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Scott says he gave each health care project in the budget ‘equal and fair...

Gov. Rick Scott (Pic via flgov.com) Of the more then $142 million that Gov. Rick Scott vetoed from the already tight $70 billion budget yesterday, more than $38 million came in cuts to health care...

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Scott cuts funding for rape crisis centers during Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Gov. Rick Scott (Pic by FLGOVSCOTT, via Flickr) On April 17, smack in the middle of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Gov. Rick Scott vetoed $1.5 million for the Florida Council Against Sexual Violence....

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Scott spokesperson calls vetoed rape crisis center funding ‘duplicative’

Gov. Rick Scott (Pic via Facebook) Gov. Rick Scott’s office is claiming that the funding he vetoed for rape crisis centers was “duplicative” and that “nobody was able to make it clear to [the governor]...

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Task force on babies born to prescription drug-addicted mothers meets today

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi (Pic via myfloridalegal.com) At 2 p.m., Attorney General Pam Bondi will hold the first Statewide Task Force on Prescription Drug Abuse and Newborns meeting with Gil...

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Lawmaker says Scott’s rape crisis center funding veto highlights his ‘lack of...

State Rep. Lori Berman, D-Delray Beach (Pic by Meredith Geddings, via myfloridahouse.gov) State Rep. Lori Berman, D-Delray Beach, released a statement today expressing “deep disappointment in Governor...

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Tampa rape crisis center issues open invitation to Gov. Scott

Gov. Rick Scott (Pic via flgov.com) In response to Gov. Rick Scott’s line item veto stripping funding for 30 rape crisis centers around the state, a Tampa Bay center issued an open invitation to Scott...

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VIDEO: Scott asked about vetoed rape crisis center funding

After The Florida Independent broke news on Monday that Gov. Rick Scott vetoed $1.5 million for Florida rape crisis centers during Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the governor began discussing the...

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Scott honors director of rape crisis center after cutting her funding

Gov. Rick Scott (Pic via Facebook) Timing has not been on Gov. Rick Scott’s side lately. Earlier this week, I pointed out that the governor eliminated $1.5 million in state funds for 30 rape crisis...

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TV stations around the state highlight loss of funding for local rape crisis...

Gov. Rick Scott (Pic via flgov.com) This week, in one of my last stories here at The Florida Independent, I wrote about Gov. Rick Scott’s decision to veto $1.5 million from the state’s $70 billion...

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Scott signs new funding for sexual assault services

Gov. Rick Scott (Pic via flgov.com) Gov. Rick Scott signed new legislation today that will allocate $1.5 million to pay for relocation services for women who are victims of sexual battery. The bill’s...

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