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Governor: Former Lt. Gov. employees "working in other offices"

We're not sure where, but we hear from Governor Rick Scott that the four employees who used to work in Lt. Governor Jennifer Carroll's office are having to find work elsewhere.
"The individuals that were working in her office, they'll look for other jobs in state government.  They've got a lot of experience," said the governor during a ribbon-cutting Tuesday at Jacksonville International Airport.
We pushed the governor further and asked if that means that they are currently unemployed.
"No, they're working in other offices," he said.
Scott has said he's waiting until after the legislative session to pick a new Lt. Governor. In the meantime the office's nearly 510 thousand dollar budget is freed up for use elsewhere.
We also asked if the governor would sign a bill sponsored by Republican State Senator John Thrasher banning internet gaming cafes if it made it to his desk, Scott told me he hadn't read the bill but that everything should be on the table.

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