February 1, 2013 - 6:00pm
When Gov. Rick Scott proposed his first budget in 2011, he staged the announcement at a tea party rally in Eustis. On Thursday, the governor announced his latest budget at an event at the state Capitol -- with the tea party movement almost forgotten.
At Eustis in 2011, Scott proposed a state budget of $65.8 billion. Now, less than two years later, he is calling for a budget of $74.2 billion, an increase of almost 6 percent over last years budget. After the legislative waltz ends in May, the final budget will almost certainly be higher than the governors proposal.
WASHINGTON -- Immigration reform is coming. Let's get it right. What counts as getting it wrong? The 1986 Simpson-Mazzoli Act, signed by President Reagan.