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Associated PressApril 29, 2015

The Obama administration said Wednesday it had not changed its position on Medicaid expansion and hospital funds, despite contrary interpretations from lawmakers. The confusion came a day after Gov. Rick Scott filed a federal lawsuit accusing the Obama administration of coercing Florida into expanding Medicaid by withholding more than $1 billion in hospital funds. The […]

Guest AuthorApril 28, 2015

Last week I had the honor and the privilege to stand with our president on the 45th annual celebration/recognition of Earth Day. When you are with a U.S. president – any president – it’s hard not to stand in awe and to walk away inspired. While there are so many things to share and so […]

Brendan FarringtonApril 25, 2015

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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney had a message Saturday for Jacksonville University graduates: Get a life. The 2012 Republican presidential nominee told the nearly 900 students earning degrees that life isn’t measured in riches and professional achievement, but in friendships and family, learning and work, faith in God and service to others. “Get a life, […]

Daniel TilsonApril 22, 2015

Gov. Scott finally got busy addressing big issues this week. Not serious, mind you, just busy. Lots of finger-pointing, no problem-solving With President Barack Obama visiting South Florida and using the Everglades as backdrop to observe Earth Day, Scott refused the White House’s invitation to participate. Why risk hearing any inflammatory words or phrases. Climate […]

Christine Jordan SextonApril 17, 2015

Americans For Prosperity is taking its anti-Obamcare message to the Internet and is running an advertisement targeting the Florida Senate for its “spin” that the federal health care program would be beneficial to the state. The 30-second commercial features President Obama‘s face on a spinning token with the Florida Capitol in the background. “Florida Senators […]

Phil AmmannMarch 31, 2015

Americans for Prosperity Florida, the statewide libertarian group backed by the conservative Koch Brothers, is once again warning about the push to expand Medicaid in Florida. On Tuesday, AFP-FL released the third ad its latest effort decrying “Obama’s Medicaid expansion.” The new ad calls on Floridians to contact state senators to oppose the “bloated and […]

Phil AmmannMarch 20, 2015

In November, Florida Republicans flipped six seats to gain a super-majority in the state House of Representatives, giving the chamber a veto-proof majority. The Democratic trouncing was not only across Florida, but also nationally, evidenced in Bill Day’s latest. Day provides a glimpse of who is now running the show in Tallahassee, and — to a […]

Phil AmmannMarch 20, 2015

In November, Florida Republicans flipped six seats to gain a super-majority in the state House of Representatives, giving the chamber a veto-proof majority. The Democratic trouncing was not only across Florida, but also nationally, evidenced in Bill Day’s latest. Day provides a glimpse of who is now running the show in Tallahassee, and — to a […]

Guest AuthorMarch 20, 2015

In a recent address before a joint session of Congress, Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, made his case about the urgent need to completely halt, not slow down, Iran’s nuclear ambitions. As the prime minister warned, “History has placed us at a fateful crossroads.” As the world’s leader, I believe America has a […]

Daniel TilsonMarch 10, 2015

Pardon an old pun, but…Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt. In fact, it’s becoming one of Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s favorite “go-to” plays in a still-new second administration chock full of full-court pressure from the press. This latest denial was of the claim made in a story first published last weekend by the Florida […]

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Barack Obama hasn’t changed course on LIP, Medicaid

Kristin Jacobs: Heed Obama's hopeful message on climate change

Mitt Romney to Jacksonville University graduates: Get a life

Daniel Tilson: In Rick Scott's Florida, if the flooding doesn't get you, lack of health insurance will

New Americans for Prosperity Internet video rips Florida Senate for Obamacare “spin”

AFP Florida releases new ad in campaign warning against Medicaid expansion

Bill Day’s latest: The partisan divide and Florida’s super-majority

Bill Day's latest: The partisan divide and Florida's super-majority

Gus Bilirakis: America must stand with Israel against a nuclear Iran

Daniel Tilson: Top 10 other words on Rick Scott's forbidden list