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Florida takes Cuba business ban appeal to U.S. federal court
MIAMI — Florida has appealed in a Miami federal court last month’s ruling blocking the entry into force of a state law prohibiting state agencies from awarding contracts to companies doing business with Cuba and Syria. Florida Governor Rick Scott announced the appeal of the June 26 ruling by US…
Governors: No Obamacare for Florida and Louisiana
In separate interviews, the governors of Florida and Louisiana said they would defy this week’s Supreme Court decision upholding the Affordable Care Act. “We’re not going to implement Obamacare in Florida,” Florida Governor Rick Scott said Friday, according to The Tampa Bay Times. “We’re not going to expand Medicaid because…
Florida Governor: Elections officials thought I was dead
In a radio interview Thursday, Florida Governor Rick Scott (R) claimed election officials in the state once believed that he was dead, forcing him to cast provisional ballots in two elections. He mentioned the unusual encounter as a means of defending his ongoing voter purge, which he says is necessary…
Stewart calls out ‘Mr. Clean impersonator’ Rick Scott for voter purging
Jon Stewart delighted in poking fun at Florida Governor Rick Scott’s controversial voter purging campaign Tuesday evening, calling him a “Mr. Clean impersonator” and the former lead singer of the Australian rock group Midnight Oil. Scott’s voter purge was meant to take non-citizens off the voting roll, but revealed that…
Miami reporter: Hispanics and independents targeted by Florida’s voter purge
In an interview with MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell today, Miami Herald reporter Marc Caputo offered more details as to who is being targeted in Florida Governor Rick Scott’s attempt to purge “non-citizens” from the state’s voter rolls. Out of about 2,600 people identified by the Scott administration as non-citizens, Caputo said,…
Florida GOP Gov has staff tell hundreds of eligible voters they can’t vote
Florida Governor Rick Scott (R) is facing major criticism for his administration ruling many eligible citizens in the state ineligible to vote, according to an exclusive report from Think Progress. Scott’s plan calls for the state to purge all “non-citizens” from the voting rolls before the November election. However, his…
No Guns Allowed at the Republican National Convention — Water Guns, That Is
Here’s a nugget of WTF for you: Florida Governor Rick Scott has refused a request by the city of Tampa to limit guns outside the Republican National Convention in Tampa this summer: Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) has officially rejected a proposal by the city of Tampa to limit firearms…
Fla. governor tries relating to black students with public housing tale
Confronted by a group of angry Florida A&M students outside his home on Thursday night, Florida Governor Rick Scott (R) attempted to generate some empathy by telling the mostly black crowd that he grew up in public housing. The students were protesting the governor’s call for James Ammons, president of…
Hazing death will prompt reforms: Florida governor
TALLAHASSEE, Fla (Reuters) – Florida Governor Rick Scott on Friday vowed an investigation to discover the truth about the apparent hazing death of a drum major that shocked an historically black college and its renowned marching band. Speaking to reporters, Scott said his office ordered Florida A&M University to postpone…
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