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Christine Jordan SextonFebruary 9, 2015

When Chet Bell started in the mental health arena 35 years ago the work, he said, was more akin with the justice system than the health-care arena. That has slowly changed, said Bell, now a management consultant with Stewart Marchman-Act Behavioral Healthcare, with locations throughout central Florida, including Daytona Beach, St. Augustine, DeLand, DeBary and […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 9, 2015

The Tampa Bay Times reports that Florida GOP leaders have not and will not be hunting for dollars at Texas’ King Ranch. Craig Pittman and Michael Van Sickler report: “… for the first time since 2011, records show, the state’s Republican elite have yet to make the trek west. U.S. Sugar — which has much at stake this […]

Associated PressFebruary 9, 2015

Stepping closer to a White House bid, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is set to release thousands of emails Tuesday, plus the first chapter of a related e-book intended to highlight his compassionate leadership style and conservative credentials. The Republican said during a Monday morning conference call that he would release the materials Tuesday. Although […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 9, 2015

Florida-based political media members began the week with some high-profile shuffling, starting with reporter Gray Rohrer announcing he is writing for the Orlando Sentinel as its new Tallahassee correspondent. Rohrer, a former political reporter for LobbyTools’ former publication The Florida Current, Sunshine State News, and the Cape Coral Daily Breeze, most recently covered the contentious Florida redistricting battle for The […]

Christine Jordan SextonFebruary 9, 2015

Always the optimist, state Sen. Aaron Bean predicted at the Florida Health Care Summit in Orlando on Monday that 2015 is the year for a telehealth bill in the Florida Legislature. Bean moderated a trio of experts on medicine and technology who chimed in on what the state should do to ensure that Florida is […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 9, 2015

Unfinished business surrounds former U.S. Rep. Trey Radel’s exit from Congress this past year, namely $166,000 in cash left in campaign accounts. The Fort Myers Republican, who had one of the shortest stints ever for a congressional representative from Florida after his cocaine possession arrest in Washington D.C., released his most recent campaign report Jan […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 9, 2015

Unfinished business surrounds former U.S. Rep. Trey Radel’s exit from Congress this past year, namely $166,000 in cash left in campaign accounts. The Fort Myers Republican, who had one of the shortest stints ever for a congressional representative from Florida after his cocaine possession arrest in Washington D.C., released his most recent campaign report Jan […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 9, 2015

Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are the three unalienable rights that the Declaration of Independence says has been given to all of us by the “Creator,” and that governments are created to protect. Were the Declaration to be updated for the 21st century, could it be amended to include a right to hail […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 9, 2015

Wilson & Associates LLC (W&A), a Tallahassee-based lobbying and association management firm specializing in the fields of energy and construction, announced today that it is expanding its team with the addition of Wayne Bertsch as Vice President of Political Operations, and Tami Torres-Fillyaw as a senior communications consultant. As part of its expansion, the firm’s Chief […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 9, 2015

Sami Al-Arian’s legal battles with the U.S. government intensely divided the Tampa Bay area more than a decade ago, and his deportation hasn’t changed those strong feelings, apparently. The former USF professor was deported to Turkey this past week as a condition of his 2006 plea agreement in Tampa in which he admitted to providing […]

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Florida needs to spend more money on mental health and substance abuse, provider says

For fundraising, Florida House leaders say baseball and wine good, hunting bad

Jeb Bush set to release e-book, emails Tuesday

Tally journo Gray Rohrer starts at Orlando Sentinel; Marc Caputo launches Fla. Playbook

Is 2015 the year for telemedicine/telehealth?

Trey Radel's unfinished business: $166K

Trey Radel’s unfinished business: $166K

The Disruption Session

Personnel note: Wilson & Associates adds Wayne Bertsch, Tami Torres-Fillyaw

Dick Beard says Sami Al-Arian still capable of "bad stuff"