Tag: Taxes
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 »
Expanding Medicaid Could Backfire On the Hospitals
TALLAHASSEE - The Florida Hospital Association wants the state to expand Medicaid, as contemplated by the Patient Protection and Afford... Read More »
House Subcommittee Sets the Stage for Reform of First Responders’ Pensions
TALLAHASSEE - The challenge of finding a way to reform the pensions for police officers and firefighters topped the agenda when the Hou... Read More »
Miami Dolphins’ Stadium Proposal Kicks Off a Debate in South Florida
Two Sundays ago, the Baltimore Ravens hoisted the Lombardi Trophy as champions of the National Football League. According to the NFL, h... Read More »
House Committee drafts bill to change state pension plan to a defined contribution plan
Two months ago, then incoming House Speaker Will Weatherford (R-Wesley Chapel) told reporters that one of his top legislative prioritie... Read More »
The PPACA: A Wobbly “Three-Legged Stool”
The three-legged stool made an encore appearance in Florida’s Capitol on Tuesday. This time it served as a handy metaphor for Dr. Jon... Read More »
Senate Select Committee on PPACA seeks advice from experts
Dr. Jonathan Gruber, professor of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and, Michael Cannon, director of health polic... Read More »
Florida Senate Panel Hears Experts Debate Health Exchanges, Medicaid Expansion
TALLAHASSEE – All eyes were on the Senate Select Committee on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) on Tuesday as tw... Read More »
Implementing the PPACA: A Cat-in-the-Hat Dilemma
Florida Gov. Rick Scott and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius met inWashingtonthis week to discuss the healthc... Read More »
Floridas $19 Billion Problem: Unfunded Municipal Pensions
MIAMI Floridas public-sector pension funds are in trouble.
The cost of public pensions has become so large for municipal and l... Read More »
