New Fla. law protects tenants after a foreclosure
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – June 3, 2015 – Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill passed by the 2015 Florida Legislature, HB 779, into law yesterday. The new law, which became effective when the governor signed it,...
View ArticleHouse, Senate reach deal on budget
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – House and Senate leaders announced Friday that they had struck agreement on the overall shape of a spending plan for the budget year that begins July 1, but lawmakers still face...
View ArticleFlorida House approves $300 million in tax cuts
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Floridians may see a small cut in their cellphone bills under legislation passed by the Florida House. The House overwhelmingly approved the tax cut package on Friday. Senate...
View ArticleScott asks court to force mediation over Medicaid lawsuit
A federal court judge is ordering the Obama administration to file a response to Gov. Rick Scott’s request for mediation by noon on Tuesday. The Republican governor is suing the federal government for...
View ArticleLIP deadline passes; standoff continues
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Facing a court-ordered deadline to respond to Gov. Rick Scott’s request for mediation over federal funding for hospitals serving low-income patients, the Obama administration said...
View ArticleGOP plan would allow more private hospitals to open
With Florida facing a hospital funding shortfall as a result of the state House’s recent vote against expanding Medicaid, the chamber’s GOP leaders are floating a plan that would allow more private...
View ArticleJudge nixes mediation in Scott ‘LIP’ lawsuit
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A federal judge Wednesday rejected a request by Gov. Rick Scott for mediation in a legal battle between the state and federal government about health-care funding. Chief U.S....
View ArticleCelebration woman charged for threatening President Obama
An Osceola County woman accused of threatening to hire a hit man to kill Florida Gov. Rick Scott has now been charged with threatening to kill President Barack Obama. Ruba Khandaqji, of Celebration,...
View ArticleGroups sue over Florida’s abortion wait
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Two groups are suing the state to try to block a new Florida law that requires a 24-hour waiting period for abortions. The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida and the...
View ArticleJudge Denies Florida’s Request For Mediation In Dispute With Federal...
Miami Herald: Judge Denies Gov. Scott’s Request For Mediation Over LIP Program A federal judge on Wednesday denied a request from Gov. Rick Scott that the court intervene in the state’s ongoing...
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