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Tallahassee, FL – The Florida Democratic Party today released the following statement in response to Governor Rick Scott’s $368 million in line item vetoes from the 2013 budget.   STATEMENT FROM FL DEMS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SCOTT ARCENEAUX: “Today …

ORLANDO SENTINEL: WEATHERFORD AND HOUSE GOP “WEREN’T JUST HEARTLESS…THEY WERE HYPOCRITES” What we think: House GOP needs to end its health-care hypocrisy [Orlando Sentinel] “When state House Republicans turned down billions of federal dollars to expand health coverage …

Tampa Tribune Op-Ed by Allison Tant In a recent opinion column, Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford described the abject failure to expand access to affordable heath care to 1.2 million Floridians as “a thoughtful, researched and …

FL DEMS CHAIR ALLISON TANT PENS OP-ED ON WEATHERFORD’S FAILURE TO EXPAND ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE A case of failed leadership [Tampa Tribune] “In a recent opinion column, Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford described the abject failure to …

AFTER SCANDAL RIDDEN TENURE OF FIRST LT. GOV., NOW SCOTT WANTS TO DOUBLE DOWN Scott: Allen West would make great Lt. Gov. [WFLA] “Governor Rick Scott hasn’t picked a new Lieutenant Governor, and it’s not clear whether he …

SUN SENTINEL: GOV. SCOTT ‘MISSING IN ACTION’ DURING FIGHT TO EXPAND ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE Now, it’s Gov. Scott’s turn to show leadership on the budget [Sun Sentinel Editorial] “The Legislature’s failure to use federal funds to expand …

SUN SENTINEL: SCOTT’S LACK OF LEADERSHIP DURING SESSION ‘UNDERWHELMING,’ ‘UNINSPIRED’ Gov. Scott’s underwhelming leadership during legislative session [Sun Sentinel] “With the legislative session over and the dust of lawmakers departing Tallahassee barely settled, Gov. Rick Scott this week …

SENATE PREZ DON GAETZ’S FORMER COMPANY ACCUSED OF MEDICARE FRAUD Feds accuse Gaetz’s former company of Medicare fraud, including during his tenure [Miami Herald] “The U.S. Department of Justice has filed suit against the hospice company founded by …

EXPANDING HEALTH CARE TO 1 MILLION FLORIDANS? WEATHERFORD: ‘I DON’T KNOW WHAT IT WOULD ACHIEVE’ Democrats pressure Florida Gov. Rick Scott to call special session on Medicaid [Tampa Bay Times] “Pressure is mounting on Florida Gov. Rick Scott …

2013 LEGISLATIVE SESSION A STUDY IN WILL WEATHERFORD’S FAILED LEADERSHIP Lose of the Week: Will Weatherford [Tampa Bay Times] “It was impossible for the 33-year-old House speaker from Pasco County to live up to presession hype, but it’s …