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Phil AmmannDecember 11, 2014

As the political dominoes fall in Northeast Florida, the campaign cash begins piling up. St. Augustine Republican Sen. John Thrasher left the Legislature in November to become Florida State University president, leading to not one, but three special elections set for early 2015. Almost immediately, donors in both Tallahassee and Northwest Florida started writing checks, […]

Phil AmmannDecember 11, 2014

A new report places Florida as the 32nd healthiest state in the nation. The report released Wednesday by UnitedHealth Foundation says that in the past year the percentage of Floridians who smoke decreased slightly, from 17.7 percent to 16.8 percent. The percentage of adults who binge drink also dropped, from 16.5 percent to 15.5 percent. […]

Mitch PerryDecember 11, 2014

Today’s St. Petersburg City Council meeting will be like every other meeting on the second Thursday of the month after all. There will be some public commendations offered, and the public won’t be permitted to give comments. That’s because Mayor Rick Kriseman smartly opted yesterday afternoon to delay the vote on the deal to allow […]

Phil AmmannDecember 11, 2014

As part of an effort to boost its advocacy in Tallahassee, the Broward County Commission chose its lobbying lineup for 2015 – a six-member team that includes three firms new to the county in the past few years. Each of the firms selected are a veritable who’s who of Florida lobbying houses: Adams St. Advocates, Ron Book, […]

Peter SchorschDecember 11, 2014

As the official list of 2015 legislative chairs rolls out, the lion’s share of the attention often goes to those slated to lead high profile, influential committees such as Appropriations and Rules. Yet, the upcoming session will likely be highlighted by a broad range of issues – gaming and the new Seminole Compact, growlers, generic […]

Phil AmmannDecember 10, 2014

On Wednesday, an appeals court backed Broward County Property Appraiser Lori Parrish in a budgetary dispute with the Broward County Commission. The decision by the Fourth District Court of Appeal addressed the section of state law allowing the Florida Department of Revenue to approve budgets for property appraisers. Counties are required to pay operation costs; any […]

Mitch PerryDecember 10, 2014

Last week a coalition including business groups released a proposal that would extend private health insurance to hundreds of thousands of low-income Floridians. Called “A Healthy Florida Works, it borrowed some elements from the Joe Negron sponsored bill in the Florida Senate in 2013 that would be funded though the billions of federal dollars available under […]

Mitch PerryDecember 10, 2014

Although Uber was recently valued at $40 billion, it’s been a rough week for the ride-sharing behemoth. A judge in Spain yesterday ordered the company to stop operating there. That ruling came a day after Uber was blacklisted in the Indian capital of Delhi after a driver raped a passenger. And on Sunday, a court […]

Mitch PerryDecember 10, 2014

Although Uber was recently valued at $40 billion, it’s been a rough week for the ride-sharing behemoth. A judge in Spain yesterday ordered the company to stop operating there. That ruling came a day after Uber was blacklisted in the Indian capital of Delhi after a driver raped a passenger. And on Sunday, a court […]

Phil AmmannDecember 10, 2014

Gov. Rick Scott is turning to a veteran of state government to try to turn around Florida’s troubled prison system that has been under scrutiny for inmate deaths, abuse and allegations of cover-ups. Scott on Wednesday announced he was appointing Julie Jones, who once led the agency that oversees the state highway patrol, to take […]

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As dominoes fall in NE Florida politics, campaign cash starts moving

Florida is 32nd healthiest state in the nation

Mitch Perry Report for 12.11.14 – Rick Kriseman makes the right call

Broward County chooses its lobbying lineup for 2015

Led by Sen. Rob Bradley, Regulated Industries is the committee to watch in 2015

Appeals Court supports Broward County Property Appraiser In budget dispute

Push for Medicaid expansion gains steam with businesses in Florida, but not lawmakers

Frustration about Uber & Lyft intensifies at Hillsborough PTC meeting

Frustration about Uber & Lyft intensifies at Hillsborough PTC meeting

Gov. Scott names new chief for prisons