April 4, 2019 - 7:15am
No More Railroad Boondoggles!
April 4, 2019 - 9:00am
Back in 2011, California's Republican Congressman Devin Nunes said about the now defunct California high speed rail project, "It is clear that high-speed rail is not about jobs. It is about corruption, public deception and bureaucratic experimentation.”
And it took nine years to kill the monster.
Senate Won't Act this Year on Surgeon General
April 4, 2019 - 9:00am
Citing a past sexual harassment investigation at the University of Florida, Senate President Bill Galvano said Wednesday the Senate will not vote during this year’s legislative session on confirming the state’s new surgeon general.
The move could put physician Scott Rivkees, named surgeon general Monday by Gov. Ron DeSantis, in limbo for months.
Despite Feds' Foot-Dragging on Hurricane Relief, Senate Passes a $90.3 Billion Budget
April 4, 2019 - 9:00am
The Florida Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved a $90.3 billion state spending plan for next fiscal year, despite concerns about the federal government’s failure to provide anticipated relief after Hurricane Michael.
Senate Democrats also raised alarms about mental-health funding for students and redirecting money from large teaching hospitals to for-profit facilities, but in the end, they lent their support to the budget.
“This is one of the more difficult budget years I’ve ever experienced,” Senate President Bill Galvano said.
Allowing APRNs to Practice Independently Better Serves Patients in Florida
April 3, 2019 - 3:30pm
I have been a certified registered nurse anesthetist, a type of advanced practice registered Nurse (APRN), for more than 20 years and am a retired Commander in the US Navy Nurse Corps, where I provided anesthesia care to service members and their families, U.S. Department of Defense employees, and members of Congress. While on active duty, I administered anesthesia care to service members who were injured during Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and the Horn of Africa. I have been the sole anesthesia provider on three aircraft carriers.
Business Roundtable: One Out of Five Jobs in Florida Supported by International Trade
April 4, 2019 - 9:00am
The Business Roundtable showcased a study this week which shows that international trade supports almost 2.4 million jobs in Florida.
Division Homework
April 3, 2019 - 7:00am
GOP Strategist and Massive Anti-Trumper Rick Wilson ... Teaching Florida Democrats How to Win?
April 3, 2019 - 7:00am
The ascendancy of Donald Trump in the GOP primary in 2016 caused a rift in the Republican Party. That fracture became a canyon with his ensuing election win, and a vocal Never-Trump faction growing increasingly louder over the past couple of years. GOP strategist Rick Wilson of Florida has been a member of that separatist contingent, if not its leader.
New Surgeon General Rivkees' Tainted Past Likely to Surface during Senate Confirmation Hearing
April 2, 2019 - 7:30pm
A doctor tapped by Gov. Ron DeSantis to become the state’s surgeon general has been embroiled in legal squabbles and investigations while working at the University of Florida.
Scott Rivkees has been the subject of a university sexual harassment investigation, was found by a university auditor to have not properly filed financial-disclosure information and has sued a one-time colleague for libel and slander.
DeSantis’ communications director, Helen Ferre, said Tuesday that Rivkees is an “outstanding candidate for state surgeon general.”
Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss in Florida Opioid Litigation
Submitted by Nancy Smith on April 2, 2019 - 6:49pm
Attorney General Ashley Moody marked another victory in the legal battle to hold the nation’s largest opioid manufacturers, distributors and sellers responsible for their role in the national opioid crisis. Following a hearing in Pasco County Tuesday, Circuit Judge Declan Mansfield denied the defendants’ motion to dismiss the state’s litigation.
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