Scott Targets Weakest For Line-Item Veto Cuts
After using his line item power to veto more than $600 million in state spending, Governor Rick Scott is drawing heat from critics who say he has targeted the state's most vulnerable citizens.
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After using his line item power to veto more than $600 million in state spending, Governor Rick Scott is drawing heat from critics who say he has targeted the state's most vulnerable citizens.
While in The Villages to sign the state budget, Governor Rick Scott made another important decision to make: appointing a new judge to the Miami-Dade County Court.
Being a former health care executive, and wanting to bring more jobs to the state, would make one think Governor Rick Scott would champion higher education and health care. But based on his line-item vetoes, those are near the bottom of his priorities list.
Florida Governor Rick Scott will sign the new Florida budget Thursday afternoon. But while Scott is trying to sell his new budget as a "jobs budget," poll numbers show that Florida voters have soured on both Scott and his self-proclaimed "jobs budget."
Governor Rick Scott claimed to be the jobs governor and a man of the people when he took office in January. After failing to create jobs, cutting jobs, and passing drastic cuts in his first budget, it's safe to say the people are sick of Rick Scott.
Florida Governor Rick Scott is set to sign the new Florida budget Thursday afternoon in the Villages. While Scott is touting it as a jobs budget, the public is not buying what he's selling.
Not that anyone was asking him, but Florida GOP Governor Rick Scott told reporters that he will not be running from president in 2012.
Miami-Dade County mayoral candidate Marcelo Llorente's lawsuit to reinstate early voting on Sunday was rejected by Judge Barbara Areces late Friday afternoon.
In just five days, Miami-Dade voters will be casting ballots for a new mayor. Some voters though may be in for a big surprise.
An attorney for a Miami-Dade Mayoral candidate made his case before a judge Thursday morning as to why early voting hours should be restored for this Sunday.
The nearly two thousand attendees at the annual Governor's Hurricane Conference in Ft. Lauderdale will hear from the governor himself and the director of the National Hurricane Center on Wednesday.
Travelers visiting Florida will get a personal welcome from Gov. Rick Scott. Scott has defended spending $8,800 to put his name on highway signs welcoming travelers to Florida.
Florida Governor Rick Scott signed an insurance 'reform' bill Tuesday that will allow insurance companies to raise rates, in some cases, without government intervention.
Florida schools may be trading in heavy textbooks for high tech tomes under a budget proposal approved by lawmakers Monday.
Gov. Rick Scott has filed papers with the Florida Supreme Court urging the justices to reject a challenge to his takeover of agency rulemaking authority.
Governor Rick Scott is expected to sign major Medicaid reform into law after the legislature passed it this weekend.
While companies have started to pick up their hiring in 2011, in South Florida, if you're waiting to find your perfect, full-time job with great benefits, good luck.
Violent criminals who violate probation could be held without bond pending a probation violation hearing under legislation signed Monday by Gov. Rick Scott during a vigil at the Fort Myers Police Department to honor fallen officers.
Highly partisan bills limiting abortions are now headed to the desk of Governor Rick Scott, who is expected to sign both.
Gov. Rick Scott on Monday called the death of Osama Bin Laden a "great victory for Americans and for freedom-loving people worldwide."
The GOP-led Florida Senate passed a powerless piece of legislation Monday that would prohibit Floridians from being required to purchase health insurance.
The bill that could spell the end of greyhound racing in the Sunshine State cleared the Senate Friday but an amendment is sending it right back to the House.
Florida's insurance carrier of last resort may be on its last legs if Gov. Rick Scott has his way, according to a published report.
The Florida House voted 116-1 Thursday in favor of a bill that cracks down on so-called 'pill mills' which supply prescription painkillers to addicts and drug dealers.
Governor Rick Scott has named Ananth Prasad, a professional engineer with years of experience with the state, has been named secretary of the Department of Transportation late Monday, according to the News Service of Florida.
Voters in both counties decide Nov. 3 whether to renew school funding with no new taxes.
After a week missing and being struck by a car, K9 Gael was treated at VCA Hollywood Animal Hospital and cleared for duty.
The crash happened near the spot of a deadly Metro bus crash in Chatsworth.
Jonathan Escobar admitted during an interview to cashing altered money orders against accounts without customers' knowledge, police say.
More than a decade after a Georgia 19-year-old was sexually assaulted and kidnapped, a Florida man is facing charges. Officials say they believe more victims are still unidentified.
Voters in both counties decide Nov. 3 whether to renew school funding with no new taxes.
After a week missing and being struck by a car, K9 Gael was treated at VCA Hollywood Animal Hospital and cleared for duty.
The crash happened near the spot of a deadly Metro bus crash in Chatsworth.
Jonathan Escobar admitted during an interview to cashing altered money orders against accounts without customers' knowledge, police say.
More than a decade after a Georgia 19-year-old was sexually assaulted and kidnapped, a Florida man is facing charges. Officials say they believe more victims are still unidentified.
Former Cuban President Raúl Castro has reappeared in public at a military event celebrating an army branch's anniversary.
Diario Las Américas, a Miami-based Spanish-language newspaper, reported Tuesday that Castro is seriously ill, citing a confidential source in Cuba close to his inner circle.
A sign referencing Cuba was visible in surveillance footage of a gas pump fire at a Bird Road Chevron station.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is accused of developing and directing the plot to crash hijacked airliners into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.
Degnis Bofill, who won a 2022 Latin Grammy, is being held at the Krome Detention Center in Miami-Dade County while his asylum case is pending.
Alex Saab, 54, was deported in May by Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez to the U.S.
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge to toss their drug trafficking indictment on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country.
The deal involves developing 17 strategic oil fields in Venezuela, an undertaking that experts said could take years.
President Trump announced a deal to grant the U.S. control of more than 60 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves.
Carlos Tellez Sanchez had worked at a car dealership in Dallas during the day and drove for Uber Eats at night to support his family.
A former Republican Congressman turned Democrat, Jolly is running as a moderate voice, arguing that it is time for change after decades of Republican rule in Tallahassee.
Scott Singer, the former mayor of Boca Raton, discusses winning his primary and what's next in the race.
Former prosecutors question why a grand jury found $10 million misappropriated but charged no one.
The report found taxpayer money was routed through nonprofits and into political accounts, while Attorney General James Uthmeier faces fresh criticism over his role in the transfer.
Moskowitz discusses primary win, Democratic divide.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
Employer health benefit costs are projected to see the steepest increase next year since 2003. That could mean higher deductions and out-of-pocket costs for workers.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
Despite a rash of foodborne illnesses in recent months, one expert said the nation's food supply is "remarkably safe." Here's what to know.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.
Performer Macklemore is being dropped from Ed Sheeran's Loop tour after making on-stage statements that some found controversial.
Dubbed the "Designer to the Stars," Bob Mackie won nine Emmy Awards, a Tony Award and was nominated for three Oscars.
Stella Parton gives insight into her sister Dolly Parton's marriage, makeup habits and views on death in an exclusive CBS News interview.
Dolly Parton died in Nashville on Aug. 25 at the age of 80 — a shock to fans around the world who weren't aware of her illness.