by Caden DeLisa | Mar 18, 2022
Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber on Friday penned a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis, requesting that he convene lawmakers in Tallahassee for a special session regarding property insurance in the state, claiming that the rising issue was not touched on by legislators....
by Brian Burgess | Mar 7, 2022
An early Monday morning “strike-all” amendment to a Medicaid managed care reform bill filed by State Representative Sam Garrison sent lawmakers and lobbyists alike scrambling to pull together a deal with just five days remaining in the 2022 Legislative...
by News Service of Florida | Mar 1, 2022
Budget negotiations are ready to move forward in the Florida Legislature. House Speaker Chris Sprowls, R-Palm Harbor, and Senate President Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby, announced the makeup of the various appropriations conference committees Monday, along with overall...
by Caden DeLisa | Feb 28, 2022
One of Florida’s leading property insurers, Orlando-based St. John’s Insurance, was deemed insolvent this weekend by the Florida Department of Financial Services and will soon be subject to liquidation. The measure is another blow to Florida’s...
by Brian Burgess | Feb 22, 2022
Software glitches that arose during the merger of the two largest Medicaid managed care providers in Florida are being blamed for payment stoppages to some of the state’s sickest children. But the political fallout from the payment failures could also be enough to...
by Caden DeLisa | Feb 18, 2022
Florida’s House and Senate both passed their iterations of the state budget this week, amounting to $105.3 and $108.6 billion in spending, respectively. While both versions take priority in allocations to environmental initiatives and infrastructure, a...
