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Drew WilsonJune 9, 2016

Associated Industries of Florida held the first of three planned town hall meetings to discuss the impact of the state’s workers’ compensation system on employers and employees Thursday. “Today’s kickoff event was extremely successful in bringing together Florida’s business community to jumpstart an important conversation on workers’ compensation,” said AIF President and CEO Tom Feeney. “We also thank Sen. Jeff […]

Peter SchorschMay 30, 2016

While Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez enjoys a double-digit lead in his bid for re-election, a new poll finds that more than one-third of primary voters remain unsure. That represents a substantial cross-section of the electorate who could tip the balance in the Aug. 30 primary. A new survey of 600 likely voters, conducted by business […]

Peter SchorschMay 25, 2016

Associated Industries of Florida’s, the state’s premier lobbying group, has announced the latest awardees of its “Champions for Business.” The group gives the awards every year to state lawmakers “whose extraordinary efforts provide model leadership on key legislation for the success of Florida’s business community,” according to a news release. On this year’s list are: Sen. Jack […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 2, 2016

Hillary Clinton would defeat Donald Trump in Florida, but Floridians don’t have a favorable impression of either candidate. A new survey by business group Associated Industries of Florida found that Clinton would defeat Trump in Florida, 49 percent to 36 percent. The former Secretary of State leads the New York Republican in almost every demographic, […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 2, 2016

Democrat Patrick Murphy would defeat all of the major Republican U.S. Senate candidates in a general election match-up. According to a statewide survey by Associated Industries of Florida, Murphy comes out on top in head-to-head match ups against four of the Republican Senate candidates. The survey found the only candidate who could defeat Murphy is […]

Scott PowersApril 26, 2016

At an industry-sponsored summit in Orlando Tuesday, outgoing Florida Senate President Andy Gardiner and the leader of one of Florida’s biggest hospital system both called for urgent help in providing more access to health care. But not through Medicaid. Gardiner, an Orlando Republican, and Lars Houmann, president of the Florida Division of Adventist Health System, […]

Peter SchorschMarch 30, 2016

The Foundation of Associated Industries of Florida announced that Cindy Mann, the former deputy director of the Center for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program, will deliver the keynote address at the 2016 Florida Health Care Affordability Summit next month. “We are honored that Cindy Mann, one of the nation’s preeminent authorities on health care […]

Staff ReportsMarch 3, 2016

The Florida Legislature sent a bill to Gov. Rick Scott that would overhaul Florida’s death penalty. The bill requires at least 10 out of 12 jurors must recommend execution in order for it to be carried out. Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement: “I want to thank state lawmakers for prioritizing this important […]

Jim RosicaMarch 3, 2016

A squabble over tourist taxes, a last-minute amendment to the Senate’s tax cut package, sucked up about half of the 2016 Legislative Session’s last Senate Appropriations meeting, killing bills left hanging on the agenda. The panel OK’d the House plan (HB 7099) after amending it with the Senate’s own tax package. The legislation promises about $129 million in […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 26, 2016

As we noted in both salt shaker tests on the two recent Florida polls (Quinnipiac and AIF polls), the method used by Quinnipiac likely favors an outsider insurgent. Why is that? Quinnipiac asked randomly dialed Floridians to indicate first whether or not they were a registered voter, then which party they belonged to and then […]

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AIF kicks off “Helping Florida Work” tour in Tampa

New poll shows Carlos Gimenez with double-digit lead over Raquel Regalado, but is his support soft?

AIF announces “Champions for Business”

Hillary Clinton tops Donald Trump in new Florida poll

Marco Rubio still best bet for Republicans to defeat Patrick Murphy in U.S. Senate race

Andy Gardiner, Lars Houmann, call for more health care access, but not Medicaid

Affordable Care Act leader Cindy Mann to keynote AIF Health Care Summit

Captiol Reax: Death penalty, Planned Parenthood, tax cuts, solar energy, Florida Keys Stewardship Act

Tug of war over tax package kills bills

Why the Quinnipiac poll spells T-R-O-U-B-L-E for Bernie Sanders