By MICHAEL PELTIER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Posting or forwarding this material without permission is prohibited. Contact news@newsserviceflorida.com. THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, January 23, 2013…..Gov. Rick Scott…
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Hastings Reintroduces Establish National Emergency Centers Bill (Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-Miramar) reintroduced the National Emergency Centers Establishment Act, legislation which would authorize…
Regarding Governor Rick Scott’s Proposed Teacher Raises By BTU President Sharon Glickman, Esq. January 23, 2013 “Florida’s teachers need raises, but the state…
(Washington, DC) Today, Congressman Alcee Hastings (D-Miramar) voted against H.R. 325, the “No Budget, No Pay Act,” which would suspend the debt ceiling through May 18, 2013,…
By BTU President Sharon Glickman, Esq. “Today’s Florida Supreme Court ruling against Florida’s hardworking public employees is disheartening. The only reason the Legislature…
THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, January 17, 2013………An undocumented immigrant seeking Florida Supreme Court approval to practice law has received a boost from an Obama administration policy aimed…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida A&M University (FAMU) is continuing its negotiation efforts with one of the candidates for the director of marching and pep bands. The…
Washington, DC) Today, Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) commemorated President Obama’s signing of the Uninterrupted Scholars Act (S.3472). The Uninterrupted Scholars Act is bipartisan legislation that Hastings…
A state senator says he has an idea to fix the long lines that plagued Florida’s 2012 election. Democratic Sen. Jeff Clemens says since the Republican-led…
By Michael Peltier, Reuters TALLAHASSEE, FL – In a dramatic about-face, Florida’s health agency now says the cost to state taxpayers of expanding Medicaid under…