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Winners and losers emerging from the 2021 Legislative Session They all can't be winners. Here is the definitive list of who's up and who took a fall. The ending of a Session is never a surprise. It’s like harvest season. What you get at the end is the result of months, maybe even years of tilling, planting, watering, tending, and shepherding. Against the odds and despite many challenges, the 2021 Legislative Session ended on time. The House Speaker and the Senate President were together for the iconic dropping of the hankie. There weren’t any strained smiles or forced compliments. They st...

The House voted 87-30 to approve the proposed constitutional amendment.

Jeff Vasilinda becomes the Vasilinda Family’s first published author! April 21st, 2021 by Mike Vasilinda The Florida House gave tentative approval for nursing homes to substitute a new class of employees known a Personal Care Attendants for some of the duties of Certified Nursing Assistants Wednesday. AARP and others argue the homes want to get by on the cheap to fill required hours of care, but the homes have said without PCA’s, meeting requirements for care will be almost impossible. Before COVID, nursing homes were already facing staffing shortages. “We have a workforce crisis. We n...

Bill aims to make personal care attendants fixtures in long-term care facilities Tags:  File photo TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida House on Wednesday gave tentative approval for long-term care facilities to substitute a new class of employees, known as personal care attendants, for some of the duties of certified nursing assistants. The AARP and others argue that long-term care facilities and nursing homes want to get by on the cheap to fill required hours of care, but facility representatives have said meeting requirements for care would be almost impossible without PCAs. Even prior to ...

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 4.22.21 Don't miss your first look at stories driving today's agenda in Florida politics. If it’s time for a pickle pizza, that must mean it’s time for the Florida State Fair. Yes, that 11-day celebration of crafts, displays, agriculture exhibits, thrill rides, and really weird food begins today at the state fairgrounds in Tampa. Normally by now, the Fair would be long gone, but as we all know, there is nothing normal about this time. Originally scheduled to open on Feb. 11, organizers deferred to COVID-19 and m...