Florida Gov. Rick Scott speaks to the media during a visit to the Florida International Academy charter school on Jan. 6, 2011 in Opa Locka. Scott visited the school with Michelle Rhee, who was the former head of public schools in Washington, D.C.
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Activist Groups Demand Florida Election Reform
One week after the 2012 election, several activist groups held news conferences to demand reform Tuesday. Nadine Smith of Equality Florida, Margie Lee of the AARP in South Florida, Gov. Rick Scott, incoming Republican House Speaker Will Weatherford and Maribel Balbin of the League of Women Voters of Miami-Dade County spoke about the issue.
Gov. Rick Scott: Lack of Customs Staffing at MIA Could Damage Florida's Image
Insufficient U.S. Customs and Border Protection staffing at Miami International Airport could damage Florida's image and its "international business competitiveness," Gov. Rick Scott told Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano in a letter Thursday.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott is asking state lawmakers to put aside money in the coming year to give pay raises to the state's teachers.
A spokeswoman for the governor said that Scott will announce his proposal Wednesday in Ocoee. The governor's office is not providing any additional details yet.
Scott last year pushed legislators to increase overall funding going to the state's public schools but he did not mandate that the money go to teacher salaries.
In the past GOP legislators have resisted calls to raise teacher salaries by saying it was the responsibility of local school boards to decide how much to pay teachers.
The state has roughly 168,000 teachers.
Scott is putting the finishing touches on the 2013 budget he will likely submit next week to legislators.
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