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Senator calls House approach to pension “wrong,”“ill-conceived”
The legislative standoff over revamping the Florida Retirement System hardened Wednesday — with Sen. Jack Latvala deriding the House approach as “wrong” and “ill-conceived.” The Senate Community...
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Union research shows pension overhaul will cost workers, taxpayers
Public employee unions fighting the House pension overhaul rolled out research Tuesday that says the move will cost taxpayers more — challenging the view of House Speaker Will Weatherford and other...
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Weatherford’s pension wish fails in Senate
The Senate defeated one of House Speaker Will Weatherford’s top priorities of the session Tuesday, refusing to go along with a dramatic overhaul of the Florida Retirement System. The 22-18 vote...
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Senate pension overhaul hits early bumps
The latest attempt Tuesday by Republican lawmakers to revamp the pension plan used by 623,000 Florida public employees got off to a shaky start. The Senate Community Affairs Committee argued at length...
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