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Christine Jordan SextonMarch 31, 2015

She fielded questions from the Low Income Pool to statewide Medicaid Managed Care but it was clear from the get go that members of the Senate Health Policy Committee held Elizabeth “Liz” Dudek in high regard and her confirmation to lead the state Agency for Health Care Administration would be approved. Gov. Rick Scott reappointed […]

Phil AmmannMarch 31, 2015

Americans for Prosperity Florida, the statewide libertarian group backed by the conservative Koch Brothers, is once again warning about the push to expand Medicaid in Florida. On Tuesday, AFP-FL released the third ad its latest effort decrying “Obama’s Medicaid expansion.” The new ad calls on Floridians to contact state senators to oppose the “bloated and […]

Mitch PerryMarch 31, 2015

Since the 1970s, tuition rates have risen over 1,000 percent, while state funding of universities has declined by 40 percent. And the proportion of young Americans with education debt more than quadrupled, from 5 percent to 22 percent. Pinellas County Republican David Jolly says student debt is a serious issue, and he wants to find […]

Associated PressMarch 31, 2015

Charter Communications Inc. is buying fellow cable operator Bright House Networks LLC in a deal valued at $10.4 billion. Charter is the fourth-largest cable operator in the U.S, while Bright House is the sixth biggest with customers in Florida, Alabama, Indiana, Michigan and California. The Bright House transaction would make the new company the second-largest […]

Peter SchorschMarch 31, 2015

Continuing this occasional series, we update you on who’s in the Departure Lounge. In the DL today are David Christian and Brad Swanson, formerly two of the top players at the Florida Chamber of Commerce. Christian, previously the Vice President of Government Affairs, has accepted a position with Florida Hospital. After serving seven years with […]

Ryan RayMarch 31, 2015

It’s been said many times and many ways but in light of the host-committee dynamics behind Marco Rubio‘s April 7 breakfast fundraiser in Tallahassee, it bears repeating: the road to Florida’s 2016 GOP presidential contest may well run through the Las Vegas estate of billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson. Rubio was reportedly on the outs with the Adelson people after declining an invitation […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 31, 2015

Former Republican Jacksonville Mayoral candidate Bill Bishop is set to appear on the steps of City Hall at 3 p.m. Tuesday, presumably to endorse incumbent Democrat Alvin Brown or fellow Republican Lenny Curry. To most thinking about Bishop’s next move, that’s the main draw. Team Bishop, though, wants to make it clear that he’s doing more today than simply […]

Mitch PerryMarch 31, 2015

It’s been nearly two months since Quinnipiac University last polled Floridians about the 2016 presidential contest, and the headline out of the new survey released Tuesday morning is how the recent email controversy has negatively affected Hillary Clinton‘s approval rankings. “The good news for Hillary Clinton is that the e-mail controversy has not done huge violence […]

Associated PressMarch 31, 2015

Officials with the Orlando International Airport have recommended against making it the largest airport to get rid of the TSA. An airport advisory committee on Monday voted to keep Transportation Security Administration officers and not replace them with private hired guards, provided the TSA meets certain benchmarks. Those benchmarks include moving passengers quickly through security […]

Mitch PerryMarch 31, 2015

With his role as the legislative chair of the Florida Sheriffs Association, Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri is in Tallahassee a lot these days, arguing for or against bills regarding law enforcement. His agency gets a lot of respect from lawmakers, but the FSA doesn’t always get its way. That happened late Monday afternoon, when St. Petersburg […]

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Senate committee OKs Liz Dudek to continue as AHCA Secretary

AFP Florida releases new ad in campaign warning against Medicaid expansion

Contrary to DCCC claims, David Jolly says he’s concerned about the high cost of attending college

Charter Communications buying Bright House Networks

In the Departure Lounge: The Florida Chamber’s David Christian and Brad Swanson

Marco Rubio’s Tallahassee fundraiser: a keyhole into the “Sheldon Adelson primary”?

Email insights: Bill Bishop teases his endorsement announcement

New Quinnipiac poll shows email controversy hurts Hillary Clinton in Florida

Orlando International Airport decides to keep TSA

Mitch Perry Report for 3.31.15 — Jeff Brandes’ civil forfeiture bill advances