Governor Rick Scott unveiled his proposal for Fiscal Year 2014-2015 on January 29th. The $74.2 billion plan is being billed as the “It’s Your Money Tax Cut Budget”. Savings for Floridians include a $400 million reduction in auto tag fees; a $100 million sales tax reduction on commercial leases; a $25,000 increase in the exemption Read more about Governor’s Budget Proposal 2014[…]
COMMON CORE. The past few months have seen an increase in the debate regarding the Common Core Standards for K-12 education. Forty-five states and the District of Columbia adopted the standards, which would create a uniform outline of what students at each grade level should master. In response to criticism of the standards by some groups, Read more about Fall 2013 Issues of Interest[…]
Legislators were in Tallahassee the last week of September and the second in October for their initial interim committee weeks in preparation for the 2014 Legislative Session. These first meetings included presentations by staff and others as follow-ups to previous legislative actions and to provide previews of upcoming issues. Outlined below are some highlights from Read more about Fall 2013 Legislative Updates[…]
MANAGED MEDICAL CARE – The federal government granted Florida the required waiver to allow 2.9 million Floridians in the Medicaid program to move to managed care. The transition for this phase begins in April, 2014. Long term care Medicaid recipients are transitioning this August. INTERNET CAFES – Shortly after the passage of legislation prohibiting interest cafes and Read more about Summer 2013 Issues of Interest[…]
Governor Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet in January agreed to accept a $4 million lease buy-out from Palace Entertainment which cleared the way for Silver Springs, one the of state’s oldest tourist attractions, to become part of the adjacent state park, Silver River State Park. The north Florida attraction, famous for its glass bottom Read more about Issues of Interest[…]