WalletHub: Florida has some of the fewest COVID-19 restrictions in the country

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WalletHub: Florida has some of the fewest COVID-19 restrictions in the country

by Jordan Kirkland | Jan 26, 2021

Florida has some of the fewest coronavirus restrictions in the U.S., according to an analysis by WalletHub. With much of the country starting to reopen thanks to the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, the personal-finance website on Tuesday released new rankings for the...

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Patronis calls out Eskamani for “pushing an anti-law enforcement culture”

by Karen Murphy | Jan 26, 2021

Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis called out Representative Anna V. Eskamani (District 47), specifically, and other “certain elements of the Florida Legislature” who he said are pushing an anti-law enforcement culture that is sweeping the country in...

Top House staffer Mat Bahl shuns the spotlight, but wields more influence than most lawmakers

by Brian Burgess | Jan 26, 2021

While the 120 elected lawmakers in Florida’s House of Representatives have responsibility over Florida’s $90 billion budget, only a select few, holding coveted leadership positions, wield the real political power necessary to shape it. By contrast, Mat Bahl, an...

Trump creates ‘Office of the Former President’ in Florida to continue ‘America First’ agenda

by Jordan Kirkland | Jan 25, 2021

Despite losing a contentious presidential election last November, former President Donald Trump will continue his agenda in his home state of Florida, according to a press release. Trump made it clear that his career in politics had not reached its terminus after his...

Who does the proposed property insurance bill protect?

by Karen Murphy | Jan 25, 2021

State Senator Jim Boyd (R-Bradenton), Chair of the Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance, today filed Senate Bill (SB) 76, an act relating to residential property insurance. Boyd, who in addition to being a state senator is also an executive with an insurance...

Jimmy Patronis makes pitch for 2021 Olympics to be relocated to Florida

by Jordan Kirkland | Jan 25, 2021

Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis is making a pitch for the 2021 Olympics to be held in Florida amid cancellation speculation. The 2021 Olympics Games, scheduled to take place this summer in Tokyo, Japan, remain in limbo due to the growing concern surrounding the...

New era brings new name for Gulf Power’s Plant Crist

by Jordan Kirkland | Jan 25, 2021

Gulf Power is changing the name of its Pensacola plant to reflect its new vision for green energy for the Sunshine State. Plant Crist, a Gulf Power plant that recently converted from coal to natural gas, was renamed the Gulf Clean Energy Center over the weekend to...

Florida fast becoming a national business hub as pandemic exposes high costs in other states

by Brian Burgess | Jan 25, 2021

In October, it was news of a $41 billion New York hedge fund looking for office space in West Palm Beach. In December, the world's largest aerospace company, Boeing, announced plans to spread its wings in Jacksonville. Now, a new poll, first published by Business...

US News says the majority of the best places to retire in 2021 are in Florida

by Karen Murphy | Jan 22, 2021

Fourteen out of the top 25 and four of the top five places to retire in 2021 are in Florida, according to U.S. News. Sarasota took the overall top spot. From beachside locations to interior, landlocked towns, most major Florida cities made the list of U.S. News' The...

EXCLUSIVE: Tallahassee Memorial Hospital may have jeopardized its future allocations of COVID vaccine

by Karen Murphy | Jan 22, 2021

The administration at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare may have jeopardized future allocations of the COVID vaccination in Leon County and the surrounding area and may face administrative prosecution for potentially violating the Florida Governor's Executive Order by...

Gov. DeSantis orders Florida National Guard troops home from ‘half-cocked mission’

by Jordan Kirkland | Jan 22, 2021

Governor Ron DeSantis is bringing Florida National Guard troops home after thousands were forced to vacate the Capitol building. Late Thursday, the Governor ordered the soldiers home in response to nearly 25,000 National Guard troops, who protected the Capitol during...

Trump Administration gives Medicaid gift to Florida

by News Service of Florida | Jan 22, 2021

TALLAHASSEE --- Former President Donald Trump’s administration gave Florida’s health-care system one last parting gift before he left office Wednesday to return to his adopted home state. The Trump administration last week agreed to extend a “waiver” for Florida’s...

Senate pandemic chair takes aim at lockdowns

by News Service of Florida | Jan 22, 2021

TALLAHASSEE --- Businesses will remain open for the economic well-being of the state even as COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Florida, the head of a Senate select committee on the pandemic said Thursday. And if similar pandemics occur in the future, the state...

Florida “out of the game” without financial incentives

by Karen Murphy | Jan 21, 2021

The head of Broward County’s economic development partnership said that Florida is “out of the game” when it comes to attracting new businesses from out of state, which is key to diversifying Florida’s economy and making it less vulnerable to unforeseen disasters like...

Florida leads the nation in vaccines for ages 65+

by Karen Murphy | Jan 21, 2021

Despite an onslaught of negative headlines regarding Florida’s “mismanagement” of the vaccine distribution, Florida is the first state in the nation to vaccinate more than 500,000 individuals 65 years of age or older and is one of only three states to administer...

The Capitolist is looking to add a fourth reporter to our news team

by Brian Burgess | Jan 21, 2021

Just two months after hiring a third member of our reporting team, The Capitolist is planning yet another expansion to our coverage of news and events at Florida's nexus of business, policy and politics. Our goal is to help our readers understand the people, the...

Floridians dominate 2024 presidential shortlist

by Jordan Kirkland | Jan 21, 2021

Four GOP leaders from Florida are being floated as potential nominees to run for president in 2024. On the day President Joe Biden was officially sworn in as the 46th president, PredictIt, an online political betting market, listed Republican presidential nominees for...

House panel will review spending through state-backed nonprofits

by News Service of Florida | Jan 21, 2021

How nonprofit organizations and quasi-public entities use state dollars, a hot topic during the 2020 legislative session, will continue to be debated by lawmakers in the upcoming 2021 session. The House State Affairs Committee has set aside an hour Tuesday to discuss...

Apria Healthcare reaches $40 million settlement with Florida and other states

by Karen Murphy | Jan 20, 2021

As a result of a joint investigation with Florida’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU), other state MFCUs and the U.S. Department of Justice, Apria Healthcare Group. Inc. and Apria Healthcare LLC reached a settlement in a Medicaid fraud case and will pay a total of...

Florida US Representative seeks to prevent QAnon members and 1/6 rioters from getting security clearance

by Karen Murphy | Jan 20, 2021

U.S. Representative Stephanie Murphy, Democrat-Florida and a member of the House Armed Services Committee, plans to introduce legislation to revise the federal background-check process and disqualify participants involved in the January 6 riot at the United States...

Campus “intellectual freedom” bill teed up

by News Service of Florida | Jan 20, 2021

A Senate panel next week will consider a controversial proposal that would require state colleges and universities to conduct annual assessments of “intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity” at the institutions. The Senate Education Committee on Tuesday is...

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