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Phil AmmannAugust 27, 2015

Mission: NEXT, Jeb Bush’s NASA-inspired bundler program for young Republicans, lands in Miami next month for a fundraising reception hosted by Jeb Bush, Jr. The event, which focuses on donors under 40, begins 7:30 p.m. Thursday, September 24 at American Social, 690 SW 1st Court in Miami. Evening reception tickets start at $250 – with […]

Jim RosicaAugust 26, 2015

The Florida House of Representatives has released committee assignments for the 2016 Legislative Session, including a brand new “Select Committee on Affordable Healthcare Access” created Wednesday. “I am directing the Select Committee to explore policy options to reduce the cost of health care for consumers and improve the transparency of health care information, make recommendations for […]

Staff ReportsAugust 20, 2015

According to a Senate spokesperson, the Senate will not convene Thursday at 3 p.m. as was originally planned. Instead, Senate redistricting Chair Bill Galvano will meet with House maps chief Jose Oliva after the House’s Thursday Session. See notice below.

Peter SchorschAugust 18, 2015

The second edition of INFLUENCE Magazine should have already arrived in your mailbox. If it has not and you would like to receive a hard copy of this inside view into Florida’s news, politics, and culture, please drop me a line. As you can imagine, I’ve read everything in INFLUENCE several times, backwards and forwards. But, […]

Associated PressAugust 14, 2015

Despite sharp criticism from a Florida congresswoman that it would disenfranchise black voters, the Florida House is moving ahead with a substantial overhaul of the state’s 27 congressional districts. A House panel split along party lines on Thursday and approved a proposed map that would substantially alter the state’s political landscape and which could lead […]

Phil AmmannJune 17, 2015

Two Florida House Republicans were selected Wednesday for the Republican State Leadership Committee’s (RSLC) Future Majority Project (FMP). Reps. Jose Felix Diaz of Miami and Jose Oliva of Hialeah are now part of a select group from the country’s largest caucus of Republican state leaders to engage minority voters in the 2016 election cycle. The […]

Christine Jordan SextonJune 9, 2015

A House health care subcommittee moved a bill to eliminate “certificates of need” for all hospital services. The bill does not eliminate CON for nursing homes or hospices where there has been a flurry of interest after a long-time moratorium on the construction of new nursing beds was lifted. HB 31A was opposed by the […]

Peter SchorschMay 8, 2015

The picture to the right is of the dock in front of the beach house where the Griswolds, er, the Schorsches are vacationing this week. This was supposed to be a recuperative, post-session retreat, and although it has been an enjoyable time here in St. Augustine, it feels like just a break before the next […]

Ryan RayApril 12, 2015

Ahead of the 2015 Legislative Session, one of the most intriguing legislative food fights brewing was that between major tobacco manufacturers seeking to limit payouts to claimants suing them under the 1998 Tobacco Master Settlement and the trial attorneys who stand to gain substantially from pursuing those claims. The Florida Justice Association, those attorneys’ primary influence […]

Christine Jordan SextonApril 9, 2015

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At the final regularly scheduled meeting of the 2015 session for his committee, House Health & Human Services Committee Chairman Jason Brodeur dropped a bomb. He announced that the chamber next year would tackle some of the thorniest issues in health care: certificate of need (CON), insurance mandates and medical malpractice. The news puts most […]

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Jeb Bush’s “Mission: NEXT” bundler program lands in Miami Sept. 24

House committee assignments released; new healthcare panel added

Senate to convene Friday to take up final map redraw

13 things I really like about the latest issue of INFLUENCE Magazine

Florida House panel OKs congressional map despite criticism

Jose Felix Diaz, Jose Oliva picked for Republican Future Majority Project

House OKs bill to eliminate CONs for hospitals

Takeaways from Tallahassee, er, St. Augustine

Support for Big Tobacco claims reform snuffed out as Florida Justice pivots

House will tackle certificate of need, malpractice in 2016, Jason Brodeur says