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Appeals court denies Scott request for second review on deposition of ousted...
The First District Court of Appeals rejected Gov. Rick Scott‘s request for a second review of a three-judge panel’s order yesterday that former corrections chief Ed Buss give a deposition in lawsuit...
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Over Gov. Scott’s objections, ousted prisons chief gives deposition in prison...
Despite Gov. Rick Scott’s attempts to quash his testimony, former Department of Corrections Secretary Ed Buss this afternoon spent two-and-a-half hours answering questions under oath for a lawsuit...
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Judge rules prison privatization plan unconstitutional
A Tallahassee circuit court judge has ruled that the prison privatization plan included by lawmakers in the state budget is unconstitutional. Tallahassee Judge Jackie Fulford agreed with the Florida...
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Teamsters accuse Florida corrections department of wage theft
The Teamsters Union is accusing the Florida Department of Corrections of cheating prison workers out of nearly an hour of pay each day, according to a complaint filed with the U.S. Department of Labor...
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Cities want to rollback pension standard OK’d under Jeb Bush
Florida cities said Monday that they are poised to make another attempt at revamping costly pension requirements that emerged under former Republican Gov. Jeb Bush. The current Republican-led...
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Nurses follow suit over prison privatization suit
The Florida Nurses Association has filed a lawsuit against the state corrections department over a prison health care privatization effort ordered by lawmakers in the budget last year. The nurses are...
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New complaint against Scott and new negative TV spots highlight gov’s race
A retired Broward County law enforcement official filed a complaint Thursday with the Florida Elections Commission against Gov. Rick Scott, who recently appeared in Tampa with cops who later said they...
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