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Christine Jordan SextonJanuary 8, 2015

Two billion dollars used to fund health care in Florida is at risk of being eliminated if the federal government doesn’t agree to extend a pool of money used to help fund health care for low income Floridians. Authority for the Low Income Pool expires June 30 and renewal negotiations with the federal government to […]

Mitch PerryDecember 12, 2014

For the first time in four years, non-charter public schools in Florida received a relatively substantial amount of funding from the Florida Legislature this year towards the maintenance of school buildings. In 2011 & 2012, all of the monies allocated by Tallahassee allocated to the Public Education Capital Outlay (PECO) trust fund went to charter […]

Mitch PerryDecember 12, 2014

For the first time in four years, non-charter public schools in Florida received a relatively substantial amount of funding from the Florida Legislature this year towards the maintenance of school buildings. In 2011 & 2012, all of the monies allocated by Tallahassee allocated to the Public Education Capital Outlay (PECO) trust fund went to charter […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 29, 2014

First of two parts. Florida is not known as an early adapter. Perhaps that is why it is one of only 15 states left that have not ratified the ERA after 41 years. But the hard work of several legislators and interested parties outside of Tallahassee are looking to get Florida into a new era […]

Tag: Tampa General Hospital

$2 billion in health care funding at risk

MaryEllen Elia & Judy Genshaft discuss priorities at Hillsborough Legislative Delegation meeting

MaryEllen Elia & Judy Genshaft discuss priorities at Hillsborough Legislative Delegation meeting

Gary Stein: Key legislators are supporting medical marijuana bill