In the near future, a resident in rural parts of Florida may simply log onto their computer to Skype with their primary care physician for standard consultations, diagnoses and prescriptions.
Just dont expect Sen. Joe Negron, R-Stuart, the powerful Budget chairman who also heads his chambers Select Committee on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to champion the cause in the coming legislative session.
Senate President Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, adamantly defended before a room of Central Florida business leaders a proposal by two of his chief lieutenants to consolidate county transit boards.
Darn right well support Senator Simmons, Gaetz told members of the Tiger Bay Club during a legislative preview at the Citrus Bowl on Friday.
In a press release Friday, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi reminded eligible borrowers that the Jan. 18, 2013, deadline to file a claim for payment under the national settlement is fast approaching.
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Floridas congressional delegation divided along party lines last week, after President Barack Obama nominated former U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel to be the next secretary of Defense -- andit looks like the president could be in for at least a modest fight to get his man confirmed.
Though Republican Hagel represented red-state Nebraska in the Senate, he has held a number of foreign policy positions -- specifically stances on Israel, the Middle East and Cuba -- clearly in contrast with the positions of many conservatives, particularly among the Florida delegation.
Possible future Florida politician Tim Tebow, the University of Florida standout who has languished on the sidelines with mega-dysfunctional New York Jets, may not have any options in the NFL.
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U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Longboat Key, has penned a letter to President Barack Obama "strenuously urging" him to cease American foreign aid -- in particular, the shipment ofF-16 fighter jets -- to the country which is fast degenerating into an Islamist theocracy.
Here is Buchanan's letter, dated Jan. 10:
"Dear Mr. President:
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So it appears former House speakers Dean Cannon, Larry Cretul and company wont be lobbying for the Florida Chamber of Commerce.
But that doesnt mean their recently formed super-group Capitol Insight isnt going to be hurting for work in the coming session.
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As Congress hammered out a deal over the fiscal cliff cuts, Florida businesses were on edge, the Florida Chamber of Commerce reports.
The quarterly Small Business Index Survey numbers from the chamber found that as Congress debated cuts to the federal budget made earlier in 2012, 26 percent of 679 businesses responding to the chamber questions between Dec. 3 and Dec. 21 in Florida believe they are worse off today than six months ago.
The mark is down from 35 percent in October.
Gov. Rick Scott and first lady Ann Scott will attend a Shabbat dinner with troops on Friday at the Shul/The Aleph Institute in Surfside, a release from the governors office stated.
Details of what troops were not immediately available.
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