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Orlando Democrats blast Scott over ‘dreamer’ veto
Central Florida’s Democratic state legislative delegation blasted Gov. Rick Scott Wednesday for vetoing a bill intended to make it easier for children of undocumented immigrants to obtain a Florida driver’s license – even though the effect of the veto is likely to be more symbolic than real. On Tuesday, Scott vetoed HB 235, which had been approved…
Read MoreAudit: Donegan’s office improperly searched Rick Singh’s records
Former Orange County Property Appraiser Bill Donegan’s office improperly used a public record database to look up information on political opponent Rick Singh, an audit by Comptroller Martha Haynie has found. The review looked at how the Property Appraiser’s Office used the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles’ database known as DAVE, or…
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In possible 2014 primary, Nan Rich says she’s ‘true Democrat’ against Charlie Crist
The Florida Democratic Party knows it needs Nan Rich. And, perhaps, so does former Gov. Charlie Crist, who could face her in next year’s Democratic primary for governor if he decides to run against her. A long-shot for governor, Rich’s background is an inverse of Crist’s: a committed liberal and a longtime Democrat, but a…
Read MoreRick Scott calls tuition hikes a tax increase, but signed on to them in past
Gov. Rick Scott continued to pound against university tuition increases on Friday, saying in a column published on a conservative news website that raising tuition is the same as raising taxes. “We owe it to the families in our state who are paying tuition today and those planning to pay tuition for the next generation…
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