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Scott at odds with House, Senate
Gov. Rick Scott sent a message Tuesday to House Speaker Will Weatherford and Senate President Don Gaetz that his priorities need to get more attention. “I’m sure that the speaker of the house and the senate president would like to have a...Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Don Gaetz, Healthcare Policies, Politics
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Thursday Morning Reads: Kurt Browning, property insurance and the health care debate
TALLAHASSEE -- Good morning and happy Thursday. Here's what we're reading today. * Florida became one of the first states to regulate drone usage, the Sentinel reports. * The House and Senate are far apart on health care, even though Sen. Joe...Tags: Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida)
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Health care advocates make pitches as lawmakers hear bills on Medicaid alternatives
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — As a House committee prepares to take its first look at a plan to offer health coverage to 115,700 low income Floridians, health care advocates are making their final pitches on why the state needs to accept $51 billion from the... -
House releases Medicaid alternative plan
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — The Florida House has released its new Medicaid alternative plan, a low-cost insurance plan designed to cover low income individuals who don't currently qualify for Medicaid. The plan is available here. The Florida Health Choices... -
House Dems to hold their budget votes hostage
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE—In an effort to convince Republicans to expand Medicaid, Democrats will vote against a budget that holds funds for many of their usual priorities. The House Democratic caucus held a press conference to announce that they will vote &#... -
Senate passes budget 40-0
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — The Florida Senate passed its $74.3 billion budget unanimously Wednesday afternoon. The Senate budget has a number of big ticket items this year that were praised by both Democrats and Republicans, who control the chamber. Those... -
Senate unanimously passes limits on law enforcement drone use
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE— Florida may become the pioneer state for imposing limits on drone usage. A bill that would restrict the use of drones by law enforcement has passed the Senate unanimously on Wednesday. The bill (SB 92) would allow law enforcement to use... -
House health plan offers bare-bones coverage for low income
TALLAHASSEE -- The Florida House has released its new Medicaid alternative plan, a low-cost insurance plan designed to cover low income individuals who don't currently qualify for Medicaid. The plan is available here. The Florida Health Choices Plus...Tags: Elections, Parties and Movements, Health Insurance, Medicaid, Government Health Care
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Despite tax-fattened coffers, lawmakers still raid housing fund
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE – Despite a cash-flush budget that has policymakers considering a grab-bag of corporate and stadium incentives, Florida lawmakers are still raiding a fund created two decades ago to help provide low-income housing. And housing... -
Senate passes $74.3 billion budget
TALLAHASSEE -- The Florida Senate passed its $74.3 billion budget unanimously Wednesday afternoon. The Senate budget has a number of big ticket items this year that were praised by both Democrats and Republicans, who control the chamber. Those...Tags: Justice System, Florida Legislature, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Budgets and Budgeting
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Is bipartisanship breaking down in the Legislature?
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — Halfway through a legislative session that has seen a rebounding economy, replenished coffers and a spirit of cooperation between chambers and parties, the gravitational pull of politics is taking hold. Put 160 elected... -
Rick Scott’s tax-cuts are nowhere to be found in Legislature’s budget
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE – The Florida legislative session is halfway over, both the House and Senate have drafted similar versions of their $74 billion-plus budgets, and so far Gov. Rick Scott’s corporate and manufacturing tax cuts are nowhere to be...
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