MAKE FLORIDA’S HEALTH INSURANCE MORE AFFORDABLE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES

Health insurance costs are a major expense for Florida businesses and consumers. The rising cost of health insurance for Florida residents and businesses is outpacing inflation, making our state less attractive to employers who provide this benefit.

As Governor, Darrin McGillis will reduce the cost of health insurance for businesses, while making sure Florida’s workers can remain insured:

Allow the Purchase of Out-of-State Insurance Policies. The McGillis Administration will allow Florida small businesses to purchase health insurance policies from out-of state insurance companies that offer better rates, or better coverage. More competition and more consumer choice will lower costs.

The President's Historical Health Care legislation is steps away from making law. Watch this video were the President says: "I will not walk away from health reform":

No matter what "Republican Senators" think of the bill, the fact that no American (including Republicans) will ever be denied Health Care insurance for preexisting conditions is historical.

Be sure to thank the Senators for working hard on Health Reform Click here

CUT EXCESSIVE RED TAPE - PROVIDE RELIEF FROM OVERBEARING REGULATION

Create a permanent “Red Tape Committee”

The McGillis Administration will overhaul Florida’s regulations – restoring balance and fairness – by creating a permanent “Red Tape Committee.” The “Red Tape Committee” will bring both elected branches of government together in a bi-partisan fashion to perform a top to- bottom overhaul and review.

The Red Tape Committee will ensure rules meet a series of requirements.

Sound science or other technical basis

Consistent with other state policy goals

Consistent with legislative intent

Protect and promote the public interest, including the urgent need for economic development and private-sector job creation.

The Review Committee will recommend rescinding rules that do not meet these requirements.

Implement an immediate freeze on proposed new rules and regulations

The McGillis Administration will put an immediate freeze on proposed new rules and regulations, except those deemed necessary for public emergency, until the Red Tape Committee completes its review.

Promote transparency in the process of creating new rules and policy

Proposed rules will not be adopted until all implementing policy procedures and documents (such as technical manuals and forms) are in place and are available for inspection and public comment and input. McGillis will strictly limit agency policy and rule development that often occurs outside the public input.

Eliminate agency funding from fees and fine's

McGillis will remove the incentive for regulatory agencies to charge excessive or unnecessary fees and fines by restoring their funding “on-budget” from the general fund. Agencies will no longer rely on fees and fines for their own funding, removing their built-in incentives to over-regulate and over-charge.

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Public Safety - Fighting Violent Crime - Elect Darrin E. McGillis Governor

One of the core responsibilities of state government is keeping the people of Florida safe from the threat of crime. We can do that by putting more law enforcement officers on our streets and combating important public safety issues like gang violence, Internet sexual predators, illegal drug distribution and domestic violence.

Darrin McGillis Commitment

I will keep the most dangerous criminals off of the streets by proposing an amendment to the Florida Constitution that will mirror federal bail laws and permit pre-trial preventive detention based on public safety concerns.

I will make our streets safer and reduce recidivism by more aggressively enforcing stricter prison terms for violent offenders and requiring drug rehabilitation and vocational training for non-violent drug offenders.

I will create new programs that provide alternatives to gang membership, facilitated by community groups, faith-based groups, and other local institutions.

I will change parole law to ensure violent offenders serve their entire period of imprisonment.

Making Our Communities Safer

Darrin McGillis has always been a strong supporter of Florida's law enforcement community.

A McGillis administration will pursue an aggressive legislative agenda that will put more police officers on our streets, combat gang violence, illegal drug distribution and Internet sexual predators.

Darrin's Safe Neighborhoods and Communities program focuses on efforts to combat these critical concerns of the public.

Safe Neighborhoods and Communities Program

More Police Officers on Our Streets

Putting more law enforcement officers on our streets by increasing state funding for local law enforcement positions

Increasing the salary and benefits of Florida's law enforcement professionals

Combating Gang Violence

Providing additional funding for Florida's Regional Gang Task Forces

Increasing penalties for people involved in gang violence

Implementing programs to divert young people from gangs and get them involved in positive alternatives

Enhancing penalties for gang related crimes

Combating Internet Sexual Predators and Child Pornography

Providing additional funding for Florida's Internet Crimes Against Children task forces and expanding these task forces to other regions of the state

Ending the Cycle of Illegal Drug Abuse

Implement effective programs to rehabilitate habitual abusers from drug dependence and help integrate them back into society

Crackdown on prescription drug abuse and close loopholes that allow illegal online drug purchases

Protecting Women and Children at Home

Increasing penalties for acts of domestic abuse that are committed in the presence of a minor

Mandatory counseling for persons convicted of domestic abuse

Mandatory incarceration for persons convicted of stalking or the violation of a restraining order

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Reforming Our Government

The corrupt can either go quietly or they can go loudly, but either way, they will go.

This Miami Herald story speaks volumes as to why we need change: Click Here

McGillis Ethics Reform: Waging a War on Corruption

Immediately upon taking office, McGillis will declare a war on the long history of corruption in the state by calling a special session of the legislature to end the image that “who you know is more important than what you know” when doing business in Florida. Darrin McGillis will push a comprehensive ethics reform package through the session requiring a more detailed financial disclosure for elected and appointed officials, prohibiting all conflicts of interests, closing the loophole on free tickets, ending lobbyist-funded lavish meals, and giving the Office of the Attorney General the ability to independently root out corruption in government at all levels. Providing the Florida Supreme Court the authority to appoint a independent special prosecutor to root out corruption at the highest levels of the Florida Government.

Darrin McGillis Commitment:

I will eliminate the Legislature’s conflicts of interest by strengthening ethics laws to require State Legislators to either recuse themselves from legislative actions that affect their private sector interests, or publicly disclose these conflicts when they occur.

I will increase honesty and openness in government by requiring fully searchable and transparent websites for all state and local governments and school districts, providing links to property records and taxes, government payrolls, expenditures, school performance report cards, and other information.

I will increase the transparency required of candidates seeking office by making the State’s currently inadequate Personal Financial Disclosure Statements match the same heightened level of transparency as their federal counterpart, which will provide voters with a more detailed, comprehensive look at those on the ballot.

I will restore fairness and common-sense to our state’s legal liability policies by making it more difficult for out-of-state plaintiffs to sue in Florida courts.

I will end the abuse and manipulation of Florida’s civil justice system by preventing the admission of flimsy and dubious testimony offered by expert witnesses.

I will make our state more affordable for consumers and businesses by making it more difficult to file class action lawsuits for frivolous reasons.

Demand transparency in state spending and strengthen and enforce our competitive bid laws.

Special interest lobbyists should not be allowed to give money or gifts of any value to legislators.

I will seek a mandatory Statewide annual salary cap of ($95,000) on all publically elected office positions. No more will running for public office mean ($185,000) job, meanwhile the career public servant makes under ($45,000) annually. Seeking to serve the public by running for public office is a privilege and honor, not a way to get an instant salary boost.

Darrin McGillis, fighting for you.

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