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Florida governor signs budget, but vetoes college tuition hike

TALLAHASSEE (Reuters) - Florida Governor Rick Scott signed the largest budget in his state's history on Monday while vetoing a college tuition increase and axing $368 million in projects he said did not meet his Republican criteria of job creation, education improvement and holding down the cost of Full story

Embattled Scott trumpets drop in Fla. jobless rate

Florida Gov. Rick Scott — who has made his handling of the state's economy the main thrust of his re-election campaign — got more to boast about on Friday. Full story

APNewsBreak: Fla. gov. rejects Amazon deal

Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who has made job creation his top priority since coming into office, has rejected a proposed deal to bring major Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc. to the state. Full story

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