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Janelle Irwin TaylorApril 10, 2015

It’s not easy being a Democrat in the Florida Legislature. Most major initiatives get blocked by a sea of red and bills typically opposed by those few lawmakers on the left breeze right by despite vehement protest. That’s where Rep. Dwight Dudley is right now, a little more than half way through this year’s Legislative […]

Guest AuthorApril 7, 2015

Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results is, in the words of Einstein, the definition of insanity. Unfortunately for Floridians, so too are the calls today to expand our state’s Medicaid system under the Affordable Care Act. After decades of failed reforms, this $450 billion federal healthcare system remains woefully […]

Phil AmmannApril 7, 2015

Florida news flash: Gov. Rick Scott is a double flip-flopper. While that in itself may not be surprising to some, this time it is significant why he reversed course — Medicaid expansion for healthcare to nearly 1 million low-income and uninsured Floridians. Now, like Marie Antoinette, he tells the poor to “eat cake,” in Bill […]

Guest AuthorApril 6, 2015

If there was any doubt that House Appropriations Chairman and Speaker-In-Waiting Richard Corcoran is a conservative crusader whose commitment to his principles leaves him indifferent to comity, convention and the nuances of legislative diplomacy, that doubt was laid to rest last week when he went on a rampage through the legislative china shop. It began […]

Guest AuthorApril 6, 2015

If there was any doubt that House Appropriations Chairman and Speaker-In-Waiting Richard Corcoran is a conservative crusader whose commitment to his principles leaves him indifferent to comity, convention and the nuances of legislative diplomacy, that doubt was laid to rest last week when he went on a rampage through the legislative china shop. It began […]

Daniel TilsonApril 6, 2015

Looks like Gov. Rick Scott wants to “keep working” past January 2018. That’s when our next governor gets inaugurated. But that doesn’t mean the term-limited Scott wants to give us a break. Think you’ll need some Scott-free psychic space where you can look back in anger and heal the wounds his administration inflicted on you […]

Christine Jordan SextonApril 6, 2015

Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Monday reversed his position on Medicaid expansion again as he announced he will not support providing access to health care for 800,000 uninsured Floridians as called for under the federal health care law. After Florida Politics reported the governor’s office would not answer questions on Medicaid expansion Friday his office […]

Guest AuthorApril 5, 2015

As the president and CEO of the Florida State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, I speak to business owners and leaders every day, and I’ve heard their concerns over healthcare coverage in our state. Business owners are suffering from rising health insurance premiums and communities are struggling to care for their uninsured neighbors. It is for […]

Guest AuthorApril 1, 2015

The ideological fissure that cleaves the Republican Party nationwide will be on display in Tallahassee as the legislative leadership labors to bring the state budget in for a landing by May 1. The critical issue, which on its face is about as exciting as watching paint dry, is whether to accept federal money to indirectly […]

Christine Jordan SextonApril 1, 2015

Bipartisan business group A Healthy Florida Works continues to press legislative leaders to move ahead with a plan to provide health care access to uninsured Floridians. Marpan Supply and Recycling President and Chief Executive Officer Kim Williams said at a Tallahassee press conference on Wednesday that the the Florida Senate plan is moving ahead with […]

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Richard Lamondin speaks to attendees of his town hall in Coconut Grove on Sept. 9, 2025. Image via Richard Lamondin campaign.

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Bill Day’s latest: Let the poor (and lawmakers) eat Medicaid cake

Jack Stevenson: House will pay for Richard Corcoran’s Medicaid rant

Jack Stevenson: House will pay for Richard Corcoran's Medicaid rant

Daniel Tilson: Gov. Rick Scott angling for Sen. Bill Nelson's seat in 2018

Rick Scott reverses course, opposes Medicaid expansion

Julio Fuentes: Healthcare exchange program would help Florida economy

Jack Stevenson: Health care pits RINOS vs. Tea Partiers in budget fight

Biparitsan biz coalition says now is time to pass health care plan