Tag: Gov. Rick Scott
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Florida education on trial; Lawsuit seeks to redefine public education to benefit poor
By Eric Barton
FloridaBulldog.org
A case that could fundamentally change how Florida funds and administers education is center stage in a trial that begins next Monday in a Tallahassee courtroom. -
Gov. Scott chose a familiar face to manage his $72 million blind trust
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
Most Floridians have never heard of Alan Lee Bazaar. Yet as chief executive of the New York investment advisory firm that serves as trustee of Gov. Rick Scott’s blind trust, Bazaar is the keeper of an important public trust for Florida’s citizens. -
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Senate leaders want special districts covered by state lobbyist registration laws
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
Key lawmakers in Tallahassee say they will introduce reform legislation this session to require lobbyists at independent special districts to publicly register and disclose who they work for and how much they’re being paid. -
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Broward commission looks to defy Gov. Scott on access for Obamacare ‘navigators’
By Wiliam Hladky
BrowardBulldog.org
Heavily Democratic Broward County is expected to join Pinellas County in resisting Republican Governor Rick Scott’s decision to bar Obamacare enrollment advisors from state health department facilities. -
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Despite “No Involvement” pledge, Butterworth got the kind of private deal he backed as DCF boss
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
When Bob Butterworth filed a bid last winter on a $44.8 million-a-year Department of Children and Families private management contract he signed a “Statement of No Involvement.” By signing the statement, the former Florida Attorney General certified that neither he nor anyone else at the non-profit Broward Behavioral Health Coalition was involved in developing the DCF program for the project his company was bidding on. -
Major contributor to Gov. Scott is silent partner in Bob Butterworth’s $44.8 million deal with DCF
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
Another political insider – this time a major contributor to Gov. Rick Scott – has cropped up in a $44.8 million-a-year government-business deal to manage mental health services in Broward County.
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