Shanks Bostick Joins Senior Leadership at Liberty Partners
Melanie Shanks Bostick has been promoted to the senior leadership team at the Tallahassee lobbying firm of Liberty Partners.
Bostick, who was the firms director of government relations, will continue to focus on public policy issues related to insurance; condominium and homeowners associations; energy and utilities; and tax and elections. She will also now oversee client relations, client development and the coordination of all client political fundraising and campaign activities.
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Florida Chamber Holds ‘Serious’ Talks with New Lobbyists Larry Cretul, Dean Cannon
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AG Bondi's Office Announces Arrests of Miami-Dade County Residents for Medicaid Fraud
Attorney General Pam Bondis Medicaid Fraud Control Unitand the Miami-Dade County Police Department today arrested three Miami-DadeCounty residents for Medicaid fraud and grand theft. Noriel Batista, theowner of Westchester Pharmacy, Eduardo Marcos-Mone, a pharmacist, andBarbara Iglesias, a Medicaid recipient, allegedly participated in a schemethat resulted in billing the Medicaid program for more than $143,000 forprescribed medications that were never dispensed.
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Sun-Sentinel: Rick Scott's $10,000 College Degree Challenge 'Worth Taking'
Broward County's newspaper of record is voicing its tentative support for Gov. Scott's latest education reform proposal:
"Some are mocking the idea, calling it a political stunt or a gimmick. Others don't think it's possible.
"But we like the challenge Governor Rick Scott has put before the state's 28 public colleges --previously known as community colleges --to offer discounted bachelor's degree programs for $10,000 or less to in-state students.
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Jeff Atwater Says Treasure Coast Democrat will be ‘Great Legislator’
Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater praised freshman legislator Larry Lee, D-Port St. Lucie, at the Florida Chamber of Commerce Insurance Summit on Thursday.
I watched this mans generosity, he gave more than he ever took, hes going to be a great legislator, Atwater said of Lee.
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Rick Scott's $10,000 Challenge Accepted by Half of Florida College System
More than half of the 28 schools in the Florida College System have accepted the governors challenge of creating four-year degree programs that cost under $10,000, according to the state Department of Education.
Brevard Community College, Northwest Florida State College, South Florida State College, and Chipola College are the latest schools to announce they would seek ways to offer programs in areas that include information technology, business and organizational management, education, and engineering technology that could be completed at a cheaper rate.
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