Peter SchorschJune 26, 2019
3min422
She postponed her retirement to work on one last state budget.
Tag: Cynthia Kelly
Peter SchorschJune 26, 2019
Danny McAuliffeDecember 7, 20183min604
Cynthia Kelly, Gov. Rick Scott’s longtime policy and budget director, will keep her current job when Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis takes office. DeSantis announced on Friday that Kelly will continue to serve as the Director of the Office of Policy & Budget, or OPB. “Cynthia is a long-time, trusted advisor whose work ethic and dedication to the […]
Danny McAuliffeNovember 16, 2017
7min467
It’s turkey time for some lawmakers, but crunch time for those charged with addressing Florida hurricanes. The Select House Committee on Hurricane Response and Preparedness met for the fifth time on Thursday, marking their last ‘educational’ committee meeting. The committee’s duties were originally split into three phases: gather information, solicit ideas for improvement and make […]
Ryan RayDecember 3, 2015
7min191
The Senate Committee on Appropriations heard from Gov. Rick Scott‘s chief budget aide Wednesday morning, when she presented Scott’s $79.3 billion proposed budget for the 2016-2017 fiscal year before hearing some pushback from Senate Democrats on state worker pay, social services, and health care. The presentation was a calmer affair than in the House, however, where […]
Staff ReportsNovember 23, 2015
2min283
Gov. Rick Scott plans to release his recommended state budget Monday in Jacksonville. Scott’s office said he will debut his “Florida First” budget for 2016-17 at 10 a.m., at Harbinger Sign on Shad Road. The Florida Channel will carry the announcement live. Earlier this month, Cynthia Kelly, Scott’s budget director, wrote a memo in which she […]
Christine Jordan SextonFebruary 27, 2015
3min193
For weeks the administration of Florida Gov. Rick Scott has downplayed the expected loss of more than $1 billion in federal funds that goes to hospitals that treat the poor and uninsured. But that changed on Friday as it is becoming more evident that the state must come up with an alternative solution in order […]
Christine Jordan SextonFebruary 27, 20153min167
For weeks the administration of Florida Gov. Rick Scott has downplayed the expected loss of more than $1 billion in federal funds that goes to hospitals that treat the poor and uninsured. But that changed on Friday as it is becoming more evident that the state must come up with an alternative solution in order […]
Christine Jordan SextonOctober 27, 2014
5min195
Florida’s health maintenance organizations responsible for coordinating health care coverage to the poor, elderly and disabled have been targeted for $556 million in rate reductions under a proposal crafted by the state agency that oversees the Medicaid program. The proposed cuts were outlined in budget documents submitted earlier this month by the Agency for Health […]