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A coalition of business and policy groups want lawmakers to pass a fix to a troubled local pension system in 2015, after he issue died during the 2014…
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Florida League of Cities Spokesman Ryan Matthews says overall, it was a successful Legislative Session for local governments.“I think it was a successful…
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The sponsor of a measure aimed at overhauling the state’s pension system says that effort’s dead, but bill supporters and opponents alike say they won’t…
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Overhauling the Florida Retirement System could be up in the air, after a procedural move in the Senate may have blocked that chamber from taking up a…
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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…
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The Florida House is now poised to vote on a newly merged pension reform proposal—a huge priority of House Speaker Will Weatherford. The bill that passed…
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The Florida League of Cities says its disappointed Governor Rick Scott has approved a new law changing how local pension reports are interpreted. The…
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When it comes to local pension plans experts say the numbers don’t add up. Now some lawmakers are trying to promote some “truth in advertising” as they…
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A proposal to rate the financial health of public pension plans the same way private companies’ are rated, is meeting strong opposition from public…