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Two polls this week highlight the volatility of the science of predicting elections and set off a debate among pollsters and partisans.
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Gov. Rick Scott’s approval rating among Florida voters inches above the 40 percent mark for the first time during his governship, a new independent poll shows…. Read more »

TALLAHASSEE Mitt Romney has opened a lead over Barack Obama in the presidential race inFlorida, a new independent poll shows. The Quinnipiac University survey has… Read more »

The latest report from the state Department of Revenue showed sales tax collections — the main financial engine for state government — have been running ahead of forecasts. … Read more »

Florida, a state long tied to its image as a mecca for retirees, will grow older over the next few decades with serious implications for… Read more »

Public records advocate calls Project Sunburst ‘a great first step’… Read more »

The governor says it is another attempt by his administration to improve the “transparency” of state government and its decision-makers… Read more »

TALLAHASSEE Mitt Romney has moved into a tie with President Barack Obama in Florida, a new independent poll shows. The survey from Quinnipiac University shows… Read more »

State. Sen. Chris Smith releases his own task force report calling for major changes in Florida’s stand your ground law. He said lawmakers should not delay in revising the law _ although Gov. Rick Scott and legislative leaderes are expected to take a slower approach in deciding whehter to change the measure…. Read more »

Gov. Rick Scott’s political committee — Let’s Get to Work — hauled in more than $1.1 million with more than a week before the end of April.
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Rick Scott has his doubts about large university tuition increases. He also says he won’t have to self-finance his re-election campaign in 2014…. Read more »

Although it remains a shadow of an initiative that once had $300 million a year in funding, the land-buying program received $8.4 million from the Legislature for next year. … Read more »

Gov. Rick Scott today hailed the latest state jobs report showing Florida’s unemployment rate made its largest monthly drop in 20 years.

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Following the shooting death of unarmed teen in Sanford, Gov. Rick Scott today announced the creation of a state task force that will review “citizen safety” laws and report back to him and the state Legislature.

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TALLAHASSEE With a lighter touch of his veto pen, Gov. Rick Scott underscored a dramatic departure from his first year in office, signing a new… Read more »