Months after  pandemic-era funding ended, cushions that afforded  millions of low-income Americans Medicaid  under the “continuous coverage” plan has left 17 million Americans ineligible for Medicaid coverage. During the COVID-19 public health emergency, Medicaid eligibility expanded and states were not allowed to drop people who no longer qualified under the […]

Florida state Rep. Chuck Brannan, R-Baker, a former sherif’s deputy, is the sponsor of two bills that would broaden Florida’s public records exemptions laws.   HB 1605 and HB 1607 would classify law enforcement officers as victims of a crime and exempt their names from public records under Marsy’s Law.   […]