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• Rich Says Democrats Need Candidate From South Florida

  

  SAFETY HARBOR | For 10 years, political pros have taken it almost as gospel that the strongest statewide Democratic candidates are centrists from Florida’s top battleground region of Tampa Bay.

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• Gov. Scott Vetoes Almost $400 Million From Florida's New Budget

  

  Funds for college buildings, and health and veterans programs get ax.

• Scott Vetos $368 Million From Budget

  TALLAHASSEE | Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who had a tough time winning cooperation this past year from the Republican-led Legislature, struck back on Monday by vetoing nearly $400 million from the state’s new budget.

• Gov. Rick Scott Steps Up Signing of Death Warrants

  Gov. Rick Scott has accelerated the pace of signing death warrants in Florida by lining up three executions in the next few weeks, the most in such a brief period of time in more than two decades.

• Florida Budget: Gov. Rick Scott to Veto Hike In Tuition

  

  Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who has maintained a steadfast opposition in the past year to raising the cost of college for students, will veto a proposed 3 percent tuition hike.

• Pension Vote Can Be Awkward For Some

  TALLAHASSEE | Florida House Republicans tried to close the state's pension system to new employees this year, saying it's a ticking time bomb that could cripple the state's budget for years to come.

• Scott Seeks Support From Schools Not to Raise Tuition

  

  TALLAHASSEE | Gov. Rick Scott has all but guaranteed a veto of the 3 percent tuition increase in the state budget, and he recently reached out to an unlikely group to aid his cause.

• Last-Ditch Play for Tutoring Money

  

  TALLAHASSEE | As the legislative session neared an end this month, state Rep. Erik Fresen found himself in an awkward position.

• Embattled Scott Trumpets Drop in Florida Jobless Rate

  

  TAMPA | Florida Gov. Rick Scott — who has made his handling of the state's economy the main thrust of his re-election campaign — got more to boast about Friday.

• Florida Gov. Rick Scott Rejects Amazon Warehouse Deal

  

  Florida currently doesn't collect the sales tax due on Amazon's shipments to state residents. With a physical presence here, Amazon would have had to collect taxes on those Internet purchases.

• Florida Insurance Fund Strong This Year

  The state-created fund that backs up private insurers in Florida is in the best financial shape it has been in years -- maybe the best since it was created in 1993.

• Ex-Death Row Inmates Urge Scott to Veto Timely Justice Act

  MIAMI | Two former death row inmates who have since been exonerated urged Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday to veto legislation that would expedite the state's capital punishment process, worrying it will condemn some innocent men to...

• Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam Launches Re-Election Bid

  Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam is running for re-election.

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• Expect Scott's Veto Pen to Be Light

• Generic Drug Makers Win Big Fight

• Pension Bill Remains Most In Doubt

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• Rick Scott: "We are already almost halfway to our 2010 goal of creating 700,000 new jobs in seven years."
• Will Weatherford: "Expanding Medicaid would require borrowing more money, drastically expanding our deficit."
• Kathy Castor: "70,000 three-year-olds and four-year-olds across America will lose access to the preschool Head Start program. ... 2,000 in the state of Florida alone."

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