Christine Jordan SextonSeptember 28, 2023
3min0
Gov. DeSantis has focused on health care issues, such as his opposition to COVID-19 lockdowns, vaccine mandates and drug prices.
Tag: welfare
Christine Jordan SextonSeptember 28, 2023
Associated PressSeptember 14, 2022
6min0
Favre said he didn’t know the money he received came from welfare funds.
Jason DelgadoFebruary 16, 2021
5min1792
'The entire function of government is to protect our most vulnerable.'
Jim RosicaJanuary 30, 2018
4min333
Penalties for welfare recipients who don’t “get with the program” would increase under a bill that cleared a House panel Tuesday. The measure (HB 751), filed by Cape Coral Republican Dane Eagle, was approved by the Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee on a 12-1 vote, with only Rep. Shevrin Jones opposed. This is the third year the […]
Associated PressMarch 31, 2017
1min168
People who receive cash assistance from the Florida government and fail to comply with work requirements could be left without money for a longer time. A House panel on Thursday advanced a bill (HB 23) that would toughen sanctions for individuals who do not work toward furthering their education or careers while in the program. […]
Peter SchorschAugust 11, 2016
7min616
The notorious Mosley Motel is one step closer to being shut down. That’s the good news in the latest article in the Tampa Bay Times about the 34th Street slum: “Altis Cardinal Storage acquired the property, which had been in foreclosure, on July 20. Eviction papers were served to the Mosley’s old ownership group on Thursday. On […]
Jim RosicaAugust 9, 2016
3min660
Some states recently have been moving to ease or eliminate restrictions on food stamps for people with drug convictions. Florida isn’t one of them. It’s now one of a handful of states that still prohibits drug-felony ex-cons from getting help. But its neighbor to the north is, reports Stateline, the Pew Charitable Trusts’ state policy blog. Both […]
Mitch PerryApril 18, 2016
4min413
Bill Nelson says he supports Marco Rubio’s amendment that would stop giving welfare benefits to Cuban immigrants – but says Florida’s junior Senator’s attempt to add that amendment to an FAA reauthorization bill was the wrong way to go about it. Rubio lashed out last week after GOP Senate leaders refused to allow the amendment to […]
Guest AuthorNovember 30, 2015
5min234
Underneath the candidate smears that are so much a part of local and national politics, there are a number of critical issues that leave both Republicans and Democrats too far apart. Party posturing aside there is substance to both sides of each concern but an inability for friendly if not effective bipartisan discussion. The elephants […]
Marc YachtNovember 29, 20155min321
Underneath the candidate smears that are so much a part of local and national politics, there are a number of critical issues that leave both Republicans and Democrats too far apart. Party posturing aside there is substance to both sides of each concern but an inability for friendly if not effective bipartisan discussion. The elephants […]