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State task force considers competitive procurement process for law enforcement radios

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On Tuesday, the Department of Management Services’ Joint Task Force on State Agency Law Enforcement Communications once again discussed a business case from January which recommends a competitive bidding process to achieve the adoption of a suite of “P25” radio standards. As the state looks to upgrade its outmoded, analog law enforcement radio system the JTF panel reiterated going forward with the its current position, which is to have an open bidding process. Current vendor Harris Corporation based in Brevard County has…

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Jack Latvala, budget writers “horse trading in public” on member projects funding

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Tallahassee’s withering June weather seems to have made sunshine fashionable again in the Florida statehouse. As House and Senate lawmakers confer over the weekend to reconcile their disparate budget proposals, transparency is the tool of choice for some key budget writers. Going against the usual appropriations grain wherein budget priorities are wheeled and dealt among lawmakers in private, conference subcommittee co-chair Sen. Jack Latvala, for one, is naming names and forcing public decisions in this year’s budget. Asked about his…

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FloridaStrong group sends blast email to House members calling out Richard Corcoran

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The Florida House of Representatives is expected on Friday to kill a bill that would provide access to health care for uninsured Floridians by tapping into Medicaid dollars available under the federal healthcare law, often called Obamacare. But that isn’t stopping a group calling itself FloridaStrong from trying to ferret out what it claims is misleading information about the proposal said on the House floor by state Rep. Richard Corcoran. “Rep. Richard Corcoran falsely claims in his political propaganda that…

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Senate’s FHIX 2.0 proposal advances in the House — for now

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After an hours-long procession of skeptical questions from House Republicans, state Rep. Mia Jones led the Senate’s so-called “FHIX 2.0” bill — SB 2A, a bill to expand health coverage to Florida’s more than 800,000 uninsured via private plans largely funded by the federal government — to a procedural milestone, as the bill was rolled over for a 3rd reading, in legis-speak. “Today’s debate made it clear that there are still a lot of questions among members — some legitimate, some…

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House leadership takes anti-Medicaid message to the Internet

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As the lawmakers prepare to return to Tallahassee for a budget and healthcare special session, House leadership has prepared a 60-second Internet ad warning viewers that the same lobbyists and corporate hospital executives that “pushed Obamacare through Congress” want to expand Medicaid in Florida. The simple, animated video features reds and blues, playing off colors in the Obamacare logo. It’s paid for by Florida Roundtable, a political committee for House Budget Chairman state Rep. Richard Corcoran. Corcoran is a leading…

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Email insights: When budget money flows again, FEA will be first in line

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When Florida’s legislative session began in March, there were high expectations, especially for education and healthcare. But by session’s end, that optimism was long gone, says Florida Education Association President Andy Ford. Now that budget talks are set to resume, and lawmakers prepare for a special session June 1, there is still one last chance for redemption. More spending for education is the obvious choice, at least in the eyes of the state’s largest teachers’ union. And when the money…

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Richard Corcoran draws a long-shot opponent for 2016

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Speaker Designate Richard Corcoran today drew a primary opponent in Ronson Hale Biedrzycki of Brooksville, according to the Florida Division of Elections. Biedrzycki filed paperwork to run for House District 37 on May 12 as a Republican. The 36-year-old with libertarian leanings is unlikely to raise much money compared to the vast sums Corcoran is known for amassing  — $196,450 in hard money alone was collected for his 2016 campaign account by April — as Biedrzycki is involved with Wolf-PAC Florida, a group that seeks to amend the…

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