Florida Retirement System

In a potentially major change to the Florida Retirement System, a Senate Republican on Thursday proposed a bill that would require new state employees to enroll in a 401(k)-style plan.

State workers are in for a raise after Governor Rick Scott approved a sweeping measure earlier this week. But the pay bump comes with a tradeoff.The past…

State employees will be getting a pay raise this year, under a proposal now heading to the Senate floor. But, it’s tied to a controversial pension reform…

Amid budget negotiations, the House and Senate may be using the revival of a controversial pension reform package as a means to get on the same page. For…

A controversial pension reform bill that just passed the House is now in the Florida Senate’s hands. The Florida Senate unanimously passed a bill that…

Less than two weeks after the House proposal was unveiled, The Florida House is expected Wednesday to take up a controversial pension reform package.Among…

Florida House Republicans are back at it again. They’ve revived an effort to make changes to Florida’s Retirement System.Rep. Matt Caldwell’s (R-North…

For the second time, Governor Rick Scott has ceremonially signed into law a bill making sure the spouses of fallen law enforcement and first responders…

Governor Rick Scott has signed a measure into law allowing the surviving spouses of law enforcement or first responders killed in the line of duty to…

A bill allowing the surviving spouses of first responders to receive proper death benefits is now headed to Governor Rick Scott. This could mark the end…