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scottmaxwell.bsky.social @scottmaxwell.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
2 years ago, a majority of legislators bowed to pressure from the business lobby in voting against basic heat-safety protections for outdoor workers. Many are now back on your ballot - and hope you won't remember how they voted. I want to make sure you do. www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/09/04/f...
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Maxwell: Remember the Florida politicians who cast cruel votes against heat safety
Maxwell: Two years ago, Florida lawmakers voted to ban counties from giving outdoor workers basic heat-safety protections, like guaranteed access to water and shade. You should remember who they are a...
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Column: If you did what the Hope #Florida schemers did, you'd be in handcuffs. www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/09/01/h... via @scottmaxwell.bsky.social
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Maxwell: You’d probably be in cuffs if you did what the Hope Florida schemers did
Maxwell: The Hope Florida grand jury report verified that public money was stolen and that people involved lied. You’d probably be in handcuffs if you’d try to pull this off.
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scottmaxwell.bsky.social @scottmaxwell.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Hundreds of federal judges from both political parties - including many Trump appointed himself - have told the Trump administration that it's violating the law on immigration. So Pam Bondi attacked them. One Orlando judge didn't think much of that. www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/02/11/b...
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Maxwell: Bondi attacks hundreds of judges who said Trump must follow the law on immigration
Hundreds of federal judges from both political parties – including many Trump appointed himself – have told the Trump administration they are violating the law on immigration. So Pam Bo…
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scottmaxwell.bsky.social @scottmaxwell.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Never mistake environmentalism for spending gobs of tax dollars to clean up pollution that never should've been allowed in the first place. Also, corpses can't be repaired. With a disturbing death count, a federal judge says Florida didn't do its job. www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/04/18/f...
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Maxwell: Manatee corpses — the price of the ‘freedom’ to pollute in Florida
Maxwell: Hundreds of manatees have starved to death in Florida waters, due to pollution. A federal job says Florida didn’t do its job protecting them.
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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 16/04/2025
Meanwhile, in Florida, it seems that public money meant to help struggling Floridians access health care was redirected by team DeSantis to fund political campaigns.
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Maxwell: DeSantis stresses his wife ‘devised’ Hope Florida
Maxwell: DeSantis stresses his wife ‘devised’ Hope Florida while foundation chair says: “We have no monitoring procedures. We have no staff.”
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scottmaxwell.bsky.social @scottmaxwell.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Our students' SAT scores are among the worst in America. Our insurance rates are among the highest. So Florida's GOP legislators remain laser-focused on their true policy priorities ... pronoun laws. floridaphoenix.com/2025/03/25/s...
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Senate committee OKs misgendering of trans people in government jobs • Florida Phoenix
A hotly contested proposal that would prohibit the use of preferred pronouns in state and local government workplaces, and limit gender identity training for state and local government employees, won ...
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scottmaxwell.bsky.social @scottmaxwell.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
The fact that Florida is the only state in America with a 'free kill' law should be a bright, red flag. It's part of a systemic effort by lawmakers and Florida's business lobby to strip you of your ability to sue companies that do you wrong. www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/03/25/s...
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Scott Maxwell: Florida should repeal ‘free kill’ law
Scott Maxwell: Florida is the only state with a ‘free kill’ law that says family members can’t sue negligent doctors for the deaths of adult loved ones without spouses or young ki…
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scottmaxwell.bsky.social @scottmaxwell.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
It's time for change. These bills would finally allow Orange County to spend hotel-tax money on things like transit and workforce housing. And they'd force tourism interests to contribute $1 to Visit Orlando for every $1 taxpayers do. Both are way overdue. www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/03/04/m...
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Florida's hotel-tax laws would get major overhaul under new law proposed by Orlando senator. Columnist Scott Maxwell says it's way past time.
Scott Maxwell says proposed changes to Florida’s hotel-tax laws are way overdue. They would allow spending on local needs and force tourism interests to contribute as much to Visit Orlando as…
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Jason Garcia @jasongarcia.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
From @scottmaxwell.bsky.social: The guy slated to be Florida's next attorney general has spent the last two years fighting to keep hidden phone records connected to his role as Ron DeSantis' chief of staff. A conservative judge said he had no right to do so www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/01/28/u...
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Scoott Maxwell: Florida’s new AG has a history of hiding public records
James Uthmeier is a political operative who has been fighting in court for 2 years to hide public records connected to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ migrant flights to Martha’s Vineyard
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scottmaxwell.bsky.social @scottmaxwell.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Notice what’s missing here. It’s what’s *always* missing from the Florida GOP’s supposed crackdowns on immigration - any crackdown on the employers that exploit and profiting off illegal labor. That is intentional. 1/3
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