state workers

The Florida Retirement System (FRS) until recently was led by a man who helped make the system a model for states around the country. Ash Williams managed a range of state investments, including the Hurricane Catastrophe Fund and money for local governments

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 have been calling for pay raises for years. This week, the House and Senate released their plans to give them one. A union that represents a…

State workers rallied at the Florida Capitol Building to demand legislators address their needs. Since Governor Ron DeSantis made the push to increase…

Florida state workers haven’t gotten a pay raise since 2008. Now the public employee union is calling for one. But if state negotiators have their way,…

State workers in Florida haven’t gotten an across-the-board pay raise since before Gov. Rick Scott took office. State senators are looking at how they may…

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…

The phrase that may best describe the Capital City’s private sector mood nowadays is “cautious optimism”. The housing market is slowly improving, there’s…

Dozens of state workers from Tallahassee and Northwest Florida got awards Wednesday for making government more efficient. Florida Gov. Rick Scott gave the…

State workers may soon get their first pay raise in more than six years. Both House and Senate budgets include funding for the salary increases. The House…