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Today, Rick Scott signed an election-year budget stuffed with hundreds of millions in pork barrel spending and taxpayer giveaways. At a time when Florida’s schools remain underfunded and nearly a million Floridians go without access to affordable health care, Rick Scott has signed a …

Today, the Florida Democratic Party released a new web video highlighting the damage Rick Scott has done to Florida’s education system over the last three years. From cutting K-12 education funding by $1.3 billion to slashing Bright Futures to the bone, from cutting …

In response to the citizens’ lawsuit against Florida’s ban on marriage equality, the Rick Scott administration issued a bigoted and patently false claim that same-sex marriage will do “significant public harm” to Florida. Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant …

Want more proof that Rick Scott arrogantly believes the rules don’t apply to him? Yesterday, Rick Scott campaigned in Miami, where residents are already feeling the effect of rising sea levels, and refused to answer questions about climate change. Instead, …

In the three years since Rick Scott rejected high-speed rail, it appears the governor has learned nothing. Yesterday in Tampa, Rick Scott doubled down on his colossal error, offering Floridians the same tired and debunked talking points and empty …

Today, the News Service of Florida reports that Ellyn Bogdanoff will only run for the State Senate if — in her own words — the “dynamics” are right and “it’s truly a winnable district.”  That is …

A team of consultants that worked for Rick Scott and the RPOF went to Cuba. What did they learn? – “Seeing something for yourself is better than hearing someone else tell you about it.”  – “We were …

Today, Rick Scott is campaigning with another scandal-plagued governor,  New Jersey’s Chris Christie. To welcome Governor Christie to Florida, the Florida Democratic Party has a released a new video showing Floridans just the kind of company Rick Scott …

The state budget, thin on education funding but loaded with special interest pork, is on Rick Scott’s desk. Local education leaders are crying out for additional funding. Will Rick Scott show leadership by vetoing the millions …

With over one billion dollars in new revenue this year, Florida’s Republican-controlled legislature scrambled to pack the state budget with pork projects for wealthy special interests and top campaign donors. Many of these pet projects with cost Florida taxpayers millions, …