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Phil AmmannJuly 30, 2015

Florida’s leading association of home care providers has selected state Rep. Ray Rodrigues as its 2015 Legislator of the Year. Each year, the Home Care Association of Florida honors an individual lawmaker that “exhibited energy, dedication and steadfast leadership” for the state’s home care providers and patients. The 2015 award was presented to Rodrigues, an […]

Phil AmmannMay 14, 2015

On Thursday, Gov. Rick Scott signed into law a bill allowing the Lakeland hospice closed by the state over a paperwork error a chance to reopen. The governor signed HB 441, which allows Compassionate Care Hospice (CCH) on Drane Field Road access to an expedited process to reapply for its license with the Florida Agency for Health […]

Christine Jordan SextonMay 12, 2015

The Florida House sent Gov. Rick Scott five bills on Tuesday for consideration, including a measure that would give a hospice an expedited process of getting a license to resume operating. Compassionate Care Hospice in Lakeland didn’t renew its license and state health care regulators ordered it to close in March. The company claims to […]

Bruce RitchieApril 28, 2015

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Rep. Matt Gaetz voted for a hydraulic fracturing regulation bill on Monday, but says he will vote against a companion bill that would provide a public records law exemption. The outcome of the public records exemption bill likely depends on whether Gaetz is joined by others who supported the bill to provide for fracking regulation. HB 1205, […]

Guest AuthorApril 27, 2015

The onshore oil and gas industry has been under heavy scrutiny during the 2015 Legislative Session, as GOP Sen. Garrett Richter of Naples and GOP Rep. Ray Rodrigues of Estero have filed legislation to provide regulatory certainty to the state of Florida that will ensure the industry is appropriately regulated. The legislation, Senate Bill 1468 […]

Guest AuthorApril 27, 2015

The onshore oil and gas industry has been under heavy scrutiny during the 2015 legislative session, as Sen. Garrett Richter, R-Naples, and Rep. Ray Rodrigues, R-Estero, have filed legislation to provide regulatory certainty to the state of Florida that will ensure this industry is appropriately regulated. This legislation, Senate Bill 1468 and House Bill 1205, […]

Bruce RitchieApril 27, 2015

A bill that Republicans said would clamp down on oil and gas hydraulic fracturing but some Democrats said would provide a welcome mat for the practice passed the House 82-34 on Monday. HB 1205, one of the most controversial environmental bills of the 2015 Legislative Session, passed the House largely along party lines. The Florida […]

Phil AmmannApril 27, 2015

A Lakeland hospice forced to close by the state over a paperwork error is near reopening by way of a bill passed last week by the Legislature. On Friday, both the Senate and House passed HB 441, giving Compassionate Care Hospice (CCH) on Drane Field Road access to an expedited process to reapply for its license. […]

Bruce RitchieApril 25, 2015

The House on Friday teed up a pair of bills dealing with oil and gas hydraulic fracturing after rejecting Democratic amendments to allow cities and counties to ban the practice. Hydraulic fracturing, also called “fracking,” involves pumping sand, water and chemicals underground to extract oil and gas. Environmentalists say the process threatens to contaminate groundwater […]

Peter SchorschApril 23, 2015

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We knew from the first day of Session that bills sponsored by Democrats that would impose a moratorium on “fracking” were DOA. But, Sen. Garrett Richter and Rep. Ray Rodrigues, along with the DEP, have developed common-sense legislation that strengthens regulations on the oil and gas industry. Let me repeat that, they want to REGULATE the […]

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Ray Rodrigues named Home Health Care Legislator of the Year

Governor’s signature to allow shuttered Lakeland hospice to reopen

House sends Rick Scott hospice license renewal bill, one to make Panacea a city

Fracking public records bill hangs on whether supporters vote against exemptions

Brewster Bevis: Support regulatory certainty for oil and gas industry

Brewster Bevis: Ignore 'fracking' charge; support commonsense oil & gas regulations

Fracking regulation bill passes House but records bill stalls

Bill to reopen Lakeland hospice goes to governor’s desk

House rejects bill amendments to allow local bans or referendums on fracking

Democrats whip votes AGAINST more regs on the oil and gas industry