Christine Jordan SextonOctober 20, 2022
9min0
Waiving the monthly premiums for 68,211 children in 26 counties would cost more than $3.4M per month.
Tag: Florida. Gov. Rick Scott
Christine Jordan SextonOctober 20, 2022
Anne GeggisSeptember 10, 2021
3min1089
Valenstein started the Office of Resilience and Costal Protection during his state tenure.
Joe HendersonMarch 26, 2020
6min843
Florida's social safety net has been teetering for years, and COVID-19 was the last Jenga piece in a tower ready to fall
Melissa S. RazdrihJune 23, 2019
5min446
The highway that’s disrupting the ecosystem of Florida’s diminishing Everglades is getting a $60-million face-lift.
Joe HendersonOctober 3, 2018
6min228
Let us sum up the essence of the Florida U.S. Senate debate Tuesday between Bill Nelson and Rick Scott for the seat Nelson currently holds: Blah, blah, and furthermore, blah. Nelson believes Scott is a lying slimeball whose policies have savaged public education, health care, and the environment. We already knew that. Scott believes Nelson […]
Staff ReportsSeptember 12, 2018
3min240
Some 65.5 million visitors came to Florida during the first six months of the year, setting a record for the state’s tourism industry. The numbers represent a 5.9 percent increase compared to the same period last year, Gov. Rick Scott said in a written statement released by his office. They included 58 million domestic visitors, […]
Staff ReportsAugust 9, 2018
3min271
The last of Florida’s 67 counties now have submitted applications for federal election security grants, which qualify them to receive $14.5 million of the $19 million allowed to the state, Gov. Rick Scott announced Thursday. “As we approach the 2018 election season, there is nothing more important than ensuring the security and integrity of Florida’s elections,” […]
Michael MolineAugust 1, 2018
4min523
A new law extending mental health treatment to firefighters, police officers, and other first responders with PTSD ranked Florida among the bellwether states in a survey of trends published by a national workers’ compensation ratings agency. The Regulatory and Legislative Trends Report, compiled by the National Council on Compensation Insurance, or NCCI, cites SB 376, […]
Michael MolineJuly 26, 2018
5min260
A state appellate court, for the second time in four years, has upheld Gov. Rick Scott’s authority to fill a judicial seat left vacant when a judge resigned before qualifying opened to fill the slot via election. The 1st District Court of Appeal had ruled in the same way against the same appellant, Jacksonville attorney […]
Staff ReportsMay 16, 2018
3min261
Florida wants to spend $616 million in post-Irma federal emergency money to repair damaged homes, build new affordable housing, and to help businesses that suffered damage in the storm. The money would come from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development through a disaster-recovery community block grant. Gov. Rick Scott submitted his plan for […]