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Kaiser: Florida readies its own health insurance exchange, leaves out help for low-income people

By | 10.11.11 | 11:43 am

The state of Florida is currently preparing its own health insurance exchange program in place of the exchanges created by the federal health care reform law, but according to Kaiser Health News, Florida’s exchange program is missing subsidies for low-income people to afford health insurance and requirements that insurance providers cover certain “essential health benefits.”

The old Florida capitol (Pic via Wikimedia Commons)

State policymakers decline federal money for program that fights child abuse and neglect (Corrected)

By | 07.20.11 | 12:11 pm

As state legislators and Gov. Rick Scott continue to block federal health care reform from entering Florida, the state is facing a child health crisis whose remedy could lie in the very policy they are determined to stop.

President Barack Obama in Jacksonville (Pic via Wikimedia Commons)

Battle of the attack ads: Priorities USA Action vs. Rove-affiliated group

By | 06.29.11 | 11:12 am

Only a day after reports surfaced that a Karl Rove-affiliated group has begun a $20 million ad campaign against President Obama, efforts to combat those ads are already underway.

2012 GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum (Pic by Virginia Chamlee)

Pawlenty, Bachmann, Cain, Santorum, Paul all take part in Jacksonville Right to Life Convention

By | 06.24.11 | 1:35 pm

Five Republican presidential contenders took part in a National Right to Life Convention forum this morning in Jacksonville. Only two (Herman Cain and Rick Santorum) appeared in person, while the other three (Michele Bachmann, Ron Paul and Tim Pawlenty) literally phoned it in — appearing at the panel via Skype.

Associated Industries of Florida CEO Barney Bishop (left) in a Fox Business screenshot (Pic via video.foxbusiness.com)

Barney Bishop on Fox News: EPA administrator Jackson is ‘killing jobs’

By | 06.22.11 | 10:55 am

Speaking on Fox Business’ America’s Nightly Scorecard yesterday, Associated Industries of Florida CEO Barney Bishop lashed out at the Obama administration — arguing that overregulation, specifically on the part of the federal Environmental Protection Agency, is “killing” the economy.

Gov. Rick Scott, signing the budget in The Villages on Thurs., May 26 (Pic via flgov.com)

Three abortion bills could become law within the next two weeks

By | 06.14.11 | 11:57 am

Gov. Rick Scott has two weeks to sign House Bills 501, 1127 and 1247 before they automatically become law.

(Pic via Wikimedia Commons)

Indiana faces legal action over ‘fetal pain’ bill that requires doctors to tell women life begins at fertilization

By | 06.08.11 | 4:00 pm

It has been a big year for Indiana’s war against abortion. One of the state’s legally contentious laws that will soon take effect has gotten little attention so far. The law requires doctors administering an abortion to tell women that life begins at fertilization and that a fetus can feel pain at or before 20 weeks gestation.

Rep. Allen Boyd, D-Tallahassee

Boyd follows fellow Blue Dogs through congressional revolving door

By | 05.16.11 | 3:27 pm

Former Rep. Allen Boyd is one of eight Blue Dog Democrats to find work as a lobbyist after losing his seat in the 2010 elections.

Florida State University's Bryan Hall (Pic by Urban)

Progress Florida calls on FSU President to cancel Koch deal

By | 05.12.11 | 8:14 pm

In response to news that the billionaire Koch brothers now have a hand in hiring certain FSU professors, Progress Florida has unveiled a campaign aimed at stopping what they say is “an unprecedented assault on academic freedom.”

State Rep. Daphne Campbell, D-Miami Shores (Pic by Mark Foley)

After two weeks, Rep. Campbell still up in arms over Randolph’s supposed ‘bullying’

By | 05.12.11 | 12:52 pm

According to Charisma Magazine, Campbell was joined by two-dozen supporters outside the Orlando offices of Randolph on Tuesday, demanding a public apology. During a press conference at the demonstration, which was posted to YouTube, Campbell said that Randolph began bullying her shortly after she finished a speech in support of the ultrasound bill. “He come to me and he took all the books on the table and he flung them at my face…with a lot of ‘F’ words, several times…and he said ‘I swear! You could never be reelected! I swear! I’m going to get an opponent to replace you!’”

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