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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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Obama's health care overhaul turns into a sprint
WASHINGTON (AP) — Its place assured alongside Medicare and Medicaid, President Barack Obama's health care law is now in a sprint to the finish line, with just 11 months to go before millions of uninsured people can start signing up for coverage....
Tags: Health Insurance, Republican Party, Healthcare Policies, Politics, Barack Obama
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Political, legal fights over school vouchers' fate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Students like Delano Coffy are at the heart of brewing political fights and court battles over whether public dollars should go to school vouchers to help make private schools more affordable. He was failing in his neighborhood...
Tags: Republican Party, New York University, Religion and Belief, Politics, Bob McDonnell
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Killer of women, 2 daughers executed in Florida
STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of killing an Ohio woman and her two teenage daughters in June 1989 as the victims returned from a dream vacation to Disney World has been executed. Oba Chandler, 65, was administered a lethal injection...Tags: Tampa, Amusement and Theme Parks
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Indiana GOP pushes ahead with big voucher program
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's Republican leadership is pushing ahead with a proposal that would be the nation's broadest use of school vouchers, allowing even middle-class families to use taxpayer money to send their kids to private schools....Tags: Freedom of Religion, Republican Party, John Kasich, Politics, Pennsylvania
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New Florida governor holds Twitter town hall
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — New Florida Gov. Rick Scott is tweeting to his constituents, answering a long list of questions in 140 characters or less. The Republican governor was sitting in his office Thursday using Twitter for the first time. He's...Tags: Mass Media, Florida, Politics, Arts and Culture, Career and Workplace
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GOP governors undermine Obama agenda in states
WASHINGTON (AP) — Their ranks swollen after the last election, Republican governors from Florida to Alaska are undermining President Barack Obama's agenda at every turn ahead of the Democrat's 2012 re-election campaign.
Some are rejecting...Tags: Alaska, Politics, Barack Obama, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin
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Lawyers to take over jobless-benefit appeals in Florida
Beginning next year, the state will change the way unemployment appeals are handled by requiring that hearing officers be lawyers. Currently, appeals referees do not have to be attorneys. They are Department of Economic Opportunity staff members trained...
Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Legislation, Unemployment, Career and Workplace
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Scott to sign texting-while-driving bill Tuesday
Gov. Rick Scott's office has announced that he'll sign a bill banning texting while driving next Tuesday in Miami. “As a father and a grandfather, texting while driving is something that concerns me when my loved ones are on the road," Scott...
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Gov. Scott touts better FCAT writing scores and (again) pushes raises for teachers
No one can accuse Gov. Rick Scott of failing to stay on message. In January, he announced he wanted money in the budget for teacher raises. And ever since, he seems not to have missed a single a chance to plug them. To that point, this morning his...Tags: Politics, Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Academic Progress, Government
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FCAT scores stay flat for third-graders, rise in writing for fourth grade
More than half of the third graders in Broward and Palm Beach counties are performing at or above grade level in math and reading, according to FCAT results released today by the Florida Department of Education. But this year, these scores might not...
Tags: Palm Beach County, Meadowbrook Elementary School, Fort Lauderdale, Teachers, Dania Elementary School
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Florida pays off federal loan for jobless benefits
Florida officials this week finished paying back about $3.5 billion the state had borrowed from the federal government to make unemployment payments during the worst of the recession. It was one of 36 states forced to borrow the money from the feds to...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Unemployment, Career and Workplace, Unemployment Benefits
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BurgerFi, Bill Nelson, guns at school & more
Winter Park folks have a knack for debating anything. Old houses, post offices, dog parks, you name it. Nowadays, it's hamburgers. Specifically, folks are worked up that BurgerFi — with its counter service at the south end of Park Avenue —...
Tags: Dean Cannon, Hamburgers, Foods and Beverages, Politics, Bill Nelson
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