Tweet Broward County is “the largest of five counties participating in a 2006 pilot program implemented under former Gov. Jeb Bush that puts Medicaid recipients into privately managed care. Gov. Rick Scott and Republican lawmakers want to expand the program statewide during the upcoming legislative session, which begins March 8.” … “Let me tell you [...]

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Tweet“After the speech, moderator and radio talk show host Neil Boortz questioned Bush on the possibility of running for president. “I am not a candidate, but I’m in the political arena,” he responded. Answering another question from Boortz, Bush said so far he was impressed with Gov. Rick Scott.” “Jeb Bush talks about America’s issues [...]

Tweet“There have been improvements [in the way money is now raised and spent in state races]: campaign finance reports are available any time to any person with an Internet connection, no longer locked in a Tallahassee office to be read only during business hours.” But many cite myriad problems built into a campaign-finance system tilted [...]

Tweet“When the Florida Legislature convenes in two weeks, two men will wield almost uncheckable power over a conservative agenda of no taxes, budget cuts, teacher performance, Medicaid and pension reform.” House Speaker Dean Cannon, a lawyer from Winter Park, and Senate President Mike Haridopolos, a Merritt Island college professor who is running for U.S. Senate, [...]

Tweet Days after Gov. Rick Scott told a Tallahassee radio station that he was supportive of collective bargaining, he now says he wish it wasn’t allowed in Florida. Scott’s original remarks came in a half-hour interview on WFLA Radio FM on Tuesday in which he referred to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. “Walker is trying to eliminate collective [...]

Tweet Welcome to St. Augustine Florida! Welcome to historic St. Augustine, home of the original Ripley’s Believe It or Not! museum. St. Augustine is full of history, great food, art, mystery an so much more. Take one of the famous Red Trains around town and come visit us at the museum! more Florida-  Is your [...]

TweetArgentina’s soybean crop, the world’s third largest, may be 4 percent higher than last week’s forecast at 48.8 million tons after recent rainfall, the Buenos Aires Cereals Exchange said. Rain in the past week has boosted yields, the exchange said today in its weekly crop report on its website. Last week the exchange forecast the [...]

TweetA Senate committee proposed a modified bill Thursday that focuses on shoring up the Florida Retirement System and less on using the savings to close the state budget gap. Leaders of the Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability Committee pushed a compromise that would require most state workers to contribute up to 2 percent of their [...]

TweetNational Journal is out with its annual rankings of lawmakers (Washington loves it some rankings) and Florida Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson lands among the centrists. His liberal score was 62.6 percent for votes in 2010, and his conservative was 37.8. Composite scores closest to 50 are at the exact center of each chamber. Check it [...]