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Staff ReportsMarch 16, 2015

Richard “Rich” Koon is joining Floridian Partners — bringing his 28 years of regulatory experience to the firm. As the former Deputy Insurance Commissioner for the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, he had direct oversight of all regulated property and casualty insurance contracts and rates, as well as financial oversight of insurers. Koon led the […]

Mitch PerryMarch 16, 2015

This past week 14 states filed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of the Obama administration, which is trying to counter a Texas judge’s preliminary injunction blocking the executive order on immigration Obama issued in November. Florida and 25 other Republican-led states have sued the administration over the order. U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen‘s ruling last month put on […]

Mitch PerryMarch 16, 2015

It’s only the middle of March, but Floridians for Solar Choice, the political action committee pushing to get a solar-energy initiative on the ballot in 2016, are on the verge of having enough valid petition signatures to get a review by the Florida Supreme Court. The group submitted 66,493 valid petition signatures on Friday, just shy of […]

Mitch PerryMarch 16, 2015

In St. Petersburg today — St. Petersburg, Russia, that is — Vladimir Putin reappeared in public for the first time in 11 days, ending the rumors of a Kremlin coup or even his own death. This isn’t the first time that the Russian leader had dropped out of society for awhile, and the sh*t really […]

Ryan RayMarch 16, 2015

Editor’s note: As the 2015 Legislative Session kicks into high gear, FloridaPolitics.com is continuing to report on several “legislative food fights” during the annual lawmaking period. These kerfuffles don’t always make the front page of the traditional media outlets, but they are the kind of industry vs. industry or intra-industry turf battles that drive Tallahassee — […]

Ryan RayMarch 16, 2015

Editor’s note: As the 2015 Legislative Session kicks into high gear, FloridaPolitics.com is continuing to report on several “legislative food fights” during the annual lawmaking period. These kerfuffles don’t always make the front page of the traditional media outlets, but they are the kind of industry vs. industry or intra-industry turf battles that drive Tallahassee — […]

Christine Jordan SextonMarch 16, 2015

The House Health Quality Subcommittee will take up three regulatory bills as well as a measure to require newborns to be screened for a genetic disorder called Adrenoleukodystrophy, or ALD, on Monday. HB 541 changes the state’s laws regulating athletic trainers to require them to work under the direction of a medical, osteopathic or chiropractic […]

Ryan RayMarch 16, 2015

Jeb Bush‘s presidential pre-campaign may hit a snag in the languid corn fields of Iowa owing to his past support of alternative biofuels, according to Jon Ward of Yahoo! News. While he bent some during a stump speech in Des Moines, he was somewhat less than all ears when it came to the issue of subsidizing […]

Ryan RayMarch 16, 2015

Jeb Bush‘s presidential pre-campaign may hit a snag in the languid corn fields of Iowa owing to his past support of alternative biofuels, according to Jon Ward of Yahoo! News. While he bent some during a stump speech in Des Moines, he was somewhat less than all ears when it came to the issue of subsidizing […]

Staff ReportsMarch 16, 2015

House and Senate panels will take up legislation on Monday that would create “Dental Care Access Accounts” and provide up to $100k over five years to attract dentists to work in areas that lack access to dental care. The bills — HB 657 and SB 606 — allow dentists who work at public health programs […]

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio/ Image via AP.

Personnel note: Floridian Partners adds insurance ace Richard Koon to capital team

Kathy Castor helps attorneys get ready for immigration changes

Constitutional amendment on solar power close to state Supreme Court review

Mitch Perry Report for 3.16.15 — Vladimir Putin is still alive

Where does sh*t stand — the "legislative food fights" edition

Where does sh*t stand — the “legislative food fights” edition

Athletic trainers, dietitians and newborn screenings up in House committee

Jeb Bush navigates Iowa's corn maze

Jeb Bush navigates Iowa’s corn maze

Lawmakers consider giving dentists up to $100K to work in underserved areas