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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…

The Florida House passed a controversial bill making changes to Florida’s Retirement System. Rep. Matt Caldwell (R-North Fort Myers) says he’s very proud…

A bill stemming from the death of a fallen sheriff’s deputy is putting the House and Senate at odds over a pension reform proposal.At a memorial honoring…

Two Democratic lawmakers have plans to expand law enforcement in public schools. Senator Jeremy Ring of Margate and Representative Joe Geller of Dania…

Senator Jeremy Ring of Margate wants to allow high schools to give foreign language credit for computer coding classes. Some lawmakers in the Senate K12…

Pension reform is slated to come up during the 2015 legislative session. So, could this be the year local pension reform actually comes to pass? What…

A bipartisan local pension reform bill has been filed for the third year in a row. The measure died earlier this year after it was tied to a controversial…

After the issue died during the 2014 session, should Florida lawmakers revisit a push to make changes to municipal pensions largely affecting police and…

The Florida House passed a bill Friday that merges two pension reform proposals: one dealing with local pensions and another dealing with the state’s…

The Senate’s pension reform proposal is now heading to the floor, after it passed its last committee Tuesday. But, tension surrounding the pension issue…