The Capitolist is looking to add a fourth reporter to our news team
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Could Elon Musk be the solution to South Florida’s traffic woes?
Could South Florida drivers slip under the usual traffic jams by using a tunnel? Perhaps, if ultrawealthy entrepreneur Elon Musk gets his way. Musk has accomplished much in his career, overcoming impossible obstacles in his rise to become the world's most famous...
Jimmy Patronis continues crusade for COVID-19 liability protections
Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis continued his mission to protect Florida from frivolous lawsuits amid the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic. Joined by state officials and leaders in the healthcare industry, Patronis hosted a press conference at Gulf Coast...
Ensurem bringing 200 Jobs to Pasco County
One of Tampa Bay’s fastest-growing companies is opening up shop in Pasco County. Ensurem, an insurance broker and technology provider, is investing $500,000 in tenant improvements and office equipment to upgrade and convert 10,000 square feet of existing retail space...
Major punitive damages award upheld in tobacco case
TALLAHASSEE --- Pointing in part to “reprehensible” conduct, a federal appeals court Tuesday upheld a $20.7 million punitive-damages award against Philip Morris USA in a Florida case filed by a woman who first tried cigarettes at age 13 and later suffered from a...