Articles in Category: 'Budget Deficit'

House Speaker Cannon's Address to AP's Session Preview
By: Dean Cannon | Posted: November 3, 2011 3:55 AM
 

As you know, last year we passed a fiscally responsible budget that did not raise taxes and protected Florida’s bond rating. And, it wasn’t easy.

TAGS: Budget Deficit, corporate income taxes, Florida House of Representatives, Gov. Scott, growth-management, House Office of Public Information, House Rules Committee, legislature, merit-pay, News, Pro-Life, Republican majority, Columns
 
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Congressman Paul Ryan Budget Takes Fire From the Right
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: April 7, 2011 3:55 AM
 
TAGS: Bill Clinton, Budget Deficit, defense spending, Education Department, Energy Department, Federal Budget, Heartland Foundation, Heritage Foundation, Libertarian Party, News, Path to Prosperity, Paul Ryan, President Barack Obama, Rand Paul, Republican Party, tax rates, Tea Party, Timothy Geithner, Tom Feeney, U.S. debt, Politics, Government
 
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Unions vs. GOP in Pension Battle
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: January 24, 2011 3:55 AM
 
House Speaker Dean Cannon says state pension reform is "on the agenda." But the subject promises to be contentious, as public-sector labor unions have already ramped up their defenses.
TAGS: 401(k), AFL-CIO, Budget Deficit, Dean Cannon, defined benefit plans, defined contribution plans, Democratic Party, Florida Retirement System, James Madison Institute, Missouri, News, public pensions, public-employee unions, Republican Party, Rick Scott, unfunded liability, Utah, Virginia, Government
 
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Florida Businesses Hammered by Jobless Loan
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: January 20, 2011 3:55 AM
 
Florida's politicians are staying mum, but interest on the state's $2 billion unemployment-insurance loans continues to mount.
TAGS: Amy Baker, Budget Deficit, Business, Dean Cannon, federal government, Florida Chamber of Commerce, interest charges, jobless benefits, News, Office of Economic and Demographic Research, Rick Scott, unemployment insurance, Politics
 
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Republicans Flip Over Jobless Benefits
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: December 6, 2010 12:50 PM
 

Sen. George LeMieux, who led the pre-election opposition to extending unemployment benefits, has done an about-face before Christmas. Now he's blaming Democrats for failing to deliver.

TAGS: Barack Obama, Bill Posey, Budget Deficit, Democrats, George LeMieux, News, Orlando Tea Party, Phil Russo, Republicans, Scott Brown, Tom Rooney, unemployment insurance benefits, Politics, Government
 
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GOP Devalues Obama's Puny Pay 'Freeze'
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: November 29, 2010 5:10 PM
 
President Barack Obama's order to freeze federal salaries drew yawns from Florida Republicans who urged the administration to get serious about its cost-cutting campaign.
TAGS: AFL-CIO, Barack Obama, Budget Deficit, Bureau of Labor Statistics, federal workers, George LeMieux, News, pay freeze, Tom Rooney, Government
 
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State Capitol Briefs
By: The News Service of Florida | Posted: August 8, 2010 8:22 AM

No Hard Plans Yet for Special Session

Senate President-designate Mike Haridopolos said Senate and House leaders are continuing to talk about a potential special session to deal with the economic impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, but declined to commit to any plans.

TAGS: AHCA, Amy Baker, Bill McCollum, Budget Deficit, Dan Gelber, Dave Aronberg, Elizabeth Dudek, Holly Benson, Jeff Kottkamp, Mason-Dixon Polling, Mike Haridopolos, News, Obama Health-care Lawsuit, Pam Bondi, Rick Scott, Special Session, Tom Arnold, Government
 
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