Governor Rick Scott
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Recent News About Governor Rick Scott
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Floridians advised to use state's price gouging hotline following the hurricane
TALLAHASSEE - As Hurricane Matthew moved closer to Florida, residents were doing all that they could to prepare for the damage the storm was sure to bring. For Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, this meant activating the state’s price gouging hotline. -
2 new judges appointed to Escambia County Court
TALLAHASSEE – Florida Gov. Rick Scott recently appointed two new judges to the Escambia County Court. -
Businesses, politicos await WC rating bureau’s impact analysis of Supreme Court ruling
Florida’s business and insurance leaders are predicting workers' compensation rates will jump at least 20 percent in light of a Supreme Court decision striking limits on attorney fees. -
Black Lives Matter Tampa lambasts new juvenile detention predisposition law
TALLAHASSEE – An appeals court recently issued a ruling that would have meant a number of Florida counties had to pay the state as much as $100 million in predisposition costs before underage offenders were sentenced, but recent legislation signed into law at the end of March by Gov. Rick Scott made the court case a moot point.