Category Rick Scott
Former Governor Buddy MacKay Endorses Nan Rich
Just last week Buddy MacKay was one the subjects of our Thursday Bookshelf column describing his courageous fights with reactionary elements in our state. MacKay who was one of the most thoughtful and forward-thinking Florida officeholders from the 1970s to the 1990s today endorsed Nan Rich for Governor of Florida. While I am somewhat surprised […]
Trotter’s Take: Party/Ideology support starting to solidify in governors race. Good news for Crist.
With the race for Florida’s governor little over ten months away, poll numbers regarding the race is going to start being a regular occurrence. As predicted, the gap between former Gov. Charlie Crist in current Gov. Rick Scott has lessened. But even though this is the case, Crist still leads in all the polls of […]
Rick Scott’s Tax Abatement: #itsnotworking
Rick Scott and his Republican allies in the legislature have given tax break after tax break to companies on the premise of bringing new jobs to the state. The companies that get tax breaks are usually the ones that contribute most to political campaigns or that hire the best connected lobbyists in the capital. The […]
Rick Scott praises Koch Brothers confidant on Twitter. #itsnotworking
So, Rick Scott is at it again. In a recent tweet about business moving to Florida, Scott gave a “shout out” to the Cancer Treatment Centers of America. On the face of it, the gesture by Florida’s governor seems benign (no pun intended). But when we look at the owner of the company, we see […]
Rick Scott’s Florida: #ItsNotWorking – Manufacturing Jobs
During the 2013 Session, Governor Scott decided to make $115 million in manufacturing tax breaks his biggest legislative priority. But for years Republican legislators have naively promised tax breaks for industry and manufacturing and have produced very in little return for the state. Florida ranks 43rd in manufacturing nationally despite having the nation’s 6th biggest […]
#ItsNotWorking: Rick’s Scott’s McEconomy
Can you feel it? Maybe you can smell it in the air. The phenomenon that is rattling your senses isn’t the buzzing of a Florida economic revival but rather the potent odor of manure coming from the Governor’s (and RPOF’s) press shop. Newsflash, Florida: We are still stuck in the muck, lagging behind, and have […]
Rick Scott’s Florida: Examples of why #ItsNotWorking, with Commentary
We here at the Florida Squeeze have long planned on doing a series regarding Rick Scott’s unfulfilled job promises and misleading job claims in early 2014. A simple narrative had developed that Governor Scott has put Floridians to work after Governor Crist cost the state jobs. This, however, is a simplistic way of looking at […]
The State of Rick Scott’s Florida – TFS Presents: #ItsNotWorking
Over the past 2 years, Floridians have been subjected to the grandiose bragging and credit taking of Governor Rick Scott, RPOF Chairman Lenny Curry and RPOF leadership, claiming that Florida has turned a corner- that we’ve created hundreds of thousands of new jobs and Florida’s economy is on the right track. Thats all well and […]
Trotter’s Take: Rick Scott solidifies base, Crist falters in latest PPP poll.
If there is one message we can take away from the latest Public Policy Poll, it is that the phenomenon known as Charlie-mania is now over. Even though Charlie Crist had a 12-point lead in May 2013, the race between the former governor and the current governor, Rick Scott, is now neck and neck. This […]
PPP Poll: Charlie Crist Lead Over Rick Scott Dwindles To Just 2 Points, 65% Approve Medical Marijuana, 62% Approve Min. Wage Hike
Yes it’s 10 months before the general election, and yes, there’s still a primary to be won on the Democratic side. But, as one Florida reporter told me recently, it ain’t the bottom line – it’s the trend. Charlie Crist’s lead over incumbent tea party Governor Rick Scott is in freefall. The last time Public […]
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