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Mitch PerryApril 6, 2015

As has been the case for most of Gov. Rick Scott‘s four and a quarter years in office, a new poll out Monday shows more Floridians disapprove of his job performance than approve. The new Quinnipiac survey shows that 49 percent of those Floridians polled do not approve of the governor’s current job performance, while […]

Christine Jordan SextonApril 6, 2015

As Medicaid expansion and health care access threaten to blow the 2015 Legislative Session sky high, Gov. Rick Scott has remained quiet on where he stands. Plus there are no signs so far that will change even though the ongoing stalemate over the budget could derail some of his top priorities for this year’s session. Scott’s press […]

Phil AmmannApril 3, 2015

MSNBC host Joe Scarborough hinted at a 2018 run for U.S. Senate run on the conservative Hugh Hewitt radio show. “I want to get back into service, public service, and hopefully I can do it while a Republican’s at the White House,” said Scarborough, a former Republican Florida congressman. As reported by the Hill, Scarborough […]

Christine Jordan SextonApril 2, 2015

Senate President Andy Gardiner issued a plea to the House late Wednesday night after hearing news that the federal government has stopped negotiating with the state over the future of a $2 billion program called Low Income Pool. “The time has come to find common ground and present a unified solution that is best for […]

Christine Jordan SextonApril 2, 2015

Senate President Andy Gardiner issued a plea to the House late Wednesday night after hearing news that the federal government has stopped negotiating with the state over the future of a $2 billion program called Low Income Pool. “The time has come to find common ground and present a unified solution that is best for […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 1, 2015

On Wednesday afternoon, we saw Senator Bill Nelson come to town on behalf of Mayor Alvin Brown, and this won’t be the last such public endorsement designed to help the Mayor. Just a few hours after that endorsement, the Duval County Republican Party countered with an email (“Top 4 similarities between liberal Democrat Bill Nelson and liberal […]

James CallApril 1, 2015

This day at the state Capitol things began to happen. U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson was in the House and Senate warning lawmakers that Washington wasn’t bluffing about ending a federal reimbursement program for safety-net hospitals. Nelson met with both Senate President Andy Gardiner and Speaker Steve Crisafulli. Concerning the Low Income Pool question, Nelson said, […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 1, 2015

Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown on Wednesday got his first major endorsement of the runoff election period, from U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson. Across from Jacksonville’s City Hall in Hemming Park on a Chamber of Commerce April afternoon, Nelson threw his support to Brown. The endorsement is expected to raise Brown’s standing with white moderate voters upon whom […]

Christine Jordan SextonApril 1, 2015

Amid a deteriorating budget stalemate that is splitting Republican legislators, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson stepped into the fray with a message that the loss of more than$2 billion in Medicaid dollars for hospitals is a real threat. “The day of reckoning is here,” said Nelson, who made a quick visit to the state Capitol Wednesday, […]

Christine Jordan SextonApril 1, 2015

Amid a deteriorating budget stalemate that is splitting Republican legislators, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson stepped into the fray with a message that the loss of more than$2 billion in Medicaid dollars for hospitals is a real threat. “The day of reckoning is here,” said Nelson, who made a quick visit to the state Capitol Wednesday, […]

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Rick Scott’s approval numbers remain underwater in new poll

Rick Scott mum on session’s hot issue: Medicaid expansion

MSNBC host Joe Scarborough hints at 2018 Senate run

Senate Prez Andy Gardiner says it's time to find "common ground" on health care

Senate Prez Andy Gardiner says it’s time to find “common ground” on health care

Email Insights: Duval GOP charges Alvin Brown with impersonating a lawyer

The day that was in Florida politics — April 1

Bill Nelson endorses Alvin Brown in Hemming Park

Bill Nelson says Florida shouldn't be playing chicken with health care for the poor

Bill Nelson says Florida shouldn’t be playing chicken with health care for the poor