Rick Scott News

Gov. Rick Scott has signed three active death warrants in recent weeks, the most any governor has signed in more than two decades.

Lake County's 4,700 teachers and school workers aren't likely to get raises for the current school year after lengthy union wage negotiations wrap up.

A new rule, set up by a transportation bill not yet signed by Gov. Rick Scott , would let anyone who gets a red-light camera ticket request an administrative hearing to challenge it.

But that doesn't change the fact that, in 2000, stung that 13 inmates had been exonerated and freed from death row in the previous 23 years, Ryan committed an act of profound moral courage, imposing a moratorium on capital punishment.

Lawmakers have passed a bill to strike the word "retarded" from state laws and publications, an initiative taken on by activists across the state, including Mark Swain, CEO and president of The Arc Sunrise of Central Florida located in Leesburg .

Motorists soon may find it harder - and more expensive - to fight tickets issued when red-light cameras snap their photos.

TALLAHASSEE _ The biggest battles on the education front in the 2013 legislative session already have been fought and largely decided: Educators will get $480 million in pay raises, though not precisely how Gov.

Two weeks after passing its final spending plan, the House Friday released a county-by-county breakdown of projects funded in the state's $74.5 billion budget.

Florida Governor Rick Scott says that he's concerned that cuts to the National Guard will impact immediate relief to the state in the event of a hurricane.

Deep cracks in what seemed to be monolithic momentum of the Republican election machine appeared here Saturday evening when Atlanta businessman Herman Cain swamped the established front-runners in a critical party straw poll that often predicts the Republican presidential nominee - and the next President of the United States.

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

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- A report released by Florida TaxWatch called the "Turkey Watch Report" is getting some backlash from local leaders.

The unemployment rate for Pinellas County dropped to 6.5 percent in April, according to the May 17 report from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity.

State Rep. Daniel Davis will become president and CEO of the JAX Chamber effective July 1, succeeding Wally Lee, who retired and stepped down last year after 23 years in the position.

Gov. Rick Scott will lead a state delegation to Chile next week, his eighth overseas trade mission since taking office.

Governor Rick Scott today announced the 2012 Annual Uniform Crime Report. The report shows Florida's crime rate dropped 6.5 percent compared to 2011.

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He's the governor who has made job creation his top priority but Thursday, Rick Scott rejected a proposed deal to bring major Internet retailer Amazon to the state of Florida.

Gov. Rick Scott must soon sign the new state budget, and he’s getting intense feedback on all sides: from lawmakers protecting hometown projects, hospitals worried about losing money and a business-backed group criticizing pork-barrel spending.

Governor Rick Scott today visited Bishop Grady Villas to celebrate $36 million in funding for the Agency for Persons with Disabilities waiver waiting list.