Gov. Rick Scott is planning on cracking down hard on hospitals that didn’t certify their contracts for Medicaid to comply with state law, and he’s getting the Agency for Health Care Administration onboard in his quest. On Monday, Scott penned a letter to AHCA Secretary Liz Dudek, requesting the agency to dispatch the Office of Medicaid Integrity to audit each hospital to make sure they’re complying with state law.
Former Florida Senate President Don Gaetz, R-Destin, and Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Shalimar, will be on center stage in Tallahassee on Wednesday.
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Americans for Prosperity’s (AFP) Florida chapter unveiled its legislative scorecard, grading Florida legislators on their commitment to economic conservatism.
Shoppers and stores across Florida are getting ready for the back-to-school sales tax holiday which starts on Friday and runs until Aug. 16. Back in June, the Legislature voted to extend the back-to-school tax holiday to 10 days, a large increase from the usual three-day period. Starting on Friday, there will be no sales tax on clothes, shoes and bags $100 and less, school supplies up to $15 and the first $750 of personal computers.
With the recent Florida Supreme Court decision on congressional redistricting requiring lawmakers to return to Tallahassee, it seemed inevitable that the Senate would likewise want a “do over” on its map-drawing exercise for Senate lines.
Reporters and political consultants have written extensively about the potential of some senators having to fight with other senators for a new Senate district, especially among Republicans.
Well, at least one Republican won’t be running for the GOP’s presidential nomination.
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Gov. Rick Scott announced on Monday that Amazon.com was expanding its operations in Lakeland and Ruskin, creating 2,000 new jobs in fulfillment centers.
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With U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., surging in national and state polls and now buzz growing that Vice President Joe Biden could enter the race, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tried to get back on track as she launched new ads in Iowa and New Hampshire.
Former Florida Department of Health Sec. Bob Brooks, who served in the state House, was named to the board of the conservative Florida Faith and Freedom Coalition.
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Now facing Panama City urologist Neal Dunn in the Republican primary, Mary Thomas tried to get her conservative credentials in order on Monday as she went after U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, D-Fla., on abortion. On Monday, Thomas demanded Graham return campaign money she had received from Planned Parenthood.
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