Tag: State News
House PPACA Committee Approves Plan for State Employees
Is the Florida House of Representatives going above and beyond what some of the Obama health care provisions asks of them?
The House... Read More »
House Approves Pension Reform Bill
On Friday afternoon, the Florida House passed legislation that would eliminate the defined benefit pension plan of the Florida Retireme... Read More »
Senate Committee On PPACA Makes Final Recommendations
The Senate Select Committee on PPACA approved its final set of recommendations for Senate President Don Gaetz (R – Niceville) Monday.... Read More »
Update: Rubio Joins Paul’s Filibuster
UPDATE -- At about 12:40 am Rand Paul finally relinquished the Senate floor, thus ending his near 13 hour long filibuster in protest of... Read More »
Session’s Opening Day: Speaker Weatherford’s Prepared Remarks
House Speaker Will Weatherford's prepared speech for the opening day of the Florida Legislative session:
Members, the table is set... Read More »
Gov. Scott’s Third State of the State Address Will Highlight Education & Jobs
TALLAHASSEE -- Governor Rick Scott will give his State of the State Address this morning at 11:00 at the State Capitol. The speech wi... Read More »
Commentary: Adding To Employers’ Costs Will Speed Up Hiring Decline
Nestled among the sure-fire applause lines in this year’s State of the Union speech was President Obama‘s request to raise the fede... Read More »
How Raising the Minimum Wage Often Does More Harm than Good
The national debate over raising the minimum wage is a reminder that some of the principles of economics resemble the laws of physics. ... Read More »
How Will Florida’s Lawmakers Treat The Hospitals That Treat Floridians?
Medicaid in Florida may see yet another major policy change this year – and it could affect a hospital near you. That’s because Flo... Read More »
Will Florida Lawmakers Empower Parents Whose Kids Are Stuck in Bad Schools?
Robert Sanchez contributed to this article.
Will 2013 be the year when Florida joins the growing list of states enacting “parent t... Read More »
