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Rick Scott drops radio ad attacking California minimum wage hike ahead of trade mission

Published on April 25, 2016 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Ryan Ray

Gov. Rick Scott has never been shy about poaching jobs from Democratic states – or dropping ads against political opponents. Next week he’s set to go to deep-blue California to persuade businesses to re-locate to Florida, and the public-private economic development agency Enterprise Florida has prepared a brutal ad for the occasion. The one-minute spot trashes the Golden State and, implicitly, Gov. Jerry Brown for approving legislation to gradually raise the minimum wage to $15. “Economists predict it will be too much for companies to…

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Today on Context Florida: Revisiting the Daisy ad, Tallahassee Takeaways, political ads and idiocy in full Florida bloom

Published on April 4, 2016 in Apolitical/Top Headlines by Phil Ammann

Today on Context Florida: Martin Dyckman asks if it’s time to resurrect the Daisy ad. For those unfamiliar with it, the Daisy ad is considered the most effective political spot ever filmed. The spot begins with a precious little girl pulling petals from a flower, counting them imperfectly. It segues to a man’s harsh voice counting down from 10. The child’s face dissolves into the hideous sight and sound of an H-bomb test. “These are the stakes,” says another voice —…

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Diane Roberts: Yale tells Rick Scott it’s not ready to swap ivy for kudzu

Published on April 4, 2016 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Diane Roberts

It’s springtime! and idiocy is in full Florida bloom. The state Supreme Court just ruled that a disingenuous and dissembling solar energy initiative is good to go on this November’s ballot. The proposed amendment, “masquerading as pro-solar” (in the words of dissenting justice Barbara Pariente), is sponsored by utility companies. Yes, utility companies, those nice people who charge the taxpayers for power plants they may not even build, those great environmentalists who want solar about as much as you want…

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After Yale rejection, Rick Scott asks more Connecticut companies to move to Florida

Published on March 30, 2016 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Ryan Ray

Like most people who apply, Gov. Rick Scott was rejected by Yale when he suggested the Ivy League university founded in 1701 pull up stakes and move to Florida. Yale said they were flattered “to be recognized as an outstanding asset,” but said no thanks. That hasn’t stopped Scott from continuing to court Connecticut companies, however. On Wednesday the governor doubled down, citing an Orlando Sentinel report listing a slate of CT-based firms that could benefit financially from a move, and issued an…

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Rick Scott to Yale University: Come to Florida

Published on March 29, 2016 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster

Yale University should move to Florida. At least, that’s what Gov. Rick Scott thinks should happen. In a news release Tuesday, Scott called on the Ivy League university to consider moving its operations to the Sunshine State. The proposition comes as Connecticut lawmakers are proposing a 7 percent tax on the net investment profits of Yale’s endowment. “With news that the Connecticut Legislature wants to unfairly tax one of the nation’s most renowned universities to deal with the state’s budget…

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