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Guest AuthorDecember 28, 2015

From palace intrigues to pot, 2015 brought a plethora of material to the Capitol Press Corps. Trying to pick the top 10 state government stories is a subjective pursuit, to say the least, but here are the FloridaPolitics.com picks for the passing year: No. 1: The “firing” of Gerald Bailey Gov. Rick Scott actually forced […]

Peter SchorschDecember 8, 2015

“They do this at 8 o’clock at night?” That was the first thing an exasperated Jim Rosica, one of our state Capitol reporters, said to me once I got him on the telephone after news of Gov. Rick Scott reaching a deal with the Seminole Tribe of Florida hit the Twitterverse. Rosica and the rest of the […]

Peter SchorschOctober 31, 2015

Rick Scott the Socialist’s trial balloon struck out with his hospital profit sharing plan earlier this year. It was openly mocked by Republicans and Democrats alike. But now, just in time to scare red blooded capitalist children at Halloween, Scott the Socialist is back. I’m told his staff has been shopping a hospital price-fixing bill to […]

Gary FineoutOctober 29, 2015

Amid an ugly political brawl in which one senator publicly accused another of being a bully, the Florida Senate on Wednesday narrowly approved a new map for the state’s 40 senate districts. But some senators predicted shortly after the 22-18 vote that the proposal may not pass the Republican-controlled Florida House. That’s because the Senate […]

Peter SchorschOctober 28, 2015

We sat down for a few minutes with Chip Case of Jefferson Monroe Consulting and he shared with us just a little bit about what makes him tick. Here is the file on Chip Case: Significant other? Children? Grand kids? A daughter, who is a blessing and will always be my greatest accomplishment. In 25 words […]

Associated PressOctober 21, 2015

Amid a deepening rift that has split top Republicans, the Florida Senate may require voters in 2016 to pick senators for all forty of the state’s current Senate districts. The move may end a growing and contentious debate that has threatened to derail the 19-day special session that started this week. The GOP-controlled Florida Legislature […]

Jim RosicaOctober 21, 2015

Matt Galka‘s secret to success? “Be the same person on TV that you could talk to at a bar,” he says. The 27-year-old “multimedia journalist” started with Tallahassee’s local CBS affiliate, WCTV, in 2011. He’s now with Capitol News Service, helmed by broadcast veteran Mike Vasilinda, reporting “on the Florida Legislature and politics for more than […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 29, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott, normally a foe of business regulations, on Tuesday stood by his call to layer more regulations onto Florida hospitals in an effort to make health care costs more transparent. “This is all about patients and empowering patients,” he told reporters after a Florida Cabinet meeting. “They should know what (a procedure) costs […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 3, 2015

Courtesy of the Associated Press’ Gary Fineout who, along with Matt Dixon of POLITICO Florida, have a track record of taking on agency heads and staff who make huge gaffes that result in their agencies getting bad press, is the story that dropped Wednesday on how DMS managed to botch a recent My Florida Net2 bid […]

Mitch PerryAugust 25, 2015

In a just, accountability-fueled society, Florida Republican lawmakers would pay a price next year for the shenanigans they’ve been up to this year. As reported by the AP’s Gary Fineout, the nine-day June special session that occurred after House Speaker Steve Crisafulli pulled his members off the floor 72 hours before the session was scheduled […]

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Jim Rosica's Top 10 stories of 2015 in state government

Give credit to … for breaking the news about the Seminole Compact deal

Rick Scott the Socialist is back with already rejected price fixing bill

What’s next after Florida Senate narrowly approves new Senate map

4th Floor Files talks with Chip Case on John Wayne, integrity and public service

Florida Senate may require senators to be on 2016 ballot

Meet Matt Galka, one of the “30 Under 30” rising stars of Florida politics

Rick Scott calls for transparent pricing at hospitals

State agency follies continue: This time its DMS’ turn in the barrel

Mitch Perry Report 8.25.15 – Will Florida GOP Legislature pay any price in ’16?