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| Date | Thumbnail | Title/Description | Duration | Source |
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| 3/05/2012 |  |
Florida Opposition to "Parent Trigger" Bill Grows - Pt. 1 A group of bi-partisan Florida lawmakers and parents hold a press conference with Senate Democratic Leader Nan Rich to denounce SB 1718, the "parent trigger" bill that threatens to turn over to private, for-profit charter management companies the control of public schools throughout Florida. |
14:31 minutes | Minority Office |
| 3/05/2012 |  |
Florida Opposition to "Parent Trigger" Bill Grows-Pt. 2 A group of bi-partisan Florida lawmakers and parents hold a press conference with Senate Democratic Leader Nan Rich to denounce SB 1718, the "parent trigger" bill that threatens to turn over to private, for-profit charter management companies the control of public schools throughout Florida. |
5:13 minutes | Minority Office |
| 2/10/2012 |  |
Why are Senate Republicans So Afraid of Closing Corporate Tax Loopholes? Native Nurseries, a small family owned business has just one thing in common with Florida's large corporations - the same tax rate. The difference is the Tallahassee-based nursery pays them, while many of the largest corporations don't. With the state facing more rounds of damaging budget cuts and attempts to privatize and shutter 38 state prisons, ... |
3:06 minutes | Minority Office |
| 1/10/2012 |  |
Grandparents vs. Grandchildren? Florida Senate Democratic Leader Nan Rich on State of the State Florida Senate Democratic Leader Nan Rich (D-Weston) responds to Republican Governor Rick Scott's 2012 "State of the State." Senator Rich renews her call on the governor to "get real." |
8:54 minutes | Minority Office |
| 11/30/2011 |  |
Florida Foreclosure Crisis While California's Attorney General aggressively pursues foreclosure fraud, Florida's Attorney General worries more about insulating herself from controversy over the firings of two of her former top foreclosure fraud investigators. At the same time, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley files suit against some ot the largest banks on behal ... |
2:52 minutes | Minority Office |
| 11/19/2011 |  |
Pay to Play: Governor Rick Scott and Thomas Scully, From HCA Fraud to $500/hr Defense Fees Pay to Play: A DC law firm whose senior counsel once attempted to negotiate a nominal settlement on behalf of Rick Scott's hospital chain embroiled in massive Medicare fraud, and later sits as a board member of Scott's Solantic, gets a lucrative - and unusual - $500/hr. contract defending the state in a lawsuit involving an attack on the salaries o ... |
3:26 minutes | Minority Office |
| 11/04/2011 |  |
Dwarf tossing as Economic Stimulus? Millions of Florida tax dollars have gone to big corporations with no jobs to show for it, and even Gov. Rick Scott's former company is expanding, but not in Florida. The only GOP economic stimulus bill filed so far? Removing the state's 20-year old ban on dwarf tossing. As Florida's unemployment rate continues to soar above the national average, S ... |
3:04 minutes | Minority Office |
| 11/04/2011 |  |
Florida's Unconstitutional Laws: Follow the Money As Republican Governor Rick Scott opts to dip into taxpayer dollars once again to appeal a federal court injunction temporarily halting the testing of government assistance applicants, Senate Democratic Leader Pro Tem Arthenia Joyner, of Tampa, discusses who's really benefitting. "Follow the money," she says. |
3:00 minutes | Minority Office |
| 10/26/2011 |  |
Florida Senate Democrats Update October 27, 2011 Florida Gov. Rick Scott and his fellow Republicans turned away billions of our taxdollars, and the thousands of jobs that went with our cash. At the same time, with an eye on 2012, the GOP push is on to suppress the Democratic vote. |
6:01 minutes | Minority Office |
| 5/06/2011 |  |
Senate Democratic Leader Nan Rich Joins US Sen. Bill Nelson Senate Democratic Leader Nan Rich teams up with US Senator Bill Nelson in Tallahassee on Monday, May 2, 2011 to oppose changes to Florida's elections laws backed by Republicans. Democrats charge that the legislation will not only suppress the vote, but stack the deck one year out from the 2012 presidential election. Democratic state Party Chair Rod ... |
9:42 minutes | Minority Office |
| 3/09/2011 |  |
Florida Senate Democratic Leader Nan Rich: "Let's Get Real." Florida Senate Democratic Leader Nan Rich (D-Weston) delivers Senate Democrats' view on Florida's State of the State. Her remarks followed Governor Rick Scott's address during a joint legislative session on March 8, 2011. |
9:28 minutes | Minority Office |
