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Mitch PerryJanuary 29, 2015

At the Associated Press’ annual legislative planning meeting in Tallahassee on Wednesday, House Speaker Steve Crisafulli tossed a wet blanket on the coalition of businesses in Florida pushing for the state to expand Medicaid in 2015, saying,”House still stands where we stood before: We do not plan to do anything on Medicaid expansion.” Advocates for Medicaid expansion […]

Christine Jordan SextonJanuary 29, 2015

Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater said on Wednesday that the Florida should get back in the business of regulating health insurance rates. “I think we do need to take ownership,” Atwater said at the Associated Press Planning Session when asked if the health insurance rates should be regulated at the state level. The Florida Legislature […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 29, 2015

Governor Rick Scott was in Tampa this morning, touting his proposed cell phone and TV tax cut that is designed to reduce the average Floridians cable bill by approximately $43 a year. But that’s not what the press corps was interested in talking about of course, as Scott was besieged once again by questions surrounding […]

Christine Jordan SextonJanuary 29, 2015

Florida Gov. Rick Scott released his $77 billion proposed budget for fiscal year 2015-16 on Wednesday that is built in part on the assumption that Florida will receive $2 billion in federal health care dollars to help treat the poor and underinsured, mostly at Florida hospitals. Addressing a group of reporters at The Associated Press […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 28, 2015

Apparently, not even the Florida Constitution can save Kevin McCarty. He’s an insurance regulator in a sinkhole of Tallahassee politics. Here’s what we know about Kevin McCarty – Gov. Rick Scott is finished with him. He doesn’t want McCarty to regulate the insurance industry any longer. This week, after three weeks of stalling and avoiding […]

Associated PressJanuary 28, 2015

Sketching the outlines of their legislative agendas, Florida’s top Republicans pledged Wednesday to press for a bevy of tax cuts, more education spending and a review of controversial student testing in this year’s legislative session. House Speaker Steve Crisafulli and Senate President Andy Gardiner outlined their proposals during the annual legislative planning meeting hosted by […]

James CallJanuary 28, 2015

Attorney General Pam Bondi Wednesday suggested some palace intrigue was involved in the Bailey affair. Bondi, speaking at the annual AP pre-session briefing, said the Cabinet knew there was going to be changes made in Cabinet agencies but the former prosecutor suspects not the governor but his staff was behind the unceremonious dumping of the […]

James CallJanuary 28, 2015

Attorney General Pam Bondi Wednesday suggested some palace intrigue was involved in the Bailey affair. Bondi, speaking at the annual AP pre-session briefing, said the Cabinet knew there was going to be changes made in Cabinet agencies but the former prosecutor suspects not the governor but his staff was behind the unceremonious dumping of the […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 28, 2015

A St. Petersburg consumer law attorney is demanding an official investigation into Gov. Rick Scott, the Florida Cabinet and staff for possible violations of the state’s open records laws. On Tuesday, attorney Matthew Weidner sent a letter of complaint to William Meggs, state attorney for the Second Judicial Circuit in Tallahassee, requesting a formal investigation […]

Ryan RayJanuary 28, 2015

Senate Minority Leader Arthenia Joyner was the first elected official to take the podium at the 2015 Associated Press Legislative Planning Session, and she wasted little time making hay out of Gov. Rick Scott‘s recent issues with appearing to overreach its boundaries. “Hubris appears to be the organizing principle of our executive branch,” said Joyner, the […]

Tag: Rick Scott

At Tampa presser, Rick Scott avoids responding to question on Medicaid expansion

Jeff Atwater says Florida should regulate health insurance rates again

Rick Scott again says no Cabinet member objected to his desire to fire Gerald Bailey

Rick Scott builds health care budget with $2 billion in money that may not be there

Sean Shaw: End Cabinet monopoly, save the insurance regulator

Florida GOP leaders promise tax cuts and education spending

AG Pam Bondi: Rick Scott didn't know about ouster of top cop

AG Pam Bondi: Rick Scott didn’t know about ouster of top cop

St. Pete lawyer files Sunshine Law complaint letter over Baileygate

Arthenia Joyner rips Scott administration's 'hubris' at APFL conference