It is critical that all Floridians use caution and remain alert. Rick Scott More Quotes by Rick Scott More Quotes From Rick Scott Tonight I am asking the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to investigate this immediately, and I am considering every single legal option available. Rick Scott top-news Hurricane Michael is forecast to be the most destructive storm to hit the Florida Panhandle in decades, you can not hide from storm surge, so get out if an evacuation is ordered. Rick Scott top-news That means the water will come miles in shore and could easily be over the roofs of houses. Rick Scott top-news Right now, according to @NHC_Atlantic, the biggest impact to our state will be heavy rain, but in Florida Keys, we know how quickly weather can change, with the peak of hurricane season upon us, now is the time to get prepared. Make sure that you and your family have a plan in place in case of disaster. Rick Scott top-news You need to talk to Bill, i put a statement out to the secretary of Florida. That's pretty much my statement. Rick Scott politics I ’m going to do everything I can to raise money to run ads all summer long, i ’m going to work my tail off to make sure I ’m the next U.S. Senator from Florida. Rick Scott politics If evacuations have been ordered in your community, do not ignore them. Rick Scott top-news As we continue to monitor Subtropical Storm Alberto's northward path toward Florida, it is critically important that all Florida counties have every available resource to keep families safe and prepare for the torrential rain and severe flooding this storm will bring. Rick Scott top-news Do not think that only areas in the cone will be impacted -- everyone in our state must be prepared. Rick Scott top-news The only place that doesn’t want term limits on Congress is right here, Washington, that’s where all of the career politicians are. … In Washington, they say term limits cannot be done. That’s nonsense. They work for us. We don’t work for them. Rick Scott politics I’m going to take the time and I’m going to read the bill and I’m going to talk to families. Rick Scott politics I want to make it virtually impossible for anyone who has had mental issues to use a gun, i want to make it virtually impossible for anyone who is a danger to themselves or others to use a gun. Rick Scott latest-headlines These counselors cannot serve dual roles, like teaching or academic advising, every student must have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with a mental health professional, and receive ongoing counseling as needed. Rick Scott latest-headlines Unfortunately none of the plans I’m announcing today will bring any of them back, but it’s important to remember them. Rick Scott latest-headlines We must expand mental health service teams statewide to serve youth and young adults with early or serious mental illness by providing counseling, crisis management and other critical mental health services. Rick Scott latest-headlines We will prohibit a person from possessing or purchasing a firearm if they are subject to an injunction for protection against stalking, cyberstalking, dating violence, repeat violence, sexual violence or domestic violence. Rick Scott latest-headlines An apology will never bring these 17 Floridians back to life or comfort the families who are in pain, the families will spend a lifetime wondering how this could happen, and an apology will never give them the answers they desperately need. Rick Scott politics ‘See something, say something’ is an incredibly important tool and people must have confidence in the follow through from law enforcement, the FBI Director needs to resign. Rick Scott latest-headlines Seventeen innocent people are dead and acknowledging a mistake isn’t going to cut it, an apology will never bring these 17 Floridians back to life. Rick Scott politics Vice President Pence said in Fort Myers. The president monitored Irma over this past weekend from Camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland. Nearly half of Florida was engulfed by Irma, which left flooded streets, damaged homes and displaced residents in its wake. Florida's southwestern coast is a haven for retirees seeking warm weather and beautiful sunsets across the Gulf of Mexico. Many communities are still cleaning up or without power or air conditioning. In Lee County, which includes Cape Coral and Fort Myers, the Florida Emergency Management Agency said 66 percent of the area's 290,000 electrical customers were still without power Wednesday. Widespread outages led to long lines outside of the relatively few stores, gas stations and restaurants that had reopened. The situation was even worse to the south in Collier County, home to Naples. Days after Irma passed, almost 80 percent of homes and businesses were still without electricity, and floodwaters still covered some communities entirely. As of Thursday morning, the number of homes and businesses without electricity in Florida was 2.69 million, according to the agency. That's 25.6 percent of all customers in the state. We are working hard to get power back on. Our utilities have restored over 4-million homes already. Rick Scott politics
