Rick Scott

Rick Scott has run a private investment firm since being forced out as CEO of hospital giant Columbia/HCA in 1997 amid a massive Medicare fraud scandal. The multi-millionaire reportedly spent about $50 million on his primary campaign. This is his first run for public office.

Governor

FLORIDA

Republican

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5 Large States, 5 Different Paths to Fix Broken Budgets

By not in system

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- California's governor wants to maintain temporary tax increases to keep $9 billion a year flowing to the state treasury. Low-tax Texas is considering tapping its rainy day account ...

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Wave of Anti-Abortion Bills Advance in the States

By not in system

NEW YORK -- Dozens of bills are advancing through statehouses nationwide that would put an array of new obstacles - legal, financial and psychological - in the paths of women seeking abortions. The ...

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Florida Supreme Court High-Speed Rail Decision Explained

By Steven Hoffer

Stop that train! The Florida Supreme Court has slammed the brakes on opposition to Gov. Rick Scott's decision to reject $2.4 billion in federal high-speed rail funding. The court dismissed a ...

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States Shift to Deep Cuts for Workers to Balance Budgets

By Andrea Stone

Dire. Drastic. Draconian. Call them what you will, but the measures being called for in state capitals to deal with record budget shortfalls are harsher than any in memory and have sparked angry ...

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Florida Budget Cuts: Gov. Rick Scott's 5 Most Dramatic Proposals

By Mary Phillips-Sandy

Earlier this month, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a series of drastic budget cuts in an attempt to close a $10 billion shortfall. Now it's Florida's turn. Newly elected Gov. Rick Scott, a ...

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Marco Rubio

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Governor

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Alex Sink

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Rick Scott

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Latest From the Web

May 25, 2012

Rick Scott's Florida Unemployment Reform Shortchanges The Jobless: Formal ... - Huffington Post

Source: Jackson County Floridan - Marianna FL

Two legal groups want the federal government to investigate Florida's treatment of jobless workers following reforms that made the Sunshine State's unemployment insurance program the most stingy in the nation.

May 24, 2012

Rick Scott Elephant Fail: Florida Governor Steps In It During Meeting With ... - Huffington Post

Source: Jackson County Floridan - Marianna FL

As a GOP governor of Florida, one might think that Rick Scott would know how to deal with elephants.

May 24, 2012

Rick Scott now unpopular with only 46 percent of Floridians

Source: Sarasota Weekly Planet - Tampa FL

Rick Scott is at his highest level of popularity in at least a year.

May 23, 2012

EXCLUSIVE: Florida Congressman Demands Gov. Rick Scott ?Immediately Suspend' Voter Purge

Source: Think Progress

Florida Congressman Ted Deutch (D) told ThinkProgress today that Gov. Rick Scott was engaging in a "blatant attempt to supress voter turnout."

May 23, 2012

How Governor Rick Scott Is Preventing Eligible U.S. Citizens From Voting In Florida

Source: Think Progress

The Miami Herald reports that "Florida's quest to identify and remove non-U.S. citizens from the voter rolls was started at the direct urging of Gov. Rick Scott."