Scott’s education boost comes by gutting Medicaid hospitals

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott’s proposed 2012-13 budget would include $1 billion more in education spending, $35 million more in tax cuts for companies, and cuts to health-care providers that treat Medicaid patients. The $66.4 billion budget the governor unveiled Wednesday is just a Read More

Monday Morning Reads: The health care law, online pill mills and immigration

TALLAHASSEE — Good Morning and welcome to the Monday edition of the morning reads. It’s a new week that’s going to be filled with the governor’s budget, another gambling bill workshop and more redistricting talks. So, to get you ready for the day, here are the top five Read More

Pill mills under attack

Retiring sheriff Jim Coats called the pill mill problem new Sheriff Bob Gualtieri’s biggest challenge. Gualtieri was Coats’ chief deputy and was appointed by the governor to finish Coats’ term, which ends in early January 2013.

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What did Paterno know, when?

UPDATE: Penn State trustees have fired football coach Joe Paterno and university president Graham Spanier.

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Rick Scott is Not Familiar With This Strange Term "Tampa Bay"

How well does Governor Rick Scott really know Florida? Apparently not well enough to know that the area including St. Petersburg, Tampa and Clearwater — you know, the second biggest metro area i… Continue reading “Rick Scott is Not Familiar With This Strange Term “Tampa Read More

Almost Half of Floridians Think Republicans Are Intentionally Trying to Hurt the Economy

Some Democrats have accused Republicans of intentionally trying to slow economic recovery for political gain. Republicans have tried to dismiss that theory, but it’s not just partisan Dems who be… Continue reading “Almost Half of Floridians Think Republicans Are Intentionally Read More

House Speaker backs down from court reforms pushed last session

By DAVID ROYSE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE — House Speaker Dean Cannon said Wednesday he won’t push in the coming legislative session for the major changes to the judiciary that he pursued last year when he sought to ask voters to split the state Supreme Court and Read More

House Dem leaders say Casino sponsors won’t get their vote unless Dems get input

TALLAHASSEE — House Democratic Leader Ron Saunders told a group of reporters Wednesday that House Democrats want input in the gaming bill and if sponsors want the legislation pass, they’ll have to listen to the minority party. Though Republicans generally can pass legislation without Read More