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Jim RosicaMay 20, 2017

Jon S. Wheeler, clerk of the Tallahassee-based 1st District Court of Appeal, will retire this October, the court announced Friday. Wheeler, 73, began as the court’s clerk in December 1990, the third person to hold the position. The court was one of the original three state appellate courts created by the Legislature in 1957; until then, the […]

AARPOctober 3, 2016

On Monday, AARP released the 2016 Longevity Economy report, an in-depth look at how our nation’s population of 111 million 50-plus consumers are impacting the U.S. economy. According to the report, the 50-plus age groups generates $7.6 trillion in economic activity (a $500 million increase from 2013), including $5 trillion in consumer spending by people […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 12, 2016

James E.C. Perry, a justice of the Florida Supreme Court, says he will retire this Dec. 30. Perry, who joined the court in March 2009, announced his retirement in a letter to Gov. Rick Scott, released Monday morning. (Click here to read the letter, which is at the end of the press release.) The vacancy now […]

Phil AmmannAugust 2, 2016

Florida’s state retirement system is showing a net gain over the past fiscal year, a streak of positive returns now in its seventh year. LobbyTools reports the Florida State Board of Administration released preliminary investment performance figures Tuesday for the fiscal year ending June 30. The numbers show the Florida Retirement System Pension Plan earning […]

Phil AmmannNovember 23, 2015

Florida’s Republican-led Legislature once again have the state’s pension program in its sights, with a renewed effort to close enrollment to new members and move them to a defined-contribution system, much like a 401(k). As reported by Arek Sarkissian of the Naples Daily News and published Legislative IQ powered by Lobby Tools, the unwritten proposal […]

Phil AmmannOctober 27, 2015

Florida’s economy is expected to remain strong for the next three years, boosted by steady population growth and healthy tourism. The good economic news for the Sunshine State came through its annual financial checkup Tuesday morning at the Florida Chamber of Commerce Insurance Summit taking place in Orlando. Providing the update was a presentation by […]

Martin DyckmanJune 15, 2015

To hear Jeb Bush talk about Social Security is not simply to wonder whether he ever did a hard day’s work in his life, but also to doubt whether he cares that there are millions of people who must. His proposal to raise the full retirement age in stages to 70, which has become a […]

Martin DyckmanJune 15, 2015

To hear Jeb Bush talk about Social Security is not simply to wonder whether he ever did a hard day’s work in his life, but also to doubt whether he cares that there are millions of people who must. His proposal to raise the full retirement age in stages to 70, which has become a […]

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Jon Wheeler to retire as 1st DCA clerk

AARP: ‘Longevity Economy’ accounts for $7.6 trillion in U.S., study shows

James E.C. Perry announces retirement from Supreme Court

Florida state pension plan posts 7th year of positive gains, now worth $141B

Lawmakers once again set sights on state’s pension plan

Florida Chamber Summit forecasts state’s economy to remain strong for next three years

Martin Dyckman: Jeb Bush’s apparent indifference to real lives of most Americans

Martin Dyckman: Jeb Bush’s apparent indifference to real lives of most Americans