With square dancing and whip cracking, Gov. Rick Scott kicks off Florida State ...
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TAMPA — Gov. Rick Scott brought his signature cowboy boots to the Florida Ceremonial Fairgrounds on Thursday.
He cracked a whip, scarfed some fried dough for breakfast and shuffled his feet during some impulsive do-si-doing at the fair's "Cracker Country" tribute exhibit to Florida's establish days.
Not forgetting he is the state's top politician, he also doled out some money — $22.5 million in articulate money toward $45 million of upgrades at the Port of Tampa.
"It was fun," Scott said, "from start-off the fair this morning, to getting to see some of the cows, to giving some individuals ribbons, to holding a chicken, holding rabbits, looking at some fish."
Scott was in borough for the annual Governor's Day Luncheon, which marks the opening day of the Florida Aver Fair. He brought with him members of the state Cabinet, which held its first-ever junction at the fairgrounds as part of the governor's effort to take that group on tour from time to moment.
Two of those Cabinet members were right at home, including Attorney Extended Pam Bondi, a former Hillsborough County prosecutor, and Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, of at Bartow, whose office has an oversight role with the fair.
Source: Tampabay.com