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Florence SnyderMay 4, 2015

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Ft. Walton Beach, isn’t the only Tallahassee twerp to publicly disrespect his elders and betters, but he’s the first in memory to be called to account in the court of public opinion. Gaetz, 31, got his law license all of seven years ago and doesn’t have much to show in the way […]

Christine Jordan SextonMay 4, 2015

The U.S. Supreme Court has never had such a central role in health care system as it has recently. In 2012 it was asked to decide whether the federal health care law is constitutional, and now the court is preparing to issue a ruling in the second challenge to the law, King v. Burwell. Paul […]

Julie DelegalMay 3, 2015

Just as House lawmakers were putting together their annual “trains” – cramming multiple, tangentially related bills into hundreds of pages of amendments so they could pass them all at the eleventh hour – a funny thing happened. They upped and quit. On April 27, House Speaker Steve Crisafulli prematurely banged his gavel, ending the session […]

Daniel TilsonMay 3, 2015

Floridians deserve clarity on healthcare reform. After years of confusion and consternation caused by opponents of the Affordable Care Act, it’s no wonder much of Main Street Florida is unfazed by or unaware of details of last week’s melodramatic work stoppage in the Florida Legislature. Sure, some people are disgusted and fed up, while others […]

Julie DelegalMay 3, 2015

Just as House lawmakers were putting together their annual “trains” – cramming multiple, tangentially related bills into hundreds of pages of amendments so they could pass them all at the eleventh hour – a funny thing happened. They upped and quit. On April 27, House Speaker Steve Crisafulli prematurely banged his gavel, ending the session […]

Daniel TilsonMay 3, 2015

Floridians deserve clarity on healthcare reform. After years of confusion and consternation caused by opponents of the Affordable Care Act, it’s no wonder much of Main Street Florida is unfazed by or unaware of details of last week’s melodramatic work stoppage in the Florida Legislature. Sure, some people are disgusted and fed up, while others […]

Bob SparksApril 30, 2015

What a week. First, Gov. Rick Scott and Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Florida is suing the Obama administration over the Medicaid expansion issue. Then, we witnessed some remarkable political gamesmanship when the House adjourned three days early. The words “insurmountable differences” on the budget and Medicaid expansion accompanied the banging gavel in the House […]

Daniel TilsonApril 28, 2015

With state representatives like these, who needs enemies? With nearly four days left in the Florida Legislature’s regular session, House Speaker Steve Crisafulli unexpectedly gathered up all his “Stand Firm” post-it notes, lobbyist business cards and ALEC issues briefings, then suddenly called the session quits and sent everybody home. The political class in Tallahassee likes […]

Christine Jordan SextonApril 28, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott filed a lawsuit in federal court in Pensacola on Tuesday seeking declaratory relief that the Obama administration violated the U.S. Constitution by withholding supplemental Medicaid funding from the state in the form of Low Income Pool money. The lawsuit was filed shortly after the House of Representatives announced it was adjourning for […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 28, 2015

One of the more interesting narratives of the last couple of weeks in the Jacksonville mayoral race has been Alvin Brown tacking to the left, and Republicans pouncing on that rhetorical evolution to prove that the mayor of Jacksonville has been a “liberal Democrat” all along. The latest evidence of such: an email from the Duval […]

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(L-R) Lawyers Richard Cole and Rahul Patel were both reappointed to their alma mater's Board of Trustees. Images via University of Florida.

Florence Snyder: Impossible to miss racist content in Matt Gaetz tweet

Column offers “pedestrian view” of King v. Burwell implications

Julie Delegal: Slackers in the Florida House leave 800,000 Floridians exposed

Daniel Tilson: Truth can free Florida from ‘healthcare house of mirrors’

Julie Delegal: Slackers in the Florida House leave 800,000 Floridians exposed

Daniel Tilson: Truth can free Florida from 'healthcare house of mirrors'

Bob Sparks: Do new statements jump-start budget negotiations?

Daniel Tilson: Florida House Republicans flip us all the bird and fly home

Rick Scott sues feds over Obamacare, Low Income Pool dollars

Email insights: Duval GOP says “Alvin Brown drops the disguise”