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Poll Shows Extremely Tight Race Between Crist & Scott
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) — Pointing to support from independent voters, a poll released Thursday gives Democrat Charlie Crist a slight edge over Republican...
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PolitiFact Florida: Fact-Checking Claims On High Speed Rail Line
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Plans for a high speed rail line from Tampa to Orlando were stopped in their tracks in 2011 when Governor Rick Scott turned down $2.4 billion...
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PolitiFact Florida: Fact-Checking Claims On Medicaid Expansion
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Charlie Crist has berated Gov. Rick Scott for not accepting federal dollars to expand Medicaid; the state and federally funded program that...
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PolitiFact Florida: Fact-Checking Claims On Climate Change
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) — While jobs and education have been key factors in Florida’s too-close-to-call race for Governor, so has climate change. Environmentalists were...
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Eyeing 2016, Jeb Bush Talks Foreign Policy
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter CORAL GABLES, Fla. (CBSMiami/AP) — Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush reaffirmed his support for the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba. All this while there is still...
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Jeb Bush To Step Down From Banking Advisory Position
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) — Jeb Bush recently announced he is actively exploring the idea of running for president. Now, the former Florida governor is stepping...
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Governor Scott Insists He Has Met Jobs Promise
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSE (CBSMiami/AP) – Governor Rick Scott touted Friday that he has achieved a promise from his 2010 campaign as Florida has added more than 700,000 jobs...
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Prosecutor: No Plans To Investigate Complaint Over Ouster
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CBSMiami/AP) — A Tallahassee prosecutor said he will not investigate whether Florida Governor Rick Scott along with cabinet members violated...
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Gov. Scott Steps Into Health-Care Funding Battle
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) — Florida Governor Rick Scott proposed an idea in the legislative battle over health-care funding. An idea that was quickly dismissed...
View ArticleFederal Probe Could Shake Up Florida’s Governor Race
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – Federal investigators have subpoenaed records related to a Tallahassee city agency, raising a new challenge for Mayor Andrew...
View ArticleFlorida Gov. Scott Rich And Getting Richer – Worth $232M
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) – Republican Florida Gov. Rick Scott filed financial information with the state that lists his net worth at more than $232 million, or an...
View ArticleGov. Rick Scott’s Battle Over Finances Heads To Appeals Court
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) — A long-running battle over whether Gov. Rick Scott is following the state’s financial disclosure laws is going before an appeals...
View ArticlePoll: Graham, DeSantis Take Lead In Florida’s Gubernatorial Race
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – With the primary elections almost exactly a month away, a poll released Friday shows Democrat Gwen Graham and Republican Ron...
View ArticleGov. Scott Tours River Filled With Toxic Algae
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Governor Rick Scott was in Martin County on Friday touring a river filled with toxic algae. Scott refused to speak with residents who wanted...
View ArticleGov. Scott Seeks To Shift $58 Million In School Safety Money
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA) – With local officials using only a portion of the money set aside for Florida’s controversial school “guardian”...
View ArticleFormer Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine Pumped About His Chances
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – For much of the past year former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine has led the polls. Levine has campaigned heavily that he is the one to stand...
View ArticleFBI Investigation Looms Over Andrew Gillum
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami/CNN) — An ongoing federal investigation into public corruption in Tallahassee, threatens to damage the nascent campaign of Democratic...
View ArticleGov. Scott Confronted By Protesters At Campaign Stop
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter VENICE (CBSMiami/AP) – Florida Gov. Rick Scott was confronted by dozens of protesters during a southwest Florida campaign stop. The Sarasota Herald-Tribune...
View ArticleAIDS Foundation, Governor’s Office Argue Over Records
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA) — Attorneys for the nation’s largest non-profit AIDS health-care provider squared off Monday against Gov. Rick...
View ArticleRon DeSantis Releases Tax Returns
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) -— Ron DeSantis, the Republican candidate for Florida governor who won the nomination with the strong backing of President Donald...
View ArticleGillum Wrapping “Bring It Home Tour” In Northern Florida
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami) – With just hours left to go before the polls open on Election Day, gubernatorial Andrew Gillum is wrapping up a two-week bus tour of...
View ArticleDeSantis Wins Gubernatorial Race Over Gillum, Who ‘Could Not Be Prouder Of...
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – Florida voters on Tuesday continued a two-decade streak of Republican dominance by electing former U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis as...
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Governor-Elect DeSantis Visits Broward BMA Jewish Day School
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Governor-elect Ron DeSantis and Lieutenant Governor-elect Jeanette Nuñez visited a school in South Florida on Monday morning. They toured the...
View ArticleFlorida Governor Rick Scott To Stay As Governor Through Full Term
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA) – Gov. Rick Scott announced Tuesday that he will serve out his full second term under an arrangement that will...
View ArticleTrump Administration Official To Take Over Florida Agency
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) – Governor-elect Ron DeSantis is appointing an official from the administration of President Donald Trump to run the agency that oversees...
View ArticleGovernor Rick Scott Makes Appointments On Final Day
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA) – Gov. Rick Scott on Monday made a series of appointments during his final day in office, including appointing...
View ArticleFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis Inaugural Address
Mr. Chief Justice, Senator and Mrs. Scott, members of the Cabinet and fellow citizens: I take the helm of the ship of state as a Florida native, a veteran of our nation’s military, conscious of my own...
View ArticleThe Week That Was In Florida Politics: ‘Major Announcements’ Made By Gov....
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA) — He’s been on the job for just a handful of days, but Gov. Ron DeSantis has already burnished his brand as a...
View ArticleFlorida Governor DeSantis Makes SFWMD Appointments, Seeks $625 Million For...
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis made a couple of appointments to the South Florida Water Management District governing board on Tuesday and...
View ArticleFlorida Senate Budget Chief Backs Plane For Governor DeSantis
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – Senate Appropriations Chairman Sen. Rob Bradley lent support Wednesday to putting the governor in a new state-operated aircraft,...
View ArticleGov. DeSantis Wants Accountability Via Statewide Grand Jury; Issues Executive...
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Nearly one year after the tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued an executive order to increase...
View ArticleFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis Scraps More Rick Scott Appointments
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) — Gov. Ron DeSantis is moving to further put his fingerprints on boards and commissions across the state while wiping away those of...
View ArticleGov. DeSantis Gets Legislative Support For Environmental Projects
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) — Gov. Ron DeSantis would get nearly all the money he’s requested for environmental projects in an initial House budget proposal for...
View ArticleWorkplace Vaping Ban Headed To Gov. DeSantis’ Desk
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – More than five months after Florida voters approved a ban on workplace vaping, the issue is on the way to Gov. Ron DeSantis. The House on Thursday gave unanimous approval...
View ArticleGovernor DeSantis Touts Free Speech On Florida College Campuses
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) — A campaign about free speech on Florida college campuses — a hot-button issue across the nation — is being backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and public university presidents, who...
View ArticleSchool Vouchers Expansion Goes To Governor DeSantis
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday formally received a major education bill that includes the addition of a new school vouchers program. DeSantis will have until May 21 to act on...
View ArticleGov. DeSantis Signs Bill To Create Agricultural Hemp Program
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) — An agricultural hemp program will be established in Florida under a bill signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. The Republican governor signed the bill Tuesday. It is hailed...
View ArticleNo Landing Yet For Florida’s New State Plane
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ $15.5 million business jet still doesn’t have an estimated arrival time at Tallahassee International Airport. But the plane is being built as attorneys hammer out final...
View ArticleGovernor Ron DeSantis Committee Rakes In Cash
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – Gov. Ron DeSantis’ political committee has collected more than $546,000 in contributions this month, with large chunks coming from out-of-state donors and the optometry...
View ArticlePay For Florida Teachers A Centerpiece Of Governor Ron Desantis’ Budget
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is proposing a $1 billion injection into Florida’s public education system in the upcoming fiscal year, money that would largely go toward pay...
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