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Diane RobertsAugust 30, 2015

To recap: The less-than-Special Session cost the citizens nearly 700 grand, Rick Scott’s legal bills are now north of $1.5 million (not counting the lawsuit environmentalists have filed against the House and Senate for not implementing Amendment 1 or the action Planned Parenthood is likely to bring), the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has issued […]

Guest AuthorApril 13, 2015

Since June 2014 medical marijuana has been legal in Florida thanks to the Florida Legislature’s passage of Senate Bill 1030. Unfortunately Florida patients still wait for the law to become a reality in their medical treatment due to continuing delays in implementing the statute. Floridians suffering from debilitating conditions such as cancer, epilepsy, ALS, MS […]

Christine Jordan SextonMarch 19, 2015

The House and Senate are $5 billion apart on Medicaid spending but they appear poised to give an additional $2.6 million to the state Agency for Health Care Administration to cover increased litigation costs. Both the House and Senate budgets contain $2.73 million to hire outside legal counsel in lawsuits. It was exactly what the […]

Guest AuthorApril 16, 2014

When it comes to having an open and transparent government that is accountable to the people, Florida leads the nation. Since the Florida “Government in the Sunshine” law was enacted in 1967, we have served as a model for other states. In a world where technological advancements have introduced even more material into the public […]

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TALLAHASSEE, FLA. 4/18/25-Candles and remembrances are left near the Unconquered statue a few hours after the Florida State University Gathering of Unity Vigil held Friday to honor victims of the recent mass shooting. COLIN HACKLEY PHOTO

Diane Roberts: Absence makes the guv grow fonder

Cerise Naylor: Florida medical marijuana law still stuck

House, Senate agree to hire more lawyers to defend more Medicaid lawsuits

P. C. Wu: Legislation would reduce number of frivolous open-records lawsuits