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Staff ReportsMarch 29, 2017

Some feathers may have been ruffled in Wednesday’s Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, as the committee discussed, and later adopted, budget recommendations that will almost surely be included in the Senate’s budget. One big ticket item up for discussion was whether a plan, known as the prospective payment plan, that would fundamentally […]

Mitch PerryMarch 29, 2017

Anne Gannon, the tax collector for Palm Beach County and a delegate for Hillary Clinton at the Democratic National Convention last summer, has endorsed Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum for governor in 2018. “As a local elected official, I know firsthand the challenges facing Floridians, from an economy that has disproportionately led to low-wage jobs, an […]

Jim RosicaMarch 29, 2017

Now that he’s dispensed with the possibility of running for political office again, former GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee says he just wants to be a cultural “preservative.” Huckabee – a Christian minister, former Arkansas governor and now Walton County resident – spoke to reporters before his appearance at Wednesday’s Legislative Prayer Breakfast in Tallahassee. Huckabee ran for […]

Associated PressMarch 29, 2017

Jared Kushner has been a power player able to avoid much of the harsh scrutiny that comes with working in the White House. But this week he’s found that even the president’s son-in-law takes his turn in the spotlight. In a matter of days, Kushner, a senior Trump adviser, drew headlines for leaving Washington for […]

Associated PressMarch 29, 2017

A government watchdog will examine the taxpayer-funded travel costs when President Donald Trump travels to the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida and the security procedures surrounding those trips, several congressional Democrats announced Tuesday. The lawmakers requested the inquiry by the Government Accountability Office after reports that Trump, accompanied by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, openly discussed […]

Les NeuhausMarch 29, 2017

Which counties were the healthiest and most unhealthy throughout the Sunshine State? St. Johns County ranked first in both key indexes used by the seventh annual county health rankings by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which partners with the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute to work with communities around the country to take a snapshot and […]

Mitch PerryMarch 28, 2017

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No one knows when President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans will make another attempt at repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Some hard-line GOP lawmakers want to force a repeal-only bill back onto the floor, once again putting several House Republicans on the spot. On Friday, Alabama Republican Mo Brooks, part of the House Freedom Caucus, filed […]

Mitch PerryMarch 28, 2017

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A majority of Florida voters believe open primaries in elections is a good idea. Robopolling released Tuesday from a coalition of groups that advocate creating an open primary system in Florida found strong support from voters having such an initiative on the ballot next year. The survey was conducted on behalf of three groups seeking […]

Scott PowersMarch 28, 2017

Presumed Democratic gubernatorial candidate and former U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham slammed President Donald Trump‘s latest environmental executive order as something that could threaten “our ver way of life as Floridians” Tuesday, while other Democrats joined in the condemnation. On Tuesday morning Trump signed an executive order rolling back many of the regulations put in place […]

Mitch PerryMarch 28, 2017

The City of Miami Beach lost the first round of a battle to raise the minimum living wage to $13.31 an hour. Nevertheless, Mayor Philip Levine vows he will fight back, possibly with a constitutional amendment to get the law through. After Levine signed the law last June to gradually raise Miami Beach’s minimum wage from the state’s $8.10 […]

Headlines

Universal support for changes to nursing home payments? Not so fast …

Palm Beach tax collector joins growing list of Dems behind Andrew Gillum

Mike Huckabee’s mission: To keep the world from ‘spoiling’

Jared Kushner, taking new White House role, faces rare scrutiny

Watchdog to examine cost, security of Donald Trump’s Florida trips

New rankings show healthiest and least healthy counties in Florida; St. Johns the healthiest

National Dems ask if Ileana Ros-Lehtinen supports new petition to repeal ACA

Poll shows support for open primary elections in Florida

Gwen Graham, Democrats in Congress, slams Donald Trump’s environmental order

After judge tosses Miami Beach living wage ordinance, Phil Levine may pursue constitutional amendment