A.G. GancarskiApril 17, 2023
4min0
Bills in the Senate and House died without a committee hearing.
Tag: pay raises
A.G. GancarskiApril 17, 2023A.G. GancarskiMarch 3, 2023
4min0
The Senate bill is a companion to legislation already filed in House.
Renzo DowneyDecember 28, 2022
3min0
Raising the base pay for state troopers had been a longtime goal of the Department.
A.G. GancarskiMarch 23, 2021
3min3539
Complications abound for a bill that would scuttle automatic pay hikes.
Renzo DowneyMarch 5, 2021
5min3733
Senate President Wilton Simpson wants the public sector to lead on raises.
Sarah MuellerMarch 9, 2020
4min510
It was supposed to be the year of the teacher.
Sarah MuellerFebruary 5, 2020
5min696
Sixty percent of correctional officers are likely to quit within two years of hire.
Staff ReportsJanuary 25, 2018
3min285
A divided Florida Supreme Court narrowly decided to hear a challenge to Gov. Rick Scott‘s veto of firefighter pay raises in the 2015-16 state budget. The Court “accepted jurisdiction” of the case (No. SC17-1434) on Thursday, with the first brief on the merits due by Feb. 14. Chief Justice Jorge Labarga and Justices R. Fred […]
Staff ReportsSeptember 29, 2017
2min372
Gov. Rick Scott said Friday he will propose a 10 percent pay raise for juvenile detention and juvenile probation officers in his 2018-19 recommended budget. That budget is expected to be revealed at The Associated Press’ annual legislative coverage planning session on Nov. 2 at the Capitol. Scott will recommend $8 million in pay raises to support officer recruitment and […]
Jim RosicaJune 14, 2017
4min360
Chalk it up to “passion.” Or politics. Gov. Rick Scott, speaking to reporters after a Wednesday bill signing, explained away the open tension between him and House Speaker Richard Corcoran after the House this year tried to gut VISIT FLORIDA and do away with economic development organization Enterprise Florida, his two favored state agencies. By […]