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P-5 Straw Poll Helped Reagan, Bush 41, Dole to GOP Nomination

Scott Signs Medicaid Rewrite, Other Health Bills

June 2, 2011 - 6:00pm

Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday signed a landmark Medicaid overhaul that calls for shifting hundreds of thousands of low-income and elderly Floridians into managed-care plans.

Scotts signature on a two-bill package (HB 7107 and HB 7109) was not a surprise -- he has long pushed for transforming the Medicaid system.

Now, it will be up to the state to convince the federal government to go along. The state Agency for Health Care Administration is required to submit a proposal to federal Medicaid officials by Aug. 1 and is scheduled to start a flurry of public hearings June 10.

Democratic Party Door Opens for Charlie Crist in 2014

Our Salutary Debt-Ceiling Scare

June 2, 2011 - 6:00pm

WASHINGTON -- As the sun rises in the east, the debt ceiling will be raised. Getting there, however, will be harrowing. Which is a good thing.

Jerry Holbert Cartoon

June 2, 2011 - 6:00pm

Chancellor Frank Brogan: State, Universities Need to Align With Business

Twitter Turns Up Heat on Florida's GOP Senate Race

National Poll Finds Close Race for GOP Presidential Nomination in 2012

Legislators Will Hit the Road to Hear the People on Redistricting

Mitt Romney Formally Enters the 2012 Race

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