Topic: FL Governor Rick Scott
Scott signs elections package
by Bill Cotterell - 12 hours ago - +
Attorneys pledge lawsuit if Gov. Scott signs foreclosure bill
by Gray Rohrer - 14 hours ago - +
Scott signs budget but vetoes $368 million in spending first
by Gray Rohrer - 1 day ago - +
Gov. Scott signs constitutionally murky tax cut, touts jobless rate down to 7.2 percent
by Gray Rohrer - 4 days ago - +
High court knocks down Palm Bay lien ordinance, but foreclosure bill could aid local governments
by Gray Rohrer - 5 days ago - +
Reservoirs language stripped from federal bill while Florida groups support alternative approach
by Bruce Ritchie - 6 days ago - +
Gov. Scott signs 2nd ethics law
by Bill Cotterell - 6 days ago - +
Consumer group, decrying bad year, calls for batch of vetoes
by Gray Rohrer - 6 days ago - +
After 'victory' lap around state, Scott to travel to Chile
by Gray Rohrer - 7 days ago - +
Tallahassee needs to be nicer to Republicans, county leader says
by Bill Cotterell - 7 days ago - +
Federal EPA denies groups' petitions challenging 2 top Florida DEP officials
by Bruce Ritchie - 1 week ago - +
2013 Session Summary: Health Care
by LobbyTools - 1 week ago - +
Week in Review for May 10, 2013
by Florida Current Staff - 1 week ago - +
2013 Session Summary: Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture
by LobbyTools - 1 week ago - +
2013 Session Summary: Economic Development
by LobbyTools - 1 week ago - +
Environmental representatives lament budget for land-buying, question outcome of land sales
by Bruce Ritchie - 1 week ago - +
2013 Session Summary: Insurance
by LobbyTools - 1 week ago - +
2013 Session Summary: Education
by LobbyTools - 2 weeks ago - +
Democrats push Scott for special session on health care
by James Call - 2 weeks ago - +
2013 Session Summary: Gaming
by LobbyTools - 2 weeks ago - +
2013 Session Summaries
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A 3 percent tuition hike and a slew of local projects falls victim to Gov. Rick Scott's veto pen as he highlights an increase in education spending and positive jobs numbers.
Florida officials were supporting language that would require congressional approval for water withdrawals from reservoirs including Lake Lanier in Georgia. Some groups are backing an alternative proposal that they say would require adequate flows for Apalachicola River and Bay.
The trip to the South American country that was Florida's sixth-largest trading partner last year will be Gov. Rick Scott's eighth overseas journey since taking office.
State worker pay raises, pensions and government support depend on relationships, says the president of the Florida Association of Counties. The capital city should make more of an effort to court the current state leadership, he said.
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and the Clean Water Network filed a petition in February 2011 asking the federal agency to investigate conflicts of interest by DEP Secretary Herschel T. Vinyard Jr. "It is apparent that EPA pursued this violation with the vigor of a wet noodle," said Jerry Phillips, Florida PEER director.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is more than 3 years old but formulating a response to it was the No. 1 health issue facing the Florida Legislature in 2013. Lawmakers began their spring session with select committees to address issues the mammoth health care law created and needed resolved by the end of the year. Read more ...
The Florida Current summarizes the 2013 legislative session as Democrats push Scott to call a special session for health care and environmental groups question whether the state can sell enough of its land to make the $70 million allocation for land acquisition to work.