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Guest AuthorMay 31, 2015

“It’s like Déjà vu all over again” is one of my favorite “Yogi-isms” and it’s been looping on repeat in my head like an earworm. I’m referring to the Florida Senate’s latest attempt to revise its healthcare FHIX proposal and, yes again, expand Medicaid. The new plan will be called many things to attract broad […]

Mitch PerryMay 31, 2015

This past Saturday afternoon, two dozen supporters of Dr. Ben Carson gathered at the Quality Inn and Suites in East Tampa to hear how they can help get the recently declared Republican presidential candidate elected president – or at least much better known in Hillsborough County. And while the retired neurosurgeon may not be as well known or […]

Associated PressMay 31, 2015

Orlando’s chief tourism agency says it is launching a new marketing campaign centered on collecting the memories from tourists The Orlando Sentinel reports Visit Orlando announced the global effort Sunday at the U.S. Travel Association IPW convention. The campaign began Sunday, but the agency won’t officially begin advertising for it until August. The website OrlandoStories.com […]

Guest AuthorMay 31, 2015

“It’s like Déjà vu all over again” is one of my favorite “Yogi-isms” and it’s been looping on repeat in my head like an earworm. I’m referring to the Florida Senate’s latest attempt to revise its healthcare FHIX proposal and, yes again, expand Medicaid. The new plan will be called many things to attract broad […]

Julie DelegalMay 31, 2015

The Florida Legislature reconvenes Monday in a special session to do its only real job – pass a budget. The impasse, between Republicans in the House and Republicans in the Senate over expanding healthcare for uninsured Floridians, prompted House members to pick up their ball and leave the playground three days before the regular session’s […]

Guest AuthorMay 31, 2015

No visit to the doctor’s office starts without a systematic review of indicators that signal the health of the patient. Once you make it past the waiting room door, the examination begins with height, weight, blood pressure, temperature, pulse and oxygen level – just for starters. Similarly, six measures can be used to inform the […]

Guest AuthorMay 31, 2015

Last month, the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) voted to forgo purchasing U.S. Sugar-owned land to build a vital reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee in the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA). This decision is a setback to Everglades restoration and communities enduring damaging discharges of polluted Lake Okeechobee water along Florida’s east and west coasts. […]

Phil AmmannMay 31, 2015

A group of local residents, including businessman Gregory Fancelli, have hired an attorney and a public relations firm in an effort to change the City of Lakeland to a strong-mayor form of government. If that should happen, writes John Chambliss of the Lakeland Ledger, Fancelli would not be opposed to Republican former state Sen. Paula Dockery […]

Phil AmmannMay 31, 2015

A round-up of Sunday editorials from Florida’s leading newspapers: Tampa Bay Times — St. Petersburg City Council boots it again on stadium stalemate The St. Petersburg City Council’s dispiriting discussion this week failed to break the unproductive stalemate over a new stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays and redevelopment of the Tropicana Field site. But […]

Mitch PerryMay 30, 2015

Scott Walker has a seven-point percentage lead in Iowa according to a Des Moines Register/Bloomberg poll released Saturday night. The Wisconsin Governor leads the GOP field with 17 percent. Ben Carson and Rand Paul are tied for second with 10 percent, and Jeb Bush and Mike Huckabee are tied for fourth place with 9 percent. That’s a […]

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Sal Nuzzo: Senate’s new FHIX offering is ‘like Déjà vu all over again’

Ben Carson supporters meet in Tampa to spread the word about his candidacy

Orlando’s chief tourism agency launches memories campaign

Sal Nuzzo: Senate's new FHIX offering is 'like Déjà vu all over again'

Julie Delegal: Are poor less worthy of American Dream that includes healthcare?

Dale Brill: 'But I feel fine, really.' Assessing the health of Florida's health

Eric Eikenberg: Everglades Foundation still eager to work with Legislature on water storage

In push for Lakeland strong mayor, Paula Dockery considered

A round-up of Sunday editorials from Florida’s leading newspapers

New Iowa poll has Scott Walker up by seven points, with Marco Rubio tops as a second choice