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Mitch PerryJuly 9, 2015

The battle over Medicaid expansion in the Florida Legislature was an intense, emotional issue for many in Tallahassee this year. It was an internecine battle, as House Republicans fought Senate Republicans over expanding health care coverage and a Senate fix to the Low Income Pool program. At times the battle got personal, with some ascribing less than […]

Peter SchorschApril 16, 2015

After years of legislative legwork and heated debate — occasionally before a national audience — Sen. Nancy Detert may land her Senate tenure’s Moby Dick at long last. Her proposal to establish state incentives for Florida-based film and entertainment projects is alive and moving through the process. Language similar to Detert’s SB 1046 has come close […]

Peter SchorschMarch 10, 2015

As the Tampa Bay Times reported late Monday, one of their own became the subject of a recurring Tallahassee story: the Tennessee Street DUI arrest. Michael Auslen, the youngest member of the Times‘ capitol bureau, was pulled over after officers were alerted to a speeding and swerving vehicle at about 11:15 p.m. this past Saturday. In an affidavit, Auslen admitted to drinking at a local […]

Peter SchorschMarch 10, 2015

As the Tampa Bay Times reported late Monday, one of their own became the subject of a recurring Tallahassee story: the Tennessee Street DUI arrest. Michael Auslen, the youngest member of the Times‘ capitol bureau, was pulled over after officers were alerted to a speeding and swerving vehicle at about 11:15 p.m. this past Saturday. In an affidavit, Auslen admitted to drinking at a local […]

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Jack Latvala calls attacks on state senators, spouses in health care “reprehensible”

Entertainment incentives finally moving forward in Legislature

Tampa Bay Times’ Michael Auslen faces DUI charge

Tampa Bay Times' Michael Auslen faces DUI charge