With election looming, Republicans rally around in-state tuition for...
Florida Senate Republicans rallied Tuesday around a proposal that would grant in-state tuition to children of undocumented immigrants, risking the wrath of tea party conservatives in a bid to woo...
View ArticleHouse Republicans float late-hour pension overhaul
The state’s traditional pension plan would be closed to senior managers and other new workers would have to wait longer to be eligible for the plan under legislation that cleared a House panel Friday...
View ArticleBill stemming from decades-old Richardson case to be heard by House panel
With some nudging from the Florida Legislative Black Caucus, legislation will be heard by a House panel next week aimed at compensating an elderly, former fruit picker wrongfully accused of one of the...
View ArticleWatchdog groups urge action on ethics bills in session’s homestretch
Watchdog groups Wednesday urged Florida lawmakers to finalize ethics proposals that would strengthen access to public records and require more lobbyists to register and disclose how much they get paid....
View ArticleDoes GOP help Scott’s re-elect by adding new pages to playbook? (w/vid of...
After years of budget-cutting and strict social policies, Florida’s ruling Republicans worked to soften some edges during the just-completed legislative session with steps that appear designed to...
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Redistricting trial wrapping up today in Tallahassee
Trial over congressional redistricting expected to end today. A two-week trial examining whether Florida’s Republican-ruled Legislature violated the law when drawing congressional district lines is...
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In election year, Scott reaches out to Hispanic voters with tuition bill
Gov. Scott OK’s in-state tuition for children of undocumented immigrants Rick Scott signed into law Monday a measure that grants in-state tuition to children of undocumented immigrants, a move the...
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White House: Florida missing chance to grow jobs with Medicaid expansion
Florida will lose out on 63,800 jobs by 2017 if it does not expand Medicaid, according to a new report released Wednesday by the White House. The report represents the Obama Administration’s latest...
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Frankel says Florida’s failure to expand Medicaid hurts ‘working wounded,’...
Rep. Lois Frankel, D-West Palm Beach, and Health Care District Chairwoman Carol Roberts urging Medicaid expansion at news conference today. Florida’s decision not to expand Medicaid means Palm Beach...
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Will Weatherford not part of Florida GOP post-Atwater Senate landscape
Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera, left, is one of the Republicans who could run for Sen. Marco Rubio’s seat in 2016. Republican former Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford today quashed speculation...
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