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A renewed effort in the House to make changes to Florida’s Retirement System is getting some mixed reviews among public employee unions.Pension reform has…
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Over the years, the Republican-led Florida Legislature has tried to overhaul the state’s retirement system. And, House Speaker Steve Crisafulli says he’s…
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Florida’s ranks among the best states when it comes to good budget management, according to a study by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.…
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Governor Rick Scott recently gave the nod to several priorities of the state’s first responder unions. Now, those unions are speaking out on what they’d…
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Local pensions are a ticking time bomb in the state. While funding remains undercut and overdue, lawmakers are working to pass a bill that will finally…
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Members of the democratic caucus met Thursday in two back-to-back conferences, one on pensions and the other on environmental policy.The first was a…
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The next big blow to already-fragile local pension plans could come from retiree health benefits. That’s a according to the latest report on pensions from…
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While the Senate has said it won’t start any talks to reform Florida’s Retirement System this year, a House panel is moving forward.During Wednesday’s…
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There are more than 400 local pension plans paid for by cities and counties and many of them are underwater. The problem has gotten increasingly worse…
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While the Senate doesn’t look like it will consider an overhaul of the Florida Retirement System, the House is not giving up hope it can convince the…