by Brian Burgess | Mar 2, 2023
A pair of bills filed with bipartisan backing would require hospitals to impliment policies requiring the use of smoke evacuation systems during certain surgical procedures. Ten states having already passed similar legislation, but some hospital associations in other...
by Brian Burgess | Feb 28, 2023
A Florida lawmaker has filed a proposal to study and recommend whether the Florida legislature should become full-time employees with higher salaries and whether Cabinet members should draw pay comparable to that of other large states. Studies on the subject have...
by Brian Burgess | Feb 21, 2023
While tort reform is the top priority for Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) in the 2023 legislative session, the group also listed 133 other priorities broken down by industry. AIF will advocate for legislative changes through specific policy councils and...
by Brian Burgess | Jan 7, 2023
With books closed on 2022 and the data now in, The Capitolist set four new records over the last 12 months, including new high marks for total content published, total email subscribers, total users and total pageviews. Since launching in mid-2016, The Capitolist has...
by Jim Turner - News Service of Florida | Dec 27, 2022
A range of new laws and regulations are set to take effect in Florida once the new year rings in From lobbying and toll credits to land preservation and school curriculum training, the measures were passed during regular and special sessions in 2022 The 2023...
by Brian Burgess | Dec 12, 2022
Property insurance special session kicks off Florida lawmakers in both the House and Senate will convene at 10:30am Monday morning to consider proposals aimed at reducing property insurance costs and shoring up the market for insurance companies. Eliminating one-way...
