Rick Scott said Tuesday that all Floridians need to prepare for Hurricane Irma’s arrival by stocking up with three days of water and three days of food. The only trouble with that is, those in the Tampa Bay area (and other regions) are having a hard time finding bottled water.
My Republican friends (yes, I have them) loathe being called the party of mean people, and I completely understand why they feel that way. What some see as mean, others see as principled. That’s particularly true with programs like Medicaid expansion in Florida, which many Republicans say costs too much and doesn’t work well enough. I respect that point of view because it’s not looney, even if I don’t agree. But when it comes to so-called Dreamers – the children…
Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday tapped Col. Chad Chronister to take over as the next Hillsborough County Sheriff.
Florida volunteers have reached out to Texas in its time of need. The state’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, including hundreds of volunteers from the Sunshine State, are continuing disaster response efforts in Texas, rescuing hundreds of people trapped by floodwater in the Houston area.
Hillsborough County Democratic lawmakers Wednesday called on Gov. Rick Scott and the GOP-led Congress to reject potential cuts to Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). President Donald Trump’s budget plans unveiled earlier this year would reduce the Children’s Health Insurance Program by at least 20 percent over the next two fiscal years and slash Medicaid, which covers millions of children.
Republicans in the Florida Senate are moving ahead again with an ambitious proposal to boost financial aid for college students.
Gov. Rick Scott announced Monday that he had appointed one new member and reappointed two others to the Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority.