http://allfloridablog.com Maimi,Tampa,Palm Beach,Orlando,Ft. Lauerdale Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:16:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://allfloridablog.com/docs-v-florida-business-lobby-all-stars-tips-off-in-senate-committee/ http://allfloridablog.com/docs-v-florida-business-lobby-all-stars-tips-off-in-senate-committee/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:22:32 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/docs-v-florida-business-lobby-all-stars-tips-off-in-senate-committee/ TALLAHASSEE — A Florida Senate committee stepped into a food fight Thursday between doctors, pharmacistsand the influential business lobby that underwrites campaigns by advancing a bill prohibiting doctors from charging higher rates for re-packaged prescription drugs for injured workers. Read More

]]> http://allfloridablog.com/docs-v-florida-business-lobby-all-stars-tips-off-in-senate-committee/feed/ 0 http://allfloridablog.com/thursday-morning-reads-prisons-casinos-and-hospitals-2/ http://allfloridablog.com/thursday-morning-reads-prisons-casinos-and-hospitals-2/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:53:44 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/thursday-morning-reads-prisons-casinos-and-hospitals-2/ TALLAHASSEE — To recap yesterday, capitol watchers saw the Senate introduce new prison privatization bills, the governor nominate a new Secretary of State and Rep. Erik Fresen , R-Miami, file amendments to his casino bill. To catch up on that and more, here are the top five stories you Read More

]]> http://allfloridablog.com/thursday-morning-reads-prisons-casinos-and-hospitals-2/feed/ 0 http://allfloridablog.com/senate-unveils-privatization-re-do-plan/ http://allfloridablog.com/senate-unveils-privatization-re-do-plan/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:48:43 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/senate-unveils-privatization-re-do-plan/ TALLAHASSEE – A Senate panel opened the door Wednesday to give the Senate a second shot at privatizing 29 prisons in South Florida and eliminate some of the obstacles that led a Tallahassee judge to reject a similar plan this summer. The Senate Rules Committee, chaired by Sen. John Thrasher, Read More

]]> http://allfloridablog.com/senate-unveils-privatization-re-do-plan/feed/ 0 http://allfloridablog.com/scott-taps-former-jeb-appointee-as-new-secretary-of-state/ http://allfloridablog.com/scott-taps-former-jeb-appointee-as-new-secretary-of-state/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:46:07 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/scott-taps-former-jeb-appointee-as-new-secretary-of-state/ TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott has named Ken Detzner as the new Secretary of State, replacing Kurt Browning, who earlier this month offered his resignation. “Kurt’s dedicated service and hard work with Florida’s 67 independently elected Supervisors of Elections have prepared our state Read More

]]> http://allfloridablog.com/scott-taps-former-jeb-appointee-as-new-secretary-of-state/feed/ 0 http://allfloridablog.com/feds-establish-everglades-headwaters-refuge/ http://allfloridablog.com/feds-establish-everglades-headwaters-refuge/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:39:11 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/feds-establish-everglades-headwaters-refuge/ An Everglades refuge and conservation area was officially established on Wednesday when Interior Secretary Ken Salazar accepted the first donation of land for the project in south-central Florida. The Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area is designed to provide a Read More

]]> http://allfloridablog.com/feds-establish-everglades-headwaters-refuge/feed/ 0 http://allfloridablog.com/most-states-but-not-florida-progressing-on-health-reform/ http://allfloridablog.com/most-states-but-not-florida-progressing-on-health-reform/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:57:15 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/most-states-but-not-florida-progressing-on-health-reform/ Twenty-eight states are well on their way to establishing Affordable Insurance Exchanges, but Florida is not one of them, according to a federal report released on Wednesday. Nancy-Ann DeParle touts exchanges The report amounts to a pat on the back to those states preparing for these exchanges, Read More

]]> http://allfloridablog.com/most-states-but-not-florida-progressing-on-health-reform/feed/ 0 http://allfloridablog.com/seminole-tribe-praises-bondi-for-slots-opinion/ http://allfloridablog.com/seminole-tribe-praises-bondi-for-slots-opinion/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:41:48 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/seminole-tribe-praises-bondi-for-slots-opinion/ Sun-Sentinel gambling guru Nick Sortal has this tidbit on the Seminole Tribe. **** Less than a month after criticizing her for false claims of money laundering at their Tampa casino, the Seminole Tribe of Florida’s top leaders are praising Attorney General Pam Bondi. They are applauding her Read More

]]> http://allfloridablog.com/seminole-tribe-praises-bondi-for-slots-opinion/feed/ 0 http://allfloridablog.com/house-democrats-wary-of-their-own-experiences-oppose-county-term-limits/ http://allfloridablog.com/house-democrats-wary-of-their-own-experiences-oppose-county-term-limits/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:53:43 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/house-democrats-wary-of-their-own-experiences-oppose-county-term-limits/ TALLAHASSEE — House Democrats on a committee advancing term-limits for some county officials complained Wednesday that term-limits had drained “institutional knowledge” from the Legislature and would do the same at the local level. The proposed constitutional amendment, HJR Read More

]]> http://allfloridablog.com/house-democrats-wary-of-their-own-experiences-oppose-county-term-limits/feed/ 0 http://allfloridablog.com/wednesday-morning-reads-redistricting-maps-everglades-and-budget/ http://allfloridablog.com/wednesday-morning-reads-redistricting-maps-everglades-and-budget/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:01:56 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/wednesday-morning-reads-redistricting-maps-everglades-and-budget/ TALLAHASSEE — The Senate concluded its work on the redistricting maps a day earlier than expected, while House committees continued to meet and work on other legislative issues such as Internet cafes. So, here’s a recap of what you may have missed yesterday with five stories you Read More

]]> http://allfloridablog.com/wednesday-morning-reads-redistricting-maps-everglades-and-budget/feed/ 0 http://allfloridablog.com/today-in-tallahassee-prisons-guns-and-growth-management/ http://allfloridablog.com/today-in-tallahassee-prisons-guns-and-growth-management/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:58:56 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/today-in-tallahassee-prisons-guns-and-growth-management/ TALLAHASSEE — A day after the Senate passed its legislative and congressional redistricting plans , the chamber is taking it easy today. Senate President Mike Haridopolos scrapped Wednesday’s slated floor time (in case Democrats wanted to debate the maps longer) and the chamber has Read More

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