Above: David Wilkins Florida Governor Rick Scott named former Accenture health executive David Wilkins as Secretary of the Florida Department of Chidren and Families today, January 18, 2011. The Governor’s...
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: State talking about property tax fix Don’t get hopes up, says Lee’s Mann More than 46,000 property owners in Lee and Collier counties got a double-whammy....
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Palm Beach County school leaders push deadline to reduce class size, reduce $16 million fine The Palm Beach County school board will receive a class-size reduction...
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Florida Climbs to No. 5 on U.S. School Report Card The “Quality Counts” survey, released Tuesday, ranked Florida No. 5 in the nation on a variety...
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Scott freezes Florida rule-making, contracts Florida Governor Rick Scott got to work less than an hour after taking office Tuesday by signing executive orders to...
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Scott Not Shying From Pledge to Slash Taxes Governor-elect Rick Scott, who will be sworn in Tuesday, has no plans to back off his campaign pledge to cut...
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Scott’s transition team suggests tax exemptions to boost Florida business President Calvin Coolidge once said “the chief business of...
The Florida Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (“OPPAGA”) has issued three December 2010 reports relating to the statutory responsibility for workforce education shared by...
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: New revenue estimate adds $1 billion to Florida budget gap State economists have significantly reduced their estimate of general fund revenue collections, a...
To view a complete story, click on a headline: Florida’s 2011-12 budget outlook getting gloomier A legislative economist told the Senate Budget Committee on Tuesday that she expects a predicted $2.5 billion...