Daily Archives: April 29, 2015

‘Instantaneous Death’ Leaves Lobbyists in Limbo

“Instantaneous death” is how one veteran lobbyist described the impact of the House’s abrupt adjournment Tuesday, three days before lawmakers were supposed to go home. Rumors about the possibility of an early departure by the House had been circulating for more than a week, but lobbyists clustered on the fourth floor of the Capitol were…

Florida House Quits Early Over Medicaid Expansion Disagreement

Sine die came three days early for the Florida House as the Legislature looked no closer on Tuesday to reaching an agreement over whether the state should expand Medicaid. “At this time, we are at an unfortunate impasse,” House Speaker Steve Crisafulli, R-Merritt Island, wrote in a letter to the Florida Senate. “It’s our understanding…