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Bruce RitchieMarch 15, 2015

Rep. Steve Crisafulli suggests the state needs to take better care of its land before buying any more with Amendment 1 money. Amendment 1, approved by 75 percent of voters statewide in November, is expected to provide $757 million for water and land conservation programs in the coming year. Crisafulli, a Republican from Merritt Island, […]

James CallMarch 13, 2015

Sharpen your pencils, grab a bunch of erasers and put the coffee on, folks we’re starting to write a state budget. House Speaker Steve Crisafulli released General Revenue budget allocations for the 2015 2016 fiscal year, Friday. The total General Revenue Fund Allocations lawmakers have to spend is $28,517,800,000 – $900 million more than the current spending […]

Ryan RayMarch 11, 2015

A bill pushing back Florida’s presidential primaries from March 1 to March 15 — the Ides of March — passed the Florida House on Wednesday afternoon by a 114-0 vote. The proposal, sponsored by Speaker Pro Tem Ritch Workman, allows Florida Republicans to award all primary delegates to the winner of that state’s primary. New national […]

Brendan FarringtonMarch 11, 2015

The Republican-dominated Florida House quietly acknowledged Wednesday that gay people have the right to adopt children when they supported a bill amendment that removes a gay-adoption ban from law. The vote came five years after an appeal court ruled that the state’s gay-adoption ban is unconstitutional. Then-Gov. Charlie Crist refused to appeal the decision. While […]

Guest AuthorMarch 9, 2015

Last week, the Florida Senate and Senate President Andy Gardiner took a significant step on an issue with profound impacts on Florida taxpayers, businesses and, ultimately, our economy. The Senate filed SPB 7044, the “Florida Health Insurance Affordability Exchange” (FHIX), based upon A Healthy Florida Works Plan. This plan was thoughtfully proposed by a bipartisan coalition of business owners, hospitals, community leaders and individuals who […]

Daniel TilsonMarch 5, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott wrote a letter to President Obama this week. Isn’t that special? Well, yes and no. Yes, because it’s something that doesn’t happen every day. In a different world it might actually hold some promise of a constructive new dialogue beginning between presumably the most powerful man in Florida, and the most powerful […]

Ryan RayMarch 5, 2015

Despite difficult economic times over the last few years and an obstinate stance against Medicaid expansion among the Florida House majority, you might expect safety-net hospitals to struggle to turn a profit. Not so, according to Phil Galewitz in Kaiser Health News: So-called safety-net hospitals, many of which are supported by local or county taxpayers, often […]

Phil AmmannMarch 3, 2015

With a message of hope for the next 60 days, Florida House Speaker Steve Crisafulli issued his official statement Tuesday morning to open the 2015 Legislative Session. Borrowing its theme from Florida’s 19th century state motto — “Leave Us Alone” — the Broward County Republican said he was glad the state turned away from its […]

Guest AuthorMarch 1, 2015

This session, the Florida Legislature is making an unprecedented commitment to the stewardship of our natural resources by including the development of a broader water policy as a key priority in the shared House and Senate agenda. To the benefit of all Floridians, leaders starting with Governor Rick Scott, Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, House Speaker […]

Guest AuthorMarch 1, 2015

This session, the Florida Legislature is making an unprecedented commitment to the stewardship of our natural resources by including the development of a broader water policy as a key priority in the shared House and Senate agenda. To the benefit of all Floridians, leaders starting with Gov. Rick Scott, Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, House Speaker […]

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Bruce Ritchie: Manage state land better AND buy more. It's not either/or

Read without downloading: Florida House budget allocations

Bill to push back presidential primaries passes state House

House bill would remove gay-adoption ban from law

Tom Feeney: Use 'A Healthy Florida Works' to reform medical coverage

Daniel Tilson: Gov. Scott's latest tactics in 'Operation Obamacare Fail'

Health care expansion or not, safety net hospitals fared well in 2014

House Speaker Steve Crisafulli issues challenge to 2015 Session

Tom Feeney: Setting the Record Straight on the Florida House’s Water Policy

Tom Feeney: Environmentalists unfairly attacking House water policy