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Senate budget chief wants to eliminate insurance industry tax break and roll back vehicle tag fees
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelA top senator said Thursday that he will introduce legislation to eliminate a nearly 30-year-old tax break for insurance companies and use the estimated $220 million in savings to roll back the annual car registration fees paid by the state's drivers. &#... -
Thrasher on Medicaid: We’re looking for ideas
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — A leading Senate Republican said that the Senate is looking for ways to get health care for the the more than 800,000 low-income uninsured Floridians who would qualify for Medicaid if the state expanded the program under the Affordable... -
Top GOP senator says senate wants to find solution for low-income uninsured
TALLAHASSEE -- A leading Senate Republican said that the Senate is looking for ways to get the more than 800,000 low-income uninsured population, who would qualify for Medicaid if the state expanded the program under the Affordable Care Act, health care....Tags: Medicaid, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Politics, Health Insurance, Republican Party
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Lobbying a lucrative cap for a legislator's career
TALLAHASSEE – You have to forgive Florida's reform-minded lawmakers if they don't want to preclude all their current colleagues from cashing in as lobbyists. This week, the Senate amended its sweeping ethics reform bill (SB 2) to allow current...
Tags: Politics, Orlando, Religion and Belief, Al Groh, Don Gaetz
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Parks, beaches may be next target for smoking bans
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelBy Jennifer Curington, Staff Writer TALLAHASSEE— Local governments would get the authority to ban smoking at beaches, parks, sports facilities and other outdoor areas under a bill moving through the Florida Legislature – but enforcement... -
And the legislative budget games begin: Senate wants bigger reserves
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — Just when you thought Florida was out of the financial ditch, state lawmakers want to pull it back in — at least rhetorically. The Senate Appropriations Committee opened its first post-2012 elections hearing Wednesday with... -
House Speaker Dean Cannon jumps from legislating to lobbying
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelNow that his time as speaker of the Florida House of Representatives has ended, Dean Cannon is making his next career move: lobbying the state government that he spent the past two years helping to lead. The Republican lawyer, who had represented the... -
Gaetz/Gardiner and Co. use FSU-Clemson game to raise coin
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — While the game is a sellout, there is apparently room for some like-minded and deep-pocketed Republicans to watch Saturday night's much-hyped Florida State-Clemson football game alongside some of the Legislature's most powerful... -
Greer wire: “Jesus Christ, what did I do with all that money?”
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — With his criminal trial dragging out, his reputation tattered and his family on food stamps, ousted Florida Republican Chairman Jim Greer may be nearing the end of a four-year political drama that has captivated the state's political... -
Romney says his five-step economic plan will create 12 million jobs
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelST. AUGUSTINE – Declaring that the American dream must be restored, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said his five-point plan will create 12 million new jobs and lead to a restored economy. “We must restore that, the passion and... -
Florida Chamber backs Siplin, Brooks, Pena in Central Florida legislative races
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — The Florida Chamber of Commerce, the most well-heeled business lobby in the Capitol, has issued its legislative endorsements, and the roster includes a few head-turners in Central Florida. The Chamber is endorsing Victoria Siplin,... -
Automated's cash goes to big-name players
Contributions given by businesses that share an address with Automated Health Care Solutions, with amounts and recipients:
ANCI-BILL LLC, Amount: $10,000, recipients Reps. Chris Dorworth, Richard Corcoran, others; Sens. Andy Gardiner, David Simmons, Jack...Tags: Nan H Rich, Politics, David Simmons, Bill McCollum, Jack Latvala
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