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TaxWatch finds mental health providers doing a good job and need more money

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A Florida TaxWatch study finds the state’s network of nonprofit mental health providers is doing such a good job it deserves more money. Florida provides substance abuse and other services to the uninsured through seven regional Behavioral Health Managing Entities. The network enables services to be tailored to the community needs. TaxWatch found the model does lower costs, increased accountability and is an efficient use of tax dollars. “It is critical that our state’s mental health dollars are spent most…

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Email insights: Uber partners with UN Women to create one million jobs

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While Republicans in Congress seem to be really, really turned off by laws that would mandate equal pay for equal work and local governments seem too enamored with taxi companies to really work with ride share companies, Uber and UN Women are joining forces to help each other out. On one hand, Uber is committing to creating 1,000,000 jobs for women across the world, on the other, UN Women is standing behind them, making them pretty hard not to like.…

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What the low turnout on voting for a new St. Pete Pier really tells us…

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The Tampa Bay Times ran a column about the St. Pete Pier yesterday by John Romano. He starts it off by saying, “the people have spoken. Or maybe they’ve just cleared their throats.” It’s a great start to a good column and he makes some very solid points. Turnout for the non-binding vote where St. Pete residents 18 and older had the chance to pick their three favorite pier designs was abysmal. There’s no other way to put it. Of…

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No, FCAN isn’t about to pursue a legalization of pot constitutional amendment

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On Monday, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune reported that the Florida Cannabis Action Network was now “developing a 2016 voter initiative to legalize marijuana, based on the likelihood that the Florida Legislature will be unwilling to create a comprehensive medical-only program in coming weeks.” Uh, not exactly, says FCAN executive director Jodi James. “The ballot initiative idea is sort of a non-story right now,” James told Florida Politics on Wednesday. “I really can’t be putting a lot of emphasis on that. Florida…

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Florida GOP officially starts search for top press posts

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Political PR pro Sarah Bascom of Bascom Communications has officially launched the search for communications director and press secretary for the Republican Party of Florida, continuing in her capacity as interim communications director. The post below just hit online via Bascom Communications’ Facebook page and Bascom’s personal page but my phone is already ringing with people interested and asking advice on how to land the gig. Applicants should understand that this job will be a high-profile position, with a national spotlight…

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Florida is the Land of the Baller, according to new study

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Remember in elementary school how almost every little boy wanted to be a professional football or baseball player? Well, they’re in the right place. According to an analysis of job data, Florida has a disproportionate percentage of professional and comptetitve athletes compared to the national average. So, if your kid is jonesing to be an NBA baller, don’t move out of the Sunshine State. Florida is home to 3,860 athletes and sports competitors. That’s 4.9 times the national average. Apparently…

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John Wood says ‘God gave us CO2’ to Dems questioning his bill

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State Rep. John Wood told House subcommittee members on Thursday that he doesn’t consider carbon dioxide to be a pollutant and if they think it is, “then everybody zip up their mouths and don’t exhale the rest of the meeting.” Wood, a Republican from Winter Haven, was answering questions on his bill that would require legislative ratification of a possible future plan by the state to reduce carbon emission from power plants in response to proposed federal rules. State Rep. Dwight Dudley of St.…

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