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At the Races: Taxes, vets split GOP? - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

Roll Call · Mar 3, 2022

Democrats go old school, drop Rick Scott’s controversial ‘rescue’ plan in the mail

WASHINGTON — Democrats are mailing in their latest attempt to talk about Rick Scott and his increasingly controversial policy agenda.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 2, 2022

Editorial: Treat Supreme Court pick with fairness, honesty

Floridians don’t often expect their elected leaders to rise above partisanship, in part because they know it’s unlikely to happen. But as the U.S. Senate considers the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court, Floridians should demand that senators Rick Scott and Marco Rubio deal with…

Orlando Sentinel · Mar 2, 2022

Rick Scott’s income tax plan may ‘rescue’ Democratic campaigns, give GOP a problem

Tasked with helping Republicans capture the Senate majority in November, Sen. Rick Scott handed Democrats an economic hammer to swing at his party this week with a plan that called for a tax increase on millions of Americans.

Miami Herald · Feb 25, 2022

Report: Trump pushes Rick Scott to challenge McConnell

Trump's move could sow tension between McConnell and Scott.

Axios · Feb 25, 2022

At the Races: State of the campaigns - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

Roll Call · Feb 24, 2022

The real reason why the GOP loves Putin

It's not just about Trump: Like Putin, Republicans know their far-right dystopian vision can't survive a ballot box

Salon · Feb 24, 2022

Scott's GOP platform: Hike taxes on poor

Backlash to Scott's plan demonstrates why McConnell was smart not to say GOP positions out loud before election

Salon · Feb 24, 2022

Rick Scott quiere que el 50% de los americanos que no deben impuestos paguen algo

El senador estadounidense Rick Scott fue criticado por los demócratas el martes después de que su “Plan de 11 puntos para salvar a Estados Unidos” pidiera que más de la mitad de los estadounidenses que no pagan impuestos, en su mayoría los pobres y los jubilados, paguen algo, diciendo que…

Orlando Sentinel · Feb 23, 2022

Scott wants to ‘rescue America’ through Pledge of Allegiance, strict gender roles

WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Rick Scott wants to rescue the nation by declaring men and women biologically different, raising taxes on low-income earners and spurring children to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 22, 2022