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CNN Florida Insiders Survey: How to win the swing voters
James A. Barnes, Special to CNN (CNN) — As Florida Republican operatives look past Tuesday’s primary, they are clear about what it will take to carry their state in November — winning swing voters. While the 2012 GOP presidential race has sometimes seemed like a competition among the Republican White House hopefuls over who can [...]
| NewsCNN Florida Insiders Survey: ‘Romney stepping up his game’
James A. Barnes, Special to CNN (CNN) — As the Republican presidential campaign heads toward a critical showdown in the Florida primary, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney appears to have rebounded from his second-place finish in South Carolina and is poised to score a victory over former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, according to a CNN [...]
| Press ReleaseGovernor Scott, CFO Atwater Join Consumers, Business Leaders, Law Enforcement Officials and Concerned Floridians to Urge the Legislature to Put the Brakes on Accident Fraud and Abuse
PIP Movement Takes to the Capitol to Urge Action Tallahassee, Fla. – Florida Governor Rick Scott and Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater today joined a broad coalition of Florida consumers, business leaders, law enforcement officials and concerned citizens to urge the Legislature to take immediate action this session to ‘Put the Brakes on Accident Fraud [...]
| Press ReleaseThe Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association Announces Its 2012 Legislative Session Issues
(Tallahassee, FL) – The Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (FRLA) today unveiled several of its 2012 Legislative issues it will be heavily lobbying and following closely during the upcoming nine week Session. The FRLA, the state’s largest hospitality trade industry representing over 10,000 members in the hotel, restaurant, supplier and attractions arena, supports a pro-business [...]
| NewsPartner with existing facilities; don’t build competitor
On behalf of Jupiter Medical Center, we believe that important factors were not included in the most recent Palm Beach Post editorial about the Tenet hospital on the Scripps campus (“Give the public its payoff.”) We believe the public should consider these factors when evaluating the value of the project. First, Tenet official Marsha Powers [...]
| UncategorizedGov. Rick Scott and CFO Jeff Atwater Call for PIP Auto Insurance Reform
Today, Governor Rick Scott, Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater and legislative leaders identified four issues that must be addressed in order to rein in Personal Injury Protection (PIP) auto insurance fraud and reduce insurance rates for Florida consumers. According to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, the number of Florida drivers has remained stable and [...]
| NewsCarol Dover: Legislature rolls the dice if it risks hurting tourism
Florida, a top tourist destination, is also home to some of the finest hospitality businesses in the world. The Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (FRLA) is proud to represent this vital industry. Recently, our board of directors met to assemble a comprehensive list of policy issues that we believe is critical to the furtherance of [...]
| NewsRPOF / Presidency 5 Convention and Straw Poll
The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) announced the schedule of events for the Presidency 5 Convention and Straw Poll to be held at the Orange County Convention Center on Saturday. Republican elected officials and presidential contenders will address 5,000 delegates and activists throughout the final day of the 3 day meeting and convention. The schedule [...]
| NewsTenet’s promise of jobs is overstated
Palm Beach Post Letter to the Editor / September 20, 2011 In response to the Sept. 10 editorial “Where are the details?”, we appreciate the important questions raised. Recently, Scripps Florida and Tenet Healthcare Corp. announced a partnership that would result in a new Tenet hospital in Palm Beach Gardens near Scripps. The Scripps/Tenet proposal [...]
| NewsFRLA hosts online travel company discussion panel
Tampa Bay Business Journal / September 9, 2011 Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association President and Chief Executive Officer Carol Dover moderated a panel discussion about online travel companies at a Friday board meeting in Orlando. Rep. Rick Kriseman, D-St. Petersburg, was among the panelists. A measure discussed during the 2011 legislative session would have created [...]
