Christine Jordan SextonOctober 20, 2022
9min0
Waiving the monthly premiums for 68,211 children in 26 counties would cost more than $3.4M per month.
Tag: Ashley Carr
Christine Jordan SextonOctober 20, 2022
Staff ReportsNovember 14, 2017
3min410
Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis announced that Anna Alexopoulos Farrar will join the Department of Financial Services (DFS) as Communications Director. In this capacity, she will oversee the communications strategy for the department. Patronis said: “Anna is a seasoned communications professional whose experience in both the government and private sectors brings a fresh perspective to […]
Jim RosicaFebruary 9, 2017
4min579
Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater has scored a preliminary win in his fight against the federal government over U.S. savings bonds he holds as unclaimed property. The U.S. Treasury has agreed to redeem “just over 1,000 bonds, worth a little more than half a million dollars, excluding accrued interest,” Atwater spokeswoman Ashley Carr said Thursday. The total value of […]
Jim RosicaJanuary 11, 2017
3min544
When you try to manage a multi-billion-dollar state budget with three-decade-old software, problems are bound to happen. An audit has found security flaws in the Department of Financial Services‘ antiquated FLAIR accounting system, according to a report released Friday. (FLAIR stands for “Florida Accounting Information Resource Subsystem.”) The department is run by Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater. […]
Jim RosicaOctober 30, 2015
3min347
State agencies on Friday presented their financial needs for next fiscal year in a series of public hearings at the Capitol. Executive-branch departments and others send in legislative budget requests, or LBRs, in advance of the regular session, when lawmakers draw up the budget for the next fiscal year. The 2016 Legislative Session begins Jan. 12. Here are […]
Ryan RayJuly 30, 2015
3min227
CFO Jeff Atwater has invited the public to come to Jacksonville this weekend to participate in the auction of hundreds of thousands of dollars of property, held in what is essentially the massive state “lost and found” his office oversees. Atwater’s office invites “Floridians” — although nearby Georgians will certainly come to reap the spoils, […]