Apr 9, 2018
The private rail line, which debuted in South Florida in early January, has now been involved in six fatalities and two non-fatal accidents since it began testing the train in 2017. Arie Chokey reports for the Sun-Sentinel. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/delray-beach/fl-pn-brightline-fatality-delray-20180408-story.html
Apr 9, 2018
Governor Rick Scott on Friday announced the reappointments of six Judges of Compensation Claims, who handle disputed workers’ compensation cases, FloridaPolitics.com reports. http://floridapolitics.com/archives/260735-rick-scott-reappoints-6-compensation-claims-judges
Apr 9, 2018
Lack of regulations surrounding sober homes and lucrative urine testing were the two main drivers for the insurance scam that came to be known as “The Florida Shuffle.” ESPN’s John Barr and Mike Farrell report. http://www.espn.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/23053946/how-detroit-red-wings-ken-daniels-voice-hockeytown-lost-son-drugs-insurance-fraud-espn
Apr 9, 2018
A deaf South Florida man is suing the Legislature because it doesn’t provide closed captioning for its “online live streaming videos,” FloridaPolitics.com’s Jim Rosica reports. http://floridapolitics.com/archives/260641-lawsuit-legislative-videos-deaf
Apr 9, 2018
The Palm Beach Post reported that after Melgen was sentenced federal prosecutors identified additional insurers and former patients who paid Melgen for eye treatments that were unnecessary. http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article208280794.html
Apr 9, 2018
AIDS Healthcare Foundation says the State of Florida will recklessly disrupt care for a vulnerable population of nearly 2,000 Florida HIV patients. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180408005087/en/AHF-New-Statewide-Florida-Ad-Campaign-Targets
Apr 9, 2018
The FMIT offers workers’ compensation, liability, property and health insurance to Florida’s local governments. Governed by elected officials, the FMIT is a nonprofit, tax-exempt risk-sharing pool that has been in existence for more than 40 years, the Tampa Bay Reporter notes. http://www.tbreporter.com/politics/johnson-named-insurance-trust-board/
Apr 9, 2018
Governor Rick Scott announced his long-expected run for the Florida Senate today in an Orlando rally, setting the stage for a contentious and expensive battle against Democratic Senator Bill Nelson. The Miami Herald’s Lawrence Mower reports via the “Naked Politics” …
Apr 9, 2018
With a pen stroke, Scott avoided the epithet “Governor Poopy Water,” something environmentalists had vowed to call him if he let the bill become law. The Associated Press’ Brendan Farrington reports via the Palm Beach Post. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FL_FLORIDA_GOVERNOR_WASTEWATER_VETO_FLOL-?SITE=FLPAP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2018-04-06-17-51-44
Apr 9, 2018
State Representative Lori Berman, a Democrat, is running against Tami Donnally, the vice chairman of the Palm Beach County Republican Party, the Associated Press reports. https://apnews.com/02051558b5484d1da7757eaeaae1c7f8/Voters-to-pick-replacement-for-Florida-state-senator