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Daniel TilsonMay 10, 2015

I want to serve on Gov. Rick Scott’s Commission on Hospital and Healthcare Funding. I mean, poetic justice aside, I’m uniquely qualified to help the cause. Not the governor’s cause, not the crusade to turn Florida’s healthcare system into a hardcore conservative model for what could replace the Affordable Care Act after he’s helped elect […]

Daniel TilsonMay 7, 2015

Think of state government as Florida’s medicine cabinet. Inside should be whatever basics we need to keep chugging away day to day, along with assorted treatments and remedies to address more difficult or chronic conditions. Then there’s that mirror on the front. While plenty falls outside its field of view, whatever it does capture and […]

Daniel TilsonMay 3, 2015

Floridians deserve clarity on healthcare reform. After years of confusion and consternation caused by opponents of the Affordable Care Act, it’s no wonder much of Main Street Florida is unfazed by or unaware of details of last week’s melodramatic work stoppage in the Florida Legislature. Sure, some people are disgusted and fed up, while others […]

Daniel TilsonMay 3, 2015

Floridians deserve clarity on healthcare reform. After years of confusion and consternation caused by opponents of the Affordable Care Act, it’s no wonder much of Main Street Florida is unfazed by or unaware of details of last week’s melodramatic work stoppage in the Florida Legislature. Sure, some people are disgusted and fed up, while others […]

Phil AmmannMay 1, 2015

On Thursday, Gov. Rick Scott named two Tampa legal experts to the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court, which serves Hillsborough County. Judge Christopher Nash, 43, of Tampa, currently serves as Hillsborough County Judge in the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit. He previously practiced with Leavengood, Nash, Dauval & Boyle from 2004-2013. Before that, he worked with Akerman Senterfitt […]

Daniel TilsonApril 30, 2015

So, conservative extremists disabled our Florida Legislature this week. House Speaker Steve Crisafulli rocked the ship of state and shocked many of his GOP colleagues when he abruptly adjourned the 2015 session several days early. This, with a state budget and much important legislative work still undone. This, because of an iron-clad commitment by Gov. […]

Daniel TilsonApril 28, 2015

With state representatives like these, who needs enemies? With nearly four days left in the Florida Legislature’s regular session, House Speaker Steve Crisafulli unexpectedly gathered up all his “Stand Firm” post-it notes, lobbyist business cards and ALEC issues briefings, then suddenly called the session quits and sent everybody home. The political class in Tallahassee likes […]

Daniel TilsonApril 26, 2015

Florida earned its status as America’s favorite political punchline. During the past 15-20 years our electoral systems, public policy formation, lawmaking and regulatory processes all fell under the control of hardcore conservative Republicans. Their dogged pursuit, preservation and expansion of political power has been so successful that the very notion of Florida still being a […]

Daniel TilsonApril 22, 2015

Gov. Scott finally got busy addressing big issues this week. Not serious, mind you, just busy. Lots of finger-pointing, no problem-solving With President Barack Obama visiting South Florida and using the Everglades as backdrop to observe Earth Day, Scott refused the White House’s invitation to participate. Why risk hearing any inflammatory words or phrases. Climate […]

Daniel TilsonApril 19, 2015

Sometimes conspiracy theories aren’t crazy. Sometimes they’re right. Rick Scott, poor boy turned multimillionaire, got rich and famous ruthlessly employing an unprecedentedly remorseless profits-over-people strategy for private healthcare delivery in the United States. The rags-to-riches experience does different things to different people. In Scott’s case, he was left so driven to succeed he ended up […]

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