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Nearly 7,000 Jobs In Miami-Dade Disappear In February

Governor Rick Scott hopes the release of the state’s unemployment numbers Friday will bring more improvement after the jobs numbers spiked in January.

CBS Miami–2013/03/29

Fla. Gov. Rick Scott talks to CBS4's Gio Benitez in Tampa about the RNC and Tropical Storm Isaac on Sunday, August 26, 2012. (Source: CBS4)

Scott To Feds: Reimburse Fla. Taxpayers’ Millions Spent On Ports

Gov. Rick Scott feels Florida is owed millions of your tax dollars.

CBS4–2013/03/28

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Florida House OKs Ban On Internet Cafés

Internet cafes are just one vote away from being outlawed in Florida.

CBS4–2013/03/22

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Fla. House OKs Bill That Would Skyrocket Campaign Contribution Limits

A bill that would significantly raise campaign contributions survived a House vote Friday.

CBS4–2013/03/22

Florida Governor Rick Scott on November 14, 2011 in Miami. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Scott Heads Back To Court To Drug Test State Workers

Republican Governor Rick Scott won’t give up just yet on his mission to impose random drug testing for thousands of state workers.

CBS Miami–2013/03/22

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Former Gov. Crist Speaks At Democratic Dinner

Former Gov. Charlie Crist, who was once a Republican, gave one of his first speeches as a Democrat Friday night.

CBS4–2013/03/16

(Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

AG Bondi Next In Succession To Scott Until Carroll Replaced

Large companies have succession plans, and so does the government: if the president is unable to serve, the vice president takes over.

CBS4–2013/03/14

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GOP Legislature Kills Medicaid Expansion

The Florida Legislature has essentially killed a plan from Governor Rick Scott to expand Medicaid coverage to roughly 1 million of Florida’s poorest residents as part of the Affordable Care Act.

CBS Miami–2013/03/11

(AP Photo/H. Rumph Jr)

Florida Estimates Obamacare To Cost $5.2 Billion Over Next Decade

Florida economists are now projecting that the total cost to Florida taxpayers for the Affordable Care Act will be approximately $5.2 billion over the next decade.

CBS Miami–2013/03/07

Gov. Rick Scott delivers his state of the state on Tuesday, March 5, 2013. (Source: The Florida Channel)

Scott’s State Of State Speech Says Plans Are Working

Governor Rick Scott went before a joint legislative session for the third time in office to deliver the State of the State address with what he described as one simple message, “it’s working.”

CBS Miami–2013/03/05

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