Blogs: Posts Tagged ‘ Gov. Rick Scott ’

In the spirit of Mother’s Day (which is this Sunday, deadbeats), the sick-time advocates behind a current petition effort aimed at getting Gov. Rick Scott to veto HB 655 – the anti-local-control, anti-sick-time measure passed by the Florida House and Senate last week – have put together a YouTube video of their own iteration...
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Now that Tallahassee – and, by proxy, the entire state of Florida – has been deprived of the oxygen required to accept more than one million people onto Medicaid insurance rolls via $51 billion in free federal money, everybody’s favorite personification of beige (space beige, but still beige) is joining state Democrats in pressing...
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So, right now, while we’re sucking all of the antioxidants out of our soothing green tea, children in Ocoee are probably shrieking at the awkward countenance of Gov. Rick Scott and his crazy arms. Scott’s in town at Ocoee Middle School to make an announcement – a VERY BIG ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT WHICH EVERYBODY KNOWS...
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Scott's recent support of Florida Senate Bill 98, a religious freedom bill that would give students in public schools the "sole discretion" to decide whether to deliver "inspirational messages" at school assemblies and events, pleases Satan and his supporters.
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As if anybody needed any more reason to think Gov. Rick Scott is an idiot … the Tampa Bay Times reported last night that he got rid of the dog his family adopted while he was campaigning for governor. He wasn’t exactly a warm, lovable guy back then (and he’s still not, despite attempts...
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Gov. Rick Scott makes national news again! Read about how he accidentally gave out a number for a phone-sex hotline in the Daily News. And in the Huffington Post. And in the Daily Beast. And on the ABC News blog. And on Salon. We could go on, but you could also JFGI. Apparently, the...
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Note: For the most detailed and accurate account of what federal court Judge Robert Hinkle’s decision means, we urge you to read the bradblog.com, which has covered the state’s voter purge in detail. Ernest Canning, a writer for the blog, contacted us after this post went live to explain that although the judge didn’t...
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Today the Republican Party of Florida sent out a rather shocking press release condemning U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) for speaking up against what many are saying is an egregious attempt to suppress voters in Florida from being able to cast a ballot in the 2012 elections. Nelson has been a vocal opponent of...
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Gov. Rick Scott is, uh, badgering FAMU’s Board of Trustees chairman, Solomon Badger, to suspend James Ammons, the university’s president, in light of “investigations,” according to a fancy press release that just came flying across our wires (or by e-mail, whichever image you prefer). This naturally comes on the heels of the Tallahassee school’s...
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OPD may have kicked Occupy Orlando out of Senator Beth Johnson Park on Monday, but Occupiers are a scrappy lot and they’ve still got plans to host the upcoming statewide Occupy event: The People’s Convention of Florida, taking place Dec. 9-11. Delegates from various Occupy organizations from across the state (Tampa, Key West, Miami,...
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