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Senator Rick Scott says the quiet part out loud in new GOP manifesto
… have obstruction down but their ideas aren’t all that popular.
This is why Sen. Rick Scott‘s (R-FL) decision to put out an 11 point manifesto, complete with …
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Former governor Rick Scott allowed people to die by rejecting $70 million in HIV funding
… could have requested that the Joint Legislative Budget Commission approve the new spending, LaLota said that the Scott administration blocked them from speaking to the legislature.
“Rick Scott had us
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Two years after the Pulse massacre, where is Rick Scott on LGBTQ rights?
Two years after the Pulse nightclub shooting that claimed 49 lives, why is Florida governor Rick Scott‘s position on LGBTQ issues still a big question mark?
It took two …
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Florida Gov. Rick Scott: marriage equality is 'the law of the land'
… an interview Tuesday night at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, with conservative Republican Gov. Rick Scott of Florida.
He was asked about same-sex marriage. And as Politico reported …
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Florida gov. Rick Scott chased out Starbucks by furious woman: 'You're an a**hole!'
All he wanted was a cup of coffee. What he got was a thorough lip-lashing.
A Gainsville, Florida woman didn’t hesitate to give Florida governor Rick Scott a …
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21 GOP senators tell colleagues to oppose same-sex marriage bill unless it allows discrimination
A group of 21 Republican senators has signed a letter urging their Republican colleagues to support an amendment that would help gut anti-discrimination protections in a bill requiring states …
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Karine Jean-Pierre calls out Republicans for actively trying to hurt Americans
… UnPCn27TVK
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) December 16, 2021Jean-Pierre was referring to Republicans like Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) who said last month, “This is a gold mine for us …
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Biden declares "Pride is back at the White House" after designating Pulse a national memorial
President Joe Biden (D) has signed H.R. 49, the bill designating the site of the 2016 Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida as a national memorial, into law. Afterward …
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Five years have passed since the Pulse shooting. Change didn't come.
“Waiting for a change to set us free / Waiting for the day when you can be you and I can be me”
Those were the opening lyrics to the …
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House passes bill to designate Pulse nightclub a national memorial
… R. 49 was introduced by Democrat Reps. Val Demings, Stephanie Murphy, and Darren Soto. Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) will introduce it in the Senate.
Scott was Florida’s governor …
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Here are the senators who voted against America's first gay Cabinet Secretary
… Bill Hagerty (TN)
Josh Hawley (MO)
James Lankford (OK)
Roger Marshall (KS)
Marco Rubio (FL)
Rick Scott (FL)
Tim Scott (SC)
Richard Shelby (AL)
Tommy Tuberville (AL)The entire group …
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Pete Buttigieg is scheduled for his first Senate hearing as the transportation secretary nominee
… Blackburn (R-TN), Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO), Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), and Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL). On the other side of the aisle, Buttigieg will find familiar …
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Florida prosecutor who fought marriage equality may be Trump's impeachment spokesperson
… that’s a big plus.
She served 8 years under the terrible leadership of Gov. Rick Scott, who excluded LGBTQ people from protection of discrimination laws and intentionally refused federal …
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Florida's secretary of state was caught in blackface drag. He just resigned.
… He was recognized for his work increasing voter registration and he spoke out against Governor Rick Scott‘s (R) purge of voter rolls.
In December, DeSantis named Ertel the future …
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Florida governor deliberately excludes LGBTQ people from nondiscrimination policy
… protections for LGBTQ families, this order draws a stark contrast,” Saunders said.
Former Florida governor Rick Scott, also a Republican, pledged to add the protections following the mass shooting at …
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Andrew Gillum loses his bid to become Florida governor to a mini-Trump
… LGBT views, including insulting the victims of the Pulse nightclub massacre.
Meanwhile, current Republican governor Rick Scott beat Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson to win a seat in the Senate, expanding …
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Florida's plan for bullied LGBTQ kids? Send them to Christian schools.
This past March, Florida became the first state to create a private school voucher program just for bullied students.
The Hope Scholarship Program gives students who report being bullied $6 …
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The two years after the Pulse shooting have shown that queer lives don't matter
… on college campuses, government buildings, and even airports get hearings in the state legislature.
Governor Rick Scott (R) even refused the simple gesture of wearing a rainbow ribbon to remember …
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Orlando mayor offers non-apology for omitting LGBTQs from Pulse memorial
The mayors of Orlando and Orange County have doubled-down on a statement regarding the Pulse shooting in which they omitted any mention of LGBTQ people.
The controversy stems from …
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Orlando's gay commissioner: GOP 'loaded those bullets with hatred'
… Orlando shooting recently, where she criticized the inaction of GOP politicians like Marco Rubio and Rick Scott.
Sheehan called out the politicians for their hypocrisy in expressing their sympathy for …