in Jacksonville on addressing the opioid crisis.   What Putnam is likely not to mention …

STATEMENT: REPRESENTATIVE CARLOS GUILLERMO SMITH RESPONDS TO RICHARD CORCORAN CAVING TO THE NRA   Today, the Florida Democratic Party released the following statement from Representative Carlos Guillermo Smith on House Speaker and likely gubernatorial candidate Richard …