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DHSMV review of red-light cameras failed to include crash increases

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Red-light cameras appear to have little or no effect on safety in many areas in Florida, according to a new report by WTSP 10 Investigates. But the state failed to include that information in its annual review of the program. Most of Florida cities and counties with the controversial RLC-monitored intersections have reported crash statistics that have remained either steady or increased since putting in cameras. Although the Florida Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) compiled the unflattering…

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Matt Gaetz, Alan Williams are ‘dueling bartenders’ for charity Wednesday

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A pair of Florida legislative leaders will be taking a break from official business to act as “dueling celebrity bartenders” for charity tomorrow at a Tallahassee fundraiser. Wednesday, March 11 marks the inaugural Red Dog/Blue Dog Bipartisan Celebrity Bartender event, beginning 6:30 p.m. at Madison Social. Until 8 p.m., Fort Walton Beach Republican state Rep. Matt Gaetz and Democratic state Rep. Alan Williams of Tallahassee will tend bar, competing for tips. The pair will be working cash registers, mixing and serving drinks.…

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Florida business interests at odds over healthcare this session

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There’s infighting among the “business” ranks this session on the healthcare front. By the second week of session it’s clear that National Federation of Independent Business, Florida, the Florida Chamber, and Associated Industries of Florida have different ideas about the approach Florida should take on the healthcare front as the state faces the loss of federal Medicaid dollars that are used to pay hospitals, and federally qualified health centers as well as train future doctors. While AIF thanked the Senate…

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Florida Chamber pushes cuts in health insurance rates, part of Medicaid expansion

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As the Senate Health Policy Committee prepared to pass a Medicaid expansion on Tuesday, Florida Chamber President and Chief Executive Officer Mark Wilson advised his association couldn’t support the measure. His opposition had nothing to do with expanding Medicaid to working uninsured adults. Instead, the opposition to PCB 7044 lies in the fact that there are no cost-saving reductions for Floridians who,  Wilson said, should benefit when Florida’s uninsured rate is lowered. Wilson said Floridian’s pay a $1.4 billion “hidden…

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House to consider proposal restricting state red-light camera program

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A House committee on Wednesday will take up the bill seeking an overhaul of Florida’s red-light camera (RLC) laws, part of which would ban citations for motorists making right turns. PCB HWSS 15-05, in front of the House Highway & Waterway Safety Subcommittee, would change the state’s red-light camera law passed in 2010. In addition to ending citations for right turns, the bill would also limit how local governments use the revenue from RLC violations. Violations of red-light laws carry…

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House panel kills bill to change Medicaid dental programs for children

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On Tuesday, a Florida House panel killed a bill attempting to overhaul the Florida Medicaid program that provides dental care to children. With a 6-6 tie, the House Health Innovation Subcommittee shelved HB 601, filed by Tequesta Republican state Rep. MaryLynn Magar. In the state’s new Medicaid managed-care structure, HMOs and other plans are responsible for offering dental care services to children in the system. HB 601 sought to take pediatric dental services away from the broader Medicaid managed-care program, and…

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Jeff Brandes’ renewable bills pass first stop, group opposes solar amendment

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A bill that would place a renewable energy tax exemption amendment on the ballot in 2016 passed their its committee stop on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Americans for Prosperity-Florida held a press conference to its opposition to a different proposed amendment dealing with solar energy. SB 400, from St. Petersburg Republican Sen. Jeff Brandes, would extend a residential property tax exemption for renewable energy devices, as already is provided in the state Constitution, to commercial property. Similar bills last year died in Senate…

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