Shortly after being sworn in as Florida’s 45th governor, Gov. Rick Scott signed four executive orders freezing regulations and cracking down on illegal immigration.

Scott also put a stop to any state contracts in excess of $1 million without his approval and established a policy on ethics and open government.

The first order puts a halt to all executive agency rules currently being created, establishes the Office of Fiscal Accountability and Regulatory Reform to review all rules and forbids state agencies from creating any rule without Scott’s permission.

The order is in keeping with Scott’s campaign pledge to do away with many of the state’s regulations that he believes are hampering businesses.

A second order requires all state agencies to use the federal E-verify system to make sure potential employees are legal immigrants.

The third reestablishes the governor’s Office of Open Government, creates up Scott’s ethics policy and instructs Scott’s special counsel to consider recommendations made by a statewide grand jury beefing up the state’s ethics laws for public officials.

The last order reaffirms the governor’s office commitment to diversification in employment.

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