What did House Speaker Steve Crisafulli say last week during his closed door meeting with his Republican colleagues? Who knows. But below is the script that he used. Download Crisafulliscript. Ostensibly meeting to discuss history, Crisafulli’s comments are rich with strategy and quite a few laments. At the top of his nits was his concern […]
Open, transparent government is a state of mind – Tallahassee Democrat
“We’re asking you to trust us.” — Steve Crisafulli, April 21, 2015 That’s easy for him to say — easy for House Republicans to hear — because they were in the room. The other 19 million people of Florida were locked out. It’s their money, their lives, their environment and their schools that are affected […]
Editorial: Light versus darkness in Florida Legislature – Tampa Bay Times
The difference between right and wrong in the Florida Legislature is as obvious as light and darkness. Senators met in the sunshine Tuesday to discuss the considerable benefits of accepting federal Medicaid expansion money and revamping payments to hospitals for treating the uninsured. House Republicans met in secret and were asked to trust their leadership’s […]