Gov. Scott says future of $1 billion foreclosure prevention progam undecided
Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s spokesman said this morning there has been no decision regarding the future of the more than $1 billion Hardest Hit program, which is aimed at helping unemployed and...
View ArticleNelson questions Scott’s delay in starting foreclosure prevention program
Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Florida, is trying to find out why a $1.05 billion foreclosure prevention program has yet to open statewide. The federal program, called Hardest Hit, gave its first pot of money to...
View ArticleEconomist: “Very little to win” from Rick Scott tax cuts
University of Central Florida economist Sean Snaith is a registered Republican, but he’s no fan of Gov. Rick Scott’s push to further slash Floridians’ tax burden. “I am always puzzled by the persistent...
View ArticleLawmakers expand Bondi public records request
Two lawmakers seeking federal assistance to investigate the ouster of state foreclosure fraud investigators have expanded their public records request of Attorney General Pam Bondi’s office. Sen....
View ArticleTexas trounces Florida in state-economy smackdown
Florida Gov. Rick Scott and Texas Gov. Rick Perry today in West Palm Beach. Photo by Lannis Waters/The Palm Beach Post Florida Gov. Rick Scott and Texas Gov. Rick Perry took the stage at the Palm Beach...
View ArticleSupport of Florida foreclosure bill holds narrow lead in Tallahassee
Florida Gov. Rick Scott is facing heavy lobbying from both sides of the fast-track foreclosure bill that arrived on his desk this week. Response in support of the plan, HB 87, narrowly outpaces those...
View ArticleForeclosure checks from national settlement worth $1,480
Gov. Rick Scott signs bill to spend $200 million in National Mortgage Settlement Money as Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi looks onMore than 960,000 borrowers nationwide who submitted a claim through...
View ArticleCEO: Florida’s state income tax not a factor in decision to move here from...
Cancer Treatment Centers of America's Philadelphia hospital. Asked why he decided to move the 225-person headquarters of Cancer Treatment Centers of America to Boca Raton from Schaumburg, Ill., Chief...
View ArticleNo state subsidies for All Aboard Florida, Scott says in stern letter
Florida Gov. Rick Scott wrote to All Aboard Florida president Michael Reininger yesterday, outlining constituent concerns about the express passenger rail service and making one point clear _ no state...
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