(The Center Square) — A bill that would have possibly prevented Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis from sending the Florida State Guard to the nation’s southern border has been rewritten to remove that provision. n Instead, House Bill 1551, sponsored by state Rep. Mike Giallombardo, R- Cape Coral, was replaced byContinue Reading
(The Center Square) – Florida is once again the most popular state for Affordable Care Act health insurance, according to the U.S. government. n In the most recent open enrollment period for the health insurance which ran from Nov. 1 to Jan. 16, 4.2 million Florida residents signed up forContinue Reading
(The Center Square) – When Gov. Maura Healey signed the state’s 2024-25 budget last month, the fiscal plan doubled the amount of money for the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority, increasing direct support from $127 million to $314 million. n But Healey also signed an executive order creating a transportation taskContinue Reading
(The Center Square) — The Florida House approved a $115.5 billion state budget this week that could provide appropriations for infrastructure and education, pay down debt and improve access to health care. n According to a news release from Speaker Paul Renner, R-Palm Coast, the proposed budget, House Bill 5001,Continue Reading
(The Center Square) — Florida lawmakers have advanced legislation this week that would add transparency to lobbying in the Sunshine State. n Senate Bill 734 is sponsored by state Sen. Blaise Ingoglia, R-Spring Hill. It would make various changes to ethics regulations for local governments and prohibit state and localContinue Reading
(The Center Square) — Florida lawmakers are advancing bills that would regulate food delivery platforms in the Sunshine State while adding identity protections for consumers. n House Bill 1099 is sponsored by state Rep. Lauren Melo, R-Naples, and co-introduced by Rep. Allison Tant, D-Tallahassee. The bill would require food deliveryContinue Reading
(The Center Square) — The Sunshine State could be taking a harder line with people who use a handheld device while driving after a bill was advanced this week. n House Bill 1469 is sponsored by state Rep. Allison Tant, D-Tallahassee, and would prohibit a person from using a wirelessContinue Reading
The United States has lodged a complaint under the False Claims Act against Rick Nassenstein, a former executive of Cardiac Imaging Inc. (CII), based in Illinois. Nassenstein, residing in Florida, previously served as the president, chief financial officer, and co-owner of CII, a provider of mobile cardiac positron emission tomographyContinue Reading
(The Center Square) – A nonprofit group is gathering signatures to put Medicaid expansion in Florida on the ballot in 2026. n “Our mission is to let voters decide whether Florida should expand Medicaid, bring billions of our tax dollars home, increase jobs, grow our economy, and provide access toContinue Reading
(The Center Square) – Amazon founder Jeff Bezos plans to sell 50 million shares of Amazon stock, which would have cost him hundreds of millions of dollars had he not moved out of Washington state. n According to a regulatory filing, Bezos adopted a trading plan last November to sellContinue Reading