Former Republican Congressman Mark Foley of West Palm Beach had no idea three weeks ago when he agreed to appear on Fox News' "Sean Hannity" show at 9 p.m. Thursday that the interview would plunge him into such painfully familiar territory.
The first of 11 meetings begins Friday in Tallahassee, with Agency for Health Care Administration officials giving a brief overview of the coming changes to Medicaid before taking questions and comments.
The law moves most of the nearly 3 million Medicaid beneficiaries in Florida from a fee-for-service model of health-care delivery to a managed-care system in which companies vie for contracts in 11 different regions in the state. Even though the law officially becomes effective July 1, the transition into managed care won't begin until 2012.
Registration for Florida's GOP presidential straw poll closes Friday.
A mass resignation by Newt Gingrich's top staff dealt a potentially fatal blow to the Republican's presidential campaign Thursday.
Already struggling with mixed messages and a backlash by conservative voters, the former House speaker's prospects looked bleaker than ever after his campaign manager and at least six other top advisers and aides abruptly quit.
A day after he was expected to endorse Miami-Dade mayoral candidate Carlos Gimenez, ex-rapper Luther Campbell announced his support for Julio Robaina.
The apparent flip brought an immediate rebuke from Gimenez, who said, It is disappointing that Mr. Campbell would change course following our conversations and his indications earlier this week.
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Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich continues to stumble in his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. His senior staff -- from his campaign manager to his communications director to his chief strategists -- jumped off the Gingrich bandwagon on Thursday afternoon. With some of Gingrichs former staffers having close ties to Gov. Rick Perry of Texas, speculation has been renewed that Perry may be looking at getting into the race.
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The Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) unveiled their report cards on Thursday for legislators for the 2011 session. Looking at a number of pieces of legislation ranging from reforming property insurance, to performance pay for teachers, Medicaid and the state pension system, AIF handed out grades to the senators and representatives -- giving high marks to Senate Budget Committee Chairman J.D. Alexander, R-Lake Wales, and Rep. Ritch Workman, R-Melbourne among others. The grades can be found at AIF's site.
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