Rick Scott throws shade at Richard Corcoran in State of State speech

TALLAHASSEE — The 2017 session of the Florida Legislature began Tuesday with Gov. Rick Scott and House Speaker Richard Corcoran jabbing each other at close range in a preview of a combative spring at the state Capitol.

In his annual State of the State speech, Scott cited his rags-to-riches life as proof of his expertise on the value of job incentives while defending Enterprise Florida, its survival threatened by Corcoran's attack against "corporate welfare."

"You don't just give up and shut down, take your ball and go home. You figure out what the problem is and you fix it," Scott said. "We are talking about people's jobs."

In a clear dig at Corcoran, who sat a foot away, Scott said: "It's easy to throw out catchphrases like 'picking winners and losers' and 'corporate welfare.' . . . That's not what we are doing."

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