Hired to help the unemployed, now keeping them company

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It's always nice when a governor you have repeatedly ridiculed finds time in his busy schedule to send you a holiday card. Having neglected my mailbox for the past several weeks, I'm not sure when this gem arrived. But it sure is breathtaking. And the inside is even better...
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I had no idea this was bad policy!

​Here's a fun way to defend a racist restriction on voting rights: First, claim the new rule is colorblind. Then, when black legislators get angry, plead ignorance. Say you had no idea the rule was draconian compared to policies in most of the country.More >>

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​In the fourth recent lawsuit targeted at policies of Gov. Rick Scott, the Florida Education Association is now suing over a 3 percent pay cut to the salaries of teachers and other school workers.

According to a news release from the union, the lawsuit was entered today in circuit court, alleging that the state enacted unconstitutional legislation in mandating 3 percent of salaries for employees enrolled in the Florida Retirement System count as "contributions" to their retirement benefits.

The lawsuit secondly alleges that the Legislature's actions resulted in a reduction of cost-of-living benefits for those investing into the FRS, which they also contend is unconstitutional.

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Maybe Esther Scott was tickled by New Times' Mother's Day letter. Maybe she caught a glimpse of her son's dismal approval rating. Or maybe some GOP head honcho cried so hard that she took pity. For whatever reason, Rick Scott's mom is once again campaigning for her son, the Lex Luthor of Tallahassee.

This time, she's touting Scott's legislative "success" -- those budget cuts that teachers, police officers, unemployed people, and every other conscientious mortal in the state hated.

"Like always, he made me proud,"  she says. "Like I said, he's a good boy."

Only 29 percent of Florida voters agree with Mrs. Scott on this point, according to the latest Quinnipiac University poll. Wonder when the Republican Party will stop pretending otherwise?

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Our friends in New York, Chicago, Detroit, and California are now benefiting from the questionable fiscal decisions of Florida's Tea Party governor.

Thanks, Governor, for sending money to our friends up north.

​They're receiving a large portion of the $2.4 billion in federal funds for a high-speed train that would have connected Tampa and Orlando. Rick Scott rejected the money and sent it back to Washington, claiming he was saving the state money and helping to solve the national budget crisis. But his gloating gets more absurd by the day.

First, Florida's own transportation department predicted that the bullet train would make money from the start. But Scott chose to believe the study funded by Big Oil, which questioned how many people would ride the train.

Then, we learned that Scott's lawyer lied when explaining to the Florida Supreme Court why he rejected the money. More >>