New generation of South Florida business leaders is cut from a different cloth
To advance the conversation and to highlight the new style of leadership, The Miami Herald asked readers to nominate people under 40 who have distinguished themselves in their fields — or who are on the verge of making significant contributions to South Floridas business, economic and civic life.
Florida Legislature heads into final stretch
TALLAHASSEE – A budget that numbers in the tens of billions of dollars. Medicaid reform. Overhauling property insurance. A divisive redistricting initiative. That is just some of the unfinished business left for the Legislature as it approaches the final week, which begins Monday. But with political intrigue growing around the plans of the governor, and lawmakers eager to begin their own …
Florida could privatize all Medicaid statewide
MIAMI (AP) — Florida could become one of the countrys first cash-strapped states to let for-profit companies compete for contracts overseeing nearly every Medicaid patient, including those in nursing homes and the disabled.
Florida could privatize all Medicaid statewide
Associated Press – April 23, 2010 10:54 AM ET MIAMI (AP) – Florida could become 1 of the countrys first cash-strapped states to let for-profit companies compete for contracts overseeing most…
Florida jobs still focus as legislative session nears end
State lawmakers try to pass a bill on job creation and tax breaks as session nears end.
Everybodys going to Florida, even Harry Potter
Everybodys going to Florida, even Harry Potter
Florida may privatize all Medicaid statewide
Florida could privatize all Medicaid statewide
Florida Could Privatize All Medicaid Statewide
Florida could become one of the countrys first cash-strapped states to let for-profit companies compete for contracts overseeing most Medicaid patients.
Legislature passes Florida health care amendment
Based on some of the rhetoric, a ballot proposal that won approval Thursday in the Republican-controlled Legislature would bar Floridians from being forced to obtain insurance coverage required by the new federal health care overhaul.
Benefits For Retired Public Employees In Budget Trimmers Sights
Miami Herald: ‘The [Florida] House dropped its plan to save 224 million by eliminating a monthly health insurance subsidy for about 300,000 retired public employees, many of them politically influential former teachers, police officers and firefighters. Axing the health subsidy for retirees had enraged public employee unions and Democrats, who accused Republicans of breaking a pact with public …
