Latest Fact Checks By Amy Sherman

Rick Scott wants to go back to denying coverage for pre-existing conditions, Charlie Crist says

By Amy Sherman

April 4, 2014

"Rick Scott wants to take us back to the days of insurance companies denying coverage for pre-existing conditions."

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Rick Scott touts (private-sector) job growth

By Amy Sherman

April 2, 2014

"Since December 2010 Florida has created 540,000 new jobs."

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Rick Scott presided over Bright Futures cut, Democratic PAC says

By Amy Sherman

April 1, 2014

Says Rick Scott presided over cuts to the Bright Futures college scholarship program.

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Florida has been teaching Common Core since 2010, says Janet Adkins

By Amy Sherman

March 28, 2014

"We have been teaching these (Common Core) standards in Florida schools since 2010."

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Talking about Keystone XL Pipeline, Jeb Bush: we have over 100 pipelines between U.S. and Canada

By Amy Sherman

March 26, 2014

"There are over 100 pipelines between the United States and Canada right now."

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Rick Scott’s political committee says CBO report describes Obamacare as jobs killer

By Amy Sherman

March 25, 2014

"Obamacare will drive 2.5 million Americans out of the workforce."

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Rick Scott’s political committee says Obamacare has led to 300,000 health plans canceled

By Amy Sherman

March 25, 2014

Because of the federal health care law, "300,000 health plans canceled" in Florida.

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Mayor Barbara Sharief says Broward County has lowest unemployment rate in Florida

By Amy Sherman , Louis Jacobson

March 21, 2014

Broward County’s unemployment rate of 5.3 percent is "the lowest in Florida."

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Rick Scott says Florida’s VPK is No. 1 in the country for access

By Amy Sherman

March 20, 2014

"Florida ranks first in the nation for access to free prekindergarten."

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Half of millennials don’t associate with Democrat or Republican party, Rock the Vote says

By Amy Sherman

March 17, 2014

Says 50 percent of millennials don’t associate with "any political party."

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Charlie Crist says Florida’s economic turnaround started at the end of his term as governor

By Amy Sherman

March 11, 2014

The economic "turnaround started at the end of my term."

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Rick Scott touts ‘record funding’ for environmental protection in State of the State speech

By Amy Sherman

March 6, 2014

"We have invested record funding in protecting our environment."

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