Apparently there are still people in Florida -- including leaders in the Florida Legislature, of all places -- who are perfectly happy to give Mel and Betty Sembler's drug policy the time of day.
After 10 Glorious Years, Sunshine State News and I Are Passing the Baton
You probably can't imagine how much fun I've had at Sunshine State News over the last 10 years. I don't think anybody could.
November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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Gov. Rick Scott wasted no time in replacing Aramis Ayala as the prosecutor in the Markeith Loyd murder case after she announced that she would seek life without the chance of parole instead of the death penalty.
The Florida Legislature is continuing to grapple with the issue of implementing Amendment 2 on medical marijuana.
This month marks seven long and daunting years since Obamacare was signed into the law.
The attempt by House Speaker Paul Ryan and other powerful Republicans to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act (ACA or “Obamacare”) has run into a buzz saw of opposition from both sides.
Florida’s current Agency for Healthcare Administrations (AHCA) rules state managed care plans can limit the number of pharmacies allowed to participate in their Medicaid Managed Care networks based on meeting the federal Medicare network adequacy standards. ACHA adopted these standards, which only require plans to have one pharmacy within a 30-minute travel time for patients in urban areas and a 60-minute travel time for patients in rural areas.
An ironic thing happened on the way to the Democratic nomination for governor for Tallahassee’s “ceremonial” Mayor Andrew Gillum.
The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away, but for governments it's not that easy. Once something is given -- say, health insurance coverage to 20 million Americans -- you take it away at your peril. This is true for any government benefit, but especially for health care. There's a reason not one Western democracy with some system of national health care has ever abolished it.
When I entered office in 1999, the greatest environmental challenge facing Florida was the rapidly deteriorating state of America’s Everglades. For years, the sensitive subtropical ecological system had suffered the side effects of a massive manmade drainage system and rapid regional development that harmed the water supply, diverted water from the natural habitat and threatened the many species that call these unique wetlands home.
Every time Aramis Ayala prosecutes a case from now on, she should publicly ask Gov. Rick Scott what the sentence should be.
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By Kevin Derby
On Thursday, the Washington Post offered a look at the differences between businessman Donald Trump and former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla., and the tensions between the New York developer and the most prominent family in GOP politics.
By Kevin Derby
On Wednesday, Florida House Speaker Steve Crisafulli, R-Merritt Island, named a new select committee to tackle health-care costs.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, D-Fla., teamed up with the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Florida chapter on Wednesday to call for cutting the health insurance tax (HIT) which was included in President Barack Obama’s federal health-care law.
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Wednesday marked the 95th anniversary of women winning the right to vote in the U.S., and Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton figured the day was more than appropriate to announce a new sector of her presidential campaign focused solely on women.
By Nancy Smith
The former employee suspected in a shooting that killed a cameraman and a TV anchor and injured the subject they were interviewing during a live television report in Moneta, Va.
By Kevin Derby
Attorney and Republican leader Rick Kozell is running in the crowded primary to replace U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., in Congress and, on Wednesday, announced the support of several prominent Republicans.
By Kevin Derby
On Tuesday, the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) showcased a poll from Rasmussen Reports which finds 46 percent of likely voters across the nation think former U.S. Sec. of State Hillary Clinton “should suspend her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination until all of the legal questions about her use of the private e-mail server are resolved.”
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., released a Web video on Wednesday, his second of the week, as he continues his bid to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in the Senate.
By Kevin Derby
On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., reiterated his opposition to President Barack Obama’s deal with Iran over that nation’s nuclear program.
By Nancy Smith
Judge Terry Lewis told a congressional redistricting hearing Tuesday that, given the House-Senate failure to come up with a new map, he will ask Florida Supreme Court justices what they want him to do next.
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