Press Room

Tallahassee, FL – McCollum for Governor Campaign Matt Williams issued the following statement regarding Rick Scott’s policy announcement today: “Today, Rick Scott told Florida voters he wanted to be Florida’s Chief Economic Development Officer – blatantly and unapologetically plagiarizing Bill McCollum’s comments from an April 15 announcement made alongside Steve Forbes. Apparently Rick Scott thinks [...]

~Plan will reduce costs within the health care system, lower costs of health insurance, place more control in the hands of consumers, increase Florida’s healthcare workforce, improve Florida’s Medicaid program, and empower persons with disabilities~ Naples, FL – Today, speaking at Advanced Medical Center in Naples, Florida, Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill McCollum announced his plan [...]

Jupiter, FL – Today, following a tour of The Scripps Research Institute, Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill McCollum announced his solutions to create a 21st century education system for Florida, a key part of his economic and job creation agenda for the Sunshine State, entitled “Real Solutions. New Jobs: A Roadmap for Florida’s Future.” “The quality [...]

~Plan would promote policies to improve multimodal transportation options, provide innovative financing solutions, create jobs and enable Florida to capture more trade ~ Orlando, FL – Today, speaking to attendees at the 2010 Floridians for Better Transportation Summit, Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill McCollum announced his plan to improve Florida’s multimodal transportation system, provide innovative financing [...]

Rick Scott’s troubling story of convenience By Steve Forbes Tampa Tribune July 7, 2010 The top priority for Florida’s next governor will be fostering an economic climate that makes it easier for businesses to grow, prosper and create jobs. Florida is suffering from one of the country’s highest unemployment rates, and it will take years [...]

Fact-Checking Rick Scott on Abortion By Michael Morse FactCheck.org July 6, 2010 In Florida’s Republican primary for governor, a federal political committee founded by candidate Rick Scott and entirely financed by his wife falsely accuses Attorney General Bill McCollum of supporting “abortion providers.” The group’s new ad masquerades as a “fact check,” but it mangles [...]

Tallahassee, FL – Today, the McCollum Campaign for Governor announced the latest in a series of web videos entitled, “Don’t Be a Victim of Rick Scott…Again.” The video highlights Rick Scott’s repeated outrageous claims he didn’t know his company was systematically defrauding taxpayers – despite being ousted by his own Board and making off with [...]

“Today, the Obama Administration wrongly chose to subvert the will of the people of Arizona by legally challenging the immigration law passed by the State’s Legislature and approved by Governor Jan Brewer. As a result of the Federal government’s failure to secure our borders, states like Arizona have had no choice but to take matters [...]

“President Obama has once again missed the point on immigration reform, announcing a massive overhaul proposal void of specifics that fails to address how the Federal government will fulfill its two foremost responsibilities – securing our borders and enforcing our nation’s immigration laws. President Obama’s failure to do this has unfairly left the burden of [...]