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Richard Lynn "Rick" Scott (b. December 2, 1952) is an American businessman, former health care industry executive, attorney, founder of Conservatives for Patients' Rights and the Governor-elect of Florida. Scott defeated Democrat Alex Sink in a close race in the 2010 Florida gubernatorial election.
Richard Lynn "Rick" Scott (b. December 2, 1952) is an American businessman, former health care industry executive, attorney, founder of Conservatives for Patients' Rights and the Governor-elect of Florida. Scott defeated Democrat Alex Sink in a close race in the 2010 Florida gubernatorial election.
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Lake Tech's Fire Academy named 2012 Training Center of the Year
TAVARES — Fighting fires takes teamwork. So does training firefighters, according to Ron Williams, longtime director of the Lake Technical Center's Fire Academy. The Lake fire academy, located at Lake Tech's Institute of Public Safety on Lane...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Fires, Coral Springs, Human Interest, Robin Williams
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Water district head leaving to take environmental consulting job
Sun SentinelMelissa Meeker is stepping down as head of the South Florida Water Management District to take a private sector job with a Stuart-based environmental consulting firm. Meeker resigned Monday after two years leading the agency that is charged with...Tags: Everglades, Water, Politics, South Florida Water Management District, Marine Science
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Front & Center: Ethanol critic: End state mandate
Florida legislators passed a bill this year to repeal the state law that requires most gasoline sold in the state to include 10 percent ethanol. The bill, awaiting action from Gov. Rick Scott, would be largely symbolic, because federal law still...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Politics, Conservation, Renewable Energy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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In Broward, Scott tries to rally Republican faithful
— Six months after Republicans suffered big elections defeats, and 18 months before his own fate is in the hands of the voters, Gov. Rick Scott sought to energize Republican activists and donors Monday night with a call to evangelize on behalf of...
Tags: Elections, Internal Revenue Service, Politics, Fort Lauderdale, Executive Branch
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Water district leader submits resignation letter
The head of the South Florida Water Management District resigned Monday, leaving after just two years and creating another leadership shakeup for the far-reaching agency charged with guarding against flooding and leading Everglades restoration....
Tags: Everglades, Water, Politics, South Florida Water Management District, Marine Science
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Kosher meals fight continues
Florida's Department of Corrections got a stern rebuke from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals last week when the court sent a lawsuit brought by a Jewish prisoner over the right to receive kosher meals back to a lower court. The appeals court...Tags: Surfside, DOC: The Documentary Channel (tv network), Trials, Judaism, Prisons
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Looking into lawmakers' county budget allocations
Tallahassee Bureau ChiefTALLAHASSEE --Gov. Rick Scott took a knife to lawmakers' $74 billion-plus budget this week, blocking some $368 million in hometown projects. But the collective response from legislative leadership was a yawn. “While many will disagree with...Tags: Politics, Executive Branch, U.S. Senate, Government, Regional Authority
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Wealth lost in Orlando's foreclosure crisis: $720 million
Orlando has lost an estimated $720 million in wealth since the peak of the real estate market, particularly among low-income families, as a result of the area's wave of foreclosures, a national housing nonprofit reported Tuesday. The findings by the...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Financial and Business Services, Real Estate, Mortgages
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Judge will review 'textgate' messages privately
Circuit Judge Robert J. Egan decided Tuesday that he will review cell phone bills and text messages at the heart of a public-records fight that has engulfed several top Orange County leaders. Citizens for a Greater Orange County sued Orange County in...
Tags: Elections, Lawyers, Politics, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Gov. Scott signs elections bill extending early voting
Tallahassee Bureau ChiefTALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Rick Scott has signed an elections bill that attempts to reverse some of the restrictions the Republican-controlled Legislature put in place in 2011, including allowing more early-voting. The legislation is a response to the ridicule...Tags: Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Politics, Polls, U.S. Department of State, Voting
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Gov. Scott vetoes hundreds of millions from state budget
Miami HeraldGov. Rick Scott vetoed more than $368 million in spending from the Florida's 2013-14 budget, using his line-item authority to strike out scores of projects ranging from a $50 million coast-to-coast bike trail to tens of millions in college and...Tags: The Miami Herald, Colleges and Universities, Politics, Titusville, Executive Branch
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