Governor Rick Scott ran 1.6 miles today with Special Olympians and about three hundred cops, who?s pensions he wants to scale back. The event was friendly. It?s part of the 29th annual law enforcement torch run to kick off the Florida Special Olympics. The run ended at the capitol where Scott was joined by other high ranking elected officials to thank law enforcement officers for their sacrifice.<\/p>\n

?I can speak for Attorney General Bondi, for Senate President Haridopolos, for Speaker Cannon, all of us will do anything we can so our state knows the risk that law enforcement takes every day in keeping our state safe. I did run too fast,? said Scott. <\/p>\n

Scott and the state legislature want to raise the retirement age for police officers from 55 to 62. They also want all state workers to begin contributing to their retirement plans which could cost police officers as much as five percent of their salaries. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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