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RPOF: Joe Biden and Debbie Wasserman Schultz 'Late to the Party'

Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., traveled to Panama to talk about the Panama Canal expansion and its importance to Floridas economy on Monday.

The Republican Party of Florida noted, however, that Biden and Wasserman Schultz were late to the party championing Florida's ports.

In a press release from the RPOF, Press Secretary Susan Hepworth wrote:

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State Board of Education to Discuss Future Testing Plans

The State Board of Education will be meeting on Tuesday in Gainesville to discuss Florida's academic standards and the future of assessment tests in the Sunshine State.

In September, Gov. Rick Scott ordered Florida to pull out of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) test and required the State Board of Education to hold public hearings on Florida's education standards.

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Rick Scott's Congratulatory Letter to New Attorneys Sounds Like a Campaign Ad

Gov. Rick Scott recently sent out letters to newly-admitted attorneys congratulating them on their accomplishments, but the letter sounded a lot like a campaign ad.

Scott lauds his own accomplishments in the letter, saying:

"In the four years before taking office, Florida lost more than 832,000 jobs, and unemployment more than tripled -- from 3.5 to 11.1 percent. State debt increased by $5.2 billion, our housing market collapsed, our economy was off track and our families were hurting.

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Rick Scott to make Jobs Announcement

Gov. Rick Scott will be making a jobs announcement Monday, according to a press release from the governor's office.

Scott will head to Panama City to make the announcement at Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport at 1 p.m.

Check back to this blog for more updates as they become available.

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Maybe Not ...

November 18, 2013 - 6:00pm

Marshall Criser III Criticized Over Common Core Support

Marshall Criser III has not yet been officially sworn in as Florida's state university system chancellor, but he's already touched a nerve of some Common Core opponents in the Sunshine State.

In a new press release, Florida Stop Common Core Coalition, an organization that has been vocal against the national education standards, said it was "disappointed" in Criser's imminent appointment because he has no academic experience and has worked in the business community for his entire career.

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The White House Mess

November 17, 2013 - 6:00pm

WASHINGTON -- Let's recap: If you like your insurance policy, you can keep it. No, wait. If you liked your policy, it was probably worthless anyway. Scratch that. If your junk policy was canceled and you still want it, you can keep it. Er, get it back.

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