state employees

A bill that would eliminate the state’s pension plan retirement option for new employees is now headed to the Florida Senate, after the House approved the…

Eliminating the state’s pension plan option for new state employees is a priority of House Speaker Will Weatherford, and a bill doing just that went one…

Rival pension reform bills are moving through both chambers of the Florida Legislature. The House version closes the pension plan to new employees, while…

A Florida House Budget panel has moved a bill forward that would eliminate the state’s pension plan for all new employees hired at the beginning of next…

Florida lawmakers are weighing whether to add more than 8,000 additional employees to the state’s health insurance rolls. As one of the largest employers,…

A bill that would eliminate the state’s pension plan has cleared its first hurdle in the Florida Legislature. But, the proposal (HB 7011) doing away with…

Proposed changes to the state’s retirement system are becoming more of a reality. Florida lawmakers have now drafted a bill (HB 7011) that would force new…

Gov. Rick Scott’s $74 billion proposed budget includes lowering the corporate tax rate to exempt another 2,000 businesses and getting rid of sales taxes…

Gov. Rick Scott says he wants to see more tax cuts for business, and more funding for education.Scott’s proposed budget will include lowering the…

A legal battle between the state and employee unions has come to an end, after a Florida Supreme Court decision validated changes to Florida’s Retirement…