Allison Tant: Says Gov. Rick Scott allowed Republican legislators to cut his teacher pay raise proposal by 60 percent.

Mon, 06 May 2013 20:09:37 GMT

Source: www.politifact.com --- Monday, May 06, 2013
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Democratic Party chair Allison Tant attacks Gov. Rick Scott on teacher pay raises Florida Democratic Party chairwoman Allison Tant attacked Gov. Rick Scott as a feckless chief executive who let the Florida Legislature steamroll his session priorities. "He boasted that his No. 1 priority for the 2013 session was a $2,500 across-the-board raise for classroom teachers," Tant wrote in an April 30 column for Florida Voices. "Seven weeks later his abject failure to defend his top issue has allowed Republican legislators to cut that raise by 60 percent with a multitude of strings attached." We detailed the Legislature’s compromise with Scott on teacher pay raises in this ... >> More ...