When government proposes spreading more money around, it’s not hard to get people to buy in. Thus, it’s not surprising that Gov. Rick Scott’s idea of significantly boosting funding to the state’s primary economic development program — while “streamlining” the process for approving million-dollar subsidies to businesses — has gained the support of many municipal […]
Scott’s office scrubbed release that cleared Planned Parenthood – Politico Florida
By Christine Sexton TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott’s office scrubbed a press release written by his own regulators that found there was no “mishandling of fetal remains” at clinics run by Planned Parenthood and, at the same time, said it would refer doctors who worked at those clinics to the state Board of Medicine for […]
Activists suspicious of Gov. Scott’s timing of vote on DEP chief – Tampa Bay Times
Some environmentalists are suspicious of Gov. Rick Scott’s decision to seek Cabinet approval Wednesday on the reappointment of Jon Steverson as secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection. They suspect Scott is speeding up the vote in Tallahassee as a way to limit public criticism of Steverson’s proposals to open up state parks to commercial […]
