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A federal appeals court has agreed with a lower court that drug testing all state employees could be unconstitutional. The drug testing rule was put in…
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Leon County officials say the 2013 legislative session turned out well for the region. Schools, universities and state employees are all celebrating.Local…
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This week is National Corrections Week, and Gov. Rick Scott took some time away from his “Teacher Pay Raise Victory Tour” to praise Florida’s correctional…
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Measures aimed at speeding up the home foreclosure process, keeping college students from dropping out and increasing the amount the state must pay into…
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The Florida Senate has essentially killed a House pension proposal favored by Speaker Will Weatherford. A bipartisan group of Senators voted down an…
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State of Florida employees and public school teachers are slated for pay raises. But the amount of money they’ll get depends on their current salaries,…
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With session coming close to an end, public employee pension reform in Florida is likely dead. But, if both chambers of the state Legislature do come to…
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Pension talks between the House and Senate appear to be at an impasse, after the Senate’s pension overhaul bill never got taken up Wednesday. Senate…
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In recent weeks, the pension issue has been a topic of hot controversy, and there are two competing proposals. The House plan that ends the traditional…
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A pension overhaul bill is now heading to the Florida Senate Floor. The measure’s focus is to make one of the state’s retirement options known as the…