Gray RohrerMarch 9, 2022
7min0
Sixty days was not enough to get the budget done.
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Gray RohrerMarch 9, 2022
Christine Jordan SextonFebruary 18, 2022
6min0
Lawmakers are pondering whether to use hospital funds to pay for nurse training, education.
Christine Jordan SextonFebruary 18, 20226min0
Lawmakers are pondering whether to use hospital funds to pay for nurse training, education.
Staff ReportsFebruary 8, 2017
9min387
Senate Bill 2, the Florida Excellence in Higher Education Act, and Senate Bill 4, Faculty Recruitment, both sponsored by Sen. Bill Galvano Wednesday passed the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education. “As these key bills continue to move through our committee process, I am encouraged by the feedback from and focus on our college and […]
Christine Jordan SextonJune 16, 2015
2min231
The Legislature can pass the budget at 5:37 p.m. Friday and call it quits. After meeting late into Monday night and adding $300 million more in spending, the General Appropriations Act was electronically furnished to the Legislature, governor and Cabinet at 5:37 p.m. Tuesday. The Florida Constitution requires the Legislature to wait 72 hours before […]
Guest AuthorFebruary 26, 2015
5min155
Benjamin Franklin delivered the memorable line, “In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Were he alive today, I believe Franklin would amend his short list of inevitabilities with a declaration that Florida Republicans can solidly count on negative editorials from the Tampa Bay Times. Such is the case […]