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Mitch PerryMarch 5, 2015

There are 196 nations on Earth, yet the U.S. State Department lists only four as state sponsors of terrorism: Iran, Sudan, Syria, and Cuba (Saudi Arabia didn’t make the list). Getting removed from that list is a huge issue for the Cuban government, since all banks that engage with them are subject to U.S. screenings […]

Mitch PerryMarch 5, 2015

One argument used consistently the past three years by House Republicans in Florida over why they’ve rejected Medicaid expansion is that they say the federal government will renege on its financial promises. The Obama administration has said that any state that accepts Medicaid funding to help insure more people under the Affordable Care Act will […]

Associated PressMarch 5, 2015

The arguments offered in the U.S. Supreme Court over subsidies that help millions of people afford their health insurance suggest that the Obama administration has two chances to attract one critical vote. The justices will gather in private Friday to cast their votes in the case. The outcome after Wednesday’s argument appears to be in […]

Mitch PerryMarch 5, 2015

The question one has to ask after reading just the summary of the Justice Department report on the goings-on with the Ferguson, Mo., Police Department is: How many other municipal law enforcement agencies act this way in America? If you want the headline from Wednesday to read that Justice concluded that the Ferguson PD violated no federal laws in […]

Mitch PerryMarch 5, 2015

The question one has to ask after reading just the summary of the Justice Department report on the goings-on with the Ferguson, Mo., Police Department is: How many other municipal law enforcement agencies act this way in America? If you want the headline from Wednesday to read that Justice concluded that the Ferguson PD violated no federal laws in […]

James CallMarch 5, 2015

Another skirmish in the battle over how Florida’s congressional districts were drawn played out Wednesday at the Florida Supreme Court. Sen. Bill Galvano emerged from the courtroom confident that the justices would uphold a plan approved by a lower court judge. David King represents the League of Women Voters which spearheaded a Fair Districts Constitutional […]

Phil AmmannMarch 4, 2015

Florida lawmakers are taking up the possibility of gambling reform once again in the newly launched 2015 Legislative Session. In honor of that 60-day road ahead, editorial cartoonist Bill Day offers his take on one of the most contentious issues in state politics. “While I’m not against gambling, in general,” Day says, “the great danger is […]

Phil AmmannMarch 4, 2015

Florida lawmakers are taking up the possibility of gambling reform once again in the newly launched 2015 Legislative Session. In honor of that 60-day road ahead, editorial cartoonist Bill Day offers his take on one of the most contentious issues in state politics. “While I’m not against gambling, in general,” Day says, “the great danger is […]

James CallMarch 4, 2015

At this pace, Florida’s political class may be exhausted by the end of March when budget writers begin deciding what will be left in and what will be taken out of a $77 billion dollar state spending plan. The state Capitol wakened Wednesday with word that Gov. Rick Scott had penned a commentary calling on […]

Christine Jordan SextonMarch 4, 2015

Work requirements, copayments, and commercial insurance or managed care companies are likely to be featured in a health plan that will emerge from the Senate next week as the chamber begins to discuss a health care plan the state could use if a $2 billion Medicaid financing is cut off by the federal government. Senate […]

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Tim Robinson shows divers where to cut along the Lionfish while on the Lady Go Diver in the Intracoastal near Deerfield Beach, Fla., Saturday, August 31, 2024. (Lee Ann Anderson/Fresh Take Florida)

Marco Rubio urges John Kerry to leave Cuba on terrorism list

In St. Pete, Rick Scott expresses frustration with the feds over LIP program funding

Fate of Obama health law subsidies rests with 2 justices

Mitch Perry Report for 3.5.15 — Ferguson's ugly legacy

Mitch Perry Report for 3.5.15 — Ferguson’s ugly legacy

Five minutes with David King, counsel for League of Women Voters Florida

Bill Day’s latest: A take on gambling addiction

Bill Day's latest: A take on gambling addiction

The day that was in Florida politics — March 4

Senate health plan emerging as LIP negotiations heat up