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Ryan RayMay 23, 2015

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Sen. Marco Rubio, one half of “Jebio” if you’ll excuse the tacky neologism, is quick to tell you who he is on the campaign trail: He’s the American Dream incarnate, prophet of a bold, totally not balding New American Century. And lest you believe Rubio’s definition of his major Democratic rival — a vestige of […]

Phil AmmannMay 22, 2015

When Florida’s Legislative Session began in March, there were high expectations, especially for education and healthcare. But by session’s end, that optimism was long gone, says Florida Education Association President Andy Ford. Now that budget talks are set to resume, and lawmakers prepare for a June 1 Special Session, there’s still one last chance for […]

Peter SchorschMay 22, 2015

Like most parents, when I hear the tinkling music of an ice cream truck, I know what my future holds: rummaging in my pocket for some singles and spare change, a little begging and pleading from my baby girl, followed by big smiles, sticky hands and promises that we won’t tell mom we ate ice […]

Christine Jordan SextonMay 22, 2015

Northeast Florida’s largest public hospital and academic medical center sent Gov. Rick Scott a letter this week responding to his series of questions about the facility’s financial woes and why it has the dubious distinction of being most reliant on supplemental Medicaid dollars. University of Health Florida Jacksonville Chief Executive Officer Russell E. Armistead‘s letter includes […]

Associated PressMay 22, 2015

Florida’s jobless rate has dipped slightly. The state’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.6 percent in April. That’s a slight decline from the previous month. Florida added 24,500 jobs last month according to figures released Friday by the Department of Economic Opportunity. The state’s jobless rate remains higher than the national rate of 5.4 percent. There […]

Ryan RayMay 22, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott — as part of an avalanche of bills he granted final approval to go onto the books Friday — signed into law SB 7028 on Thursday afternoon. The bill, carried by the Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Committee and its chairman Republican Sen. Thad Altman in the Senate and Broward Democratic Rep. Richard […]

Phil AmmannMay 22, 2015

Speaker Steve Crisafulli says the Florida House can start passing a budget in June, now that the state could receive disputed federal healthcare money this year. Thursday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) sent a letter to the state Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) indicating it will provide Low-Income Pool (LIP) funding for the […]

Mitch PerryMay 22, 2015

Happy Memorial Day Weekend to you all, which by the way, is the earliest we can ever have such a holiday, with this Monday only being May 25. Incidentally, Labor Day will take place as late as it can this year (Sept. 7), which will actually be a factor in delaying the NFL season by […]

Christine Jordan SextonMay 21, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott isn’t saying what his next move will be. Scott on Thursday would not say whether he would drop his lawsuit against the federal government now that Florida has been given tentative assuance that the Low Income Pool program will exist for the next two years. “It’s not even official. It’s not even done yet,” […]

Mitch PerryMay 21, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott signed a drone privacy law last week that bans drone surveillance of private citizens without their consent. A Washington, D.C.-based media lawyer, though, thinks the Sunshine State has gone too far in attempting to regulate the emerging new technology. Chuck Tobin is a partner in Holland & Knight’s Washington, D.C., office. He […]

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Florida jobless rate drops slightly in April

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