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February 20, 2013 JBudget & Spending, Health Care & Entitlements
Support of expansion a huge threat to Florida’s financial future Tallahassee, Florida— Today, Florida Governor Rick Scott flip-flopped from his long-held stance opposing Medicaid expansion. AFP-Florida’s State Director Slade O’Brien had the following comments: “Governor Scott’s announcement today is extremely disappointing. Scott had been a national leader in the fight against President Obama’s healthcare takeover. [...]
February 06, 2013
Tallahassee, Florida— Today Americans for Prosperity’s Florida State Director Slade O’Brien had the following comments to say in response to a letter that Enterprise Florida’s CEO Gray Swoope sent to Integrity Florida and multiple media outlets, in which he criticizes AFP’s free market and limited government advocacy: “Mr. Swoope’s apparent disdain for free market and [...]
February 05, 2013
January 24, 2013 JBudget & Spending, Taxes
Florida’s taxpayers deserve improved access to public records, budgets and contracts Tallahassee, Florida—Today the Senate Governmental Oversight & Accountability Committee met to discuss government transparency and review presentations on two of the state’s current transparency websites. Americans for Prosperity’s Florida chapter (AFP-FL), with more than 145,000 activist members in the state, has outlined its 2013 legislative [...]
January 23, 2013 JHealth Care & Entitlements
Yesterday the Senate’s Select Committee on the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act met, and had two presenters offer differing views of the PPACA and what Florida should do regarding implementation of the act commonly known as ObamaCare. The first presenter was Jonathan Gruber, a PhD and Professor at MIT and key architect of MassCare [...]