Comments on: Scott Slashes $461 Million From Budget, Including Local Programs

By: Frustrated wife

Frustrated wife — Sat, 27 Jun 2015 06:10:59 +0000

To bringiton i have a hard time sitting here accepting your comments. Those state workers for one my husband law enforcement pays part in his retirement,doesnt just sit behind a desk all day he is constantly out there risking his life to protect your sorry butt and doesnt get paid enough to do what he does. He does his job with honor and hasnt gotten a raise in over 7.5 years so i am sure if you had to get out of bed at midnight for a call, i dont think you probably could handle it. As a wife we worry daily will they come home and no the state wont take care of our families. We have our own provisions. So take that to the bank. Rick Scott is all for himself if you knew he owns all drug test companies they were using do research …

By: tax payer

tax payer — Fri, 26 Jun 2015 21:34:43 +0000

Way to go, Rick Scott!!!

By: BringItOn

BringItOn — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 22:47:04 +0000

State , County , and City Employees do nothing but complain all the time. If it was up to me, you all would be paying half of your health insurance. There would be NO DROP program and you would have to go out and invest like every other real working stiff in order to compensate your income. Also, you should pick up your pace and accomplish something daily while your at work instead of sitting around whining all day. THATS CALLED PRODUCTIVITY!!!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 22:38:59 +0000

I agree with Scott ! DRUG TEST welfare recipients and State Workers !! These cuts should have been cut a long time ago ! Thanks Mr. Scott !

By: bill m

bill m — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 12:51:20 +0000

This is payback for the representatives who opposed Gov. Flim Flam in the recent budget wars. I wonder if Apple Market wants to give him another steak now!

By: crazy nut

crazy nut — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 02:36:18 +0000

You fellow correction officers hold on we will get a pay raise. when GEO takes over the hole state cut out our retirement and what little other things we get Just hold on it is coming

By: chillywilly

chillywilly — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 02:10:46 +0000

The last election Gov. Scott carried 75 % of the vote in the panhandle,
Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton counties.
So this is the will of the people. He cuts funding for northwest Fla projects
Gov Scotts has no problem wasting our tax dollars on legal fees
1.5 million and 1 million to ACLU civil rights lawyers on his attempt to
drug test all welfare recipients and state workers without probable cause.
and another 100 thousand dollars in legal fees to defend him and his cabinet
for violation of the Sunshine law over the ouster of Gerald Bailey at FDLE.
Just settled in mediation, Scott did not want Gerald Bailey to give that deposition. This is the will of the people.

By: molino jim

molino jim — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 01:55:52 +0000

Look at the happy smile on Scott’s face—was this when he was cutting programs?

By: Rufus Lowgun

Rufus Lowgun — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 22:38:13 +0000

It certainaly didn’t take long for the other shoe to drop. Wasn’t it just yesterday that Governor Voldemort was here in the panhandle high-fiving himself on his big “victory tour”?

By: EPenn

EPenn — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 19:07:28 +0000

It’s a bit funny when you think about it, but doing the victory tour before you make all the cuts via veto, is kind of a low blow… Who’s still cheering? lol