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Christine Jordan SextonMarch 4, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott sent a letter to President Barack Obama Wednesday advising Obama that he will not use state dollars to “backfill” any loss of federal “low income pool” or LIP money used to both help pay for health care programs and to train doctors. Scott assumed the funding would be intact when he crafted his […]

Christine Jordan SextonMarch 4, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott sent a letter to President Barack Obama Wednesday advising Obama that he will not use state dollars to “backfill” any loss of federal “low income pool” or LIP money used to both help pay for health care programs and to train doctors. Scott assumed the funding would be intact when he crafted his […]

Bruce RitchieMarch 4, 2015

Associated Industries of Florida announced Wednesday it’s forming a “Florida Mineral Rights Working Group” to focus on oil and gas production — with no mention of the even more controversial idea of offshore drilling. The announcement comes as legislation (SB 166/HB 169) has been filed to ban hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, which is a process […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 4, 2015

With bills in both the Florida House and Senate having been filed this session to legalize marijuana for personal use, along with the continuing Charlotte’s Web debate, it seemed inevitable that someone would attempt a “medical necessity” defense for growing marijuana. What seemed less inevitable is that it worked. The Sun-Sentinel reports that a Broward County jury […]

Mitch PerryMarch 4, 2015

Mayor Bob Buckhorn may be neutral about the idea, but the business community is all in when it comes to the possibility of Tampa landing a Cuban consulate. Last week, the board of directors of the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce unanimously endorsed re-establishing a secure Cuban consulate in the Tampa/Hillsborough County area when relations […]

Phil AmmannMarch 4, 2015

As the 2015 Legislative Session begins in earnest, Florida lawmakers will once again consider a “New Deal” to reform gambling statewide. Despite the best intentions of Tallahassee lawmakers, expanded gambling in Florida will always result in higher crime and taxes on residents, says a new ad launching today by the anti-gambling coalition No Casinos. A […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 4, 2015

The MyVillage Project Sheriff’s Forum at the IBEW Union Hall on Jacksonville’s Eastside last night, moderated by Dawn Lopez, was the second attempt in a week for the field of Sheriff’s candidates to introduce themselves and field concerns from the local African-American community. The first was at the Supervisor of Elections sponsored St. Paul’s AME Church […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 4, 2015

The MyVillage Project Sheriff’s Forum at the IBEW Union Hall on Jacksonville’s Eastside last night, moderated by Dawn Lopez, was the second attempt in a week for the field of Sheriff’s candidates to introduce themselves and field concerns from the local African-American community. The first was at the Supervisor of Elections sponsored St. Paul’s AME Church […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 4, 2015

The group Equality Florida is asking supporters to email their state representatives urging them to vote no on an anti-transgender bill making its way through committees on this first full day of session. The single-sex public facilities bill would require individuals to use only restrooms for the sex in which they were assigned at birth. The […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 4, 2015

The Alvin Brown campaign continues its recent tradition of saying that the Lenny Curry campaign is running a negative campaign, with an email spotlighting its assertion that “hypocritical party boss Lenny Curry calls for civil discourse, but runs most negative campaign in Jacksonville history” — a statement that covers considerable ground. Brown’s operation provides a link to […]

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Rick Scott warns Barack Obama that he won’t use state dollars to “backfill” LIP loss

Rick Scott warns Barack Obama that he won't use state dollars to "backfill" LIP loss

Associated Industries of FL working group to discuss onshore oil and gas production

Medical necessity defense succeeds in South Florida marijuana case

Tampa Chamber supports bringing Cuban consulate to Tampa

No Casinos launches campaign blasting new gambling reform bill

Fireworks at Jacksonville Sheriff’s forum on Eastside

Fireworks at Jacksonville Sheriff's forum on Eastside

Equality Florida asks for support killing an anti-trans bathroom bill

Email Insights: Alvin Brown contends Lenny Curry running “most negative campaign in Jacksonville history”