Latest pension overhaul shows how political wind has turned against unions
The municipal pension rewrite now advancing in the House — and headed to the Senate Budget Committee next week — has a history rooted in Republican politics, having emerged as a payback to unions that...
View ArticlePension work nears finish line
Plans to dramatically revamp Florida pensions at the state and city levels appeared headed Friday toward the finish line — far short of where Gov. Rick Scott and lawmakers had initially proposed. House...
View ArticleA scaled-back city pension bill sent to Scott
The House joined the Florida Senate in approving a measure Wednesday making mostly modest changes to city pension plans — backing away from more sweeping approaches proposed earlier to stabilize some...
View ArticleCity pension plans next target for GOP and biz coalition
The business coalition backing Gov. Rick Scott and the Republican-ruled Legislature’s drive against public pensions Thursday turned its eye toward next year — saying municipal retirement plans are the...
View ArticleStudy shows city pension woes here to stay
Municipal pension plans are stretching thinner in Florida as a smaller workforce supports a growing number of retirees — with prospects bleak that funds will recover, a report released Wednesday...
View ArticlePit bull-Chihuahua pension mix springs to life in House
The House tentatively approved a proposal one Democrat earlier condemned as “marrying a pit bull and a Chihuahua,” a combination that would rewrite the Florida Retirement System and local police and...
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City pension funds facing cash crunch, study shows
City pension woes continue to climb, with firefighter retirement accounts in Boynton Beach, West Palm Beach and Delray Beach graded among the most financially troubled in Florida, a report released...
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Legislature poised to rewrite Jeb Bush’s union payback
City police and fire pensions were sweetened by former Gov. Jeb Bush Years of wrangling between Florida cities, police and firefighter unions over municipal pension provisions crafted by former Gov....
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Rewrite of Jeb!-era pension deal OK’d by Legislature, sent to Scott
Legislature turns back the clock on pension sweetener pushed by ex-Gov. Jeb Bush. The House approved a pension overhaul Friday intended to end years of combat between Florida cities and their police...
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Scott signs bill rewriting Jeb’s pension sweetener, guns and body camera...
Gov. Scott signed 44 bills into law Thursday. A measure revamping police and firefighter pension benefits approved under former Gov. Jeb Bush, along with weapons and body camera legislation were among...
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