Articles in Category: 'Sen. Mike Bennett'

Agencies Offer Cuts, Some Senators Wary
By: Gray Rohrer | Posted: January 28, 2011 3:55 AM
 
Staffers for seven state agencies presented $287.8 million in budget cuts Thursday to the Senate Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism and Economic Development Appropriations, but some legislators were concerned that the cuts were falling on services rather than administrative costs.
TAGS: Agency for Workforce Innovation, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Gov. Charlie Crist, Gov. Rick Scott, News, Sen. Don Gaetz, Sen. Gwen Margolis, Sen. Larcenia Bullard, Sen. Mike Bennett, Senate Budget Subcommittee on Transportation Tourism and Economic Development Appropriations, Government
 
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Senators Hold First Immigration Meeting
By: Gray Rohrer | Posted: January 11, 2011 3:55 AM
 

Florida senators held the first in a series of meetings Monday dealing with illegal immigration, with the goal of crafting legislation that will help the state enforce immigration laws and reduce social costs.

TAGS: Arizona, Department of Homeland Security, E-Verify, Florida International University, Illegal Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Judiciary Committee, News, Pew Hispanic Center, Rep. William Snyder, Sen. Alan Hays, Sen. Anitere Flores, Sen. John Thrasher, Sen. Mike Bennett, Government
 
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Health Care Amendment on Tap as Committee Meetings Start
By: Gray Rohrer | Posted: December 7, 2010 4:05 AM

Committee meetings for the 2011 legislative session begin Tuesday, and the biggest item on any agenda is Senate Joint Resolution 2, known as the Florida Health Care Freedom Act, which would place a constitutional amendment on the ballot to opt out of the Affordable Care Act.

TAGS: Affordable Care Act, Budget Committee, Criminal Justice Committee, Florida Health Care Freedom Act, Gov. Charlie Crist, Governor-elect Rick Scott, Judiciary Committee, Medicaid, Michelle Rhee, News, Obamacare, President Barack Obama, Rep. Dean Cannon, Rep. Matt Gaetz, Rep. Scott Plakon, SB 136, SB 6, Sen. Don Gaetz, Sen. Joe Negron, Sen. Mike Bennett, Sen. Mike Haridopolos, Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriation, Washington D.C., Government
 
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Loan Linked Sen. Mike Bennett to Failed Florida Bank
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: September 28, 2010 4:05 AM
 
The demise of a Bradenton Bank carries the fingerprints of state Sen. Mike Bennett.
TAGS: Business, Development, FDIC, First Federal Bank of Florida, Flagship National Bank, Keith C. Leibfried, loans, News, Sen. Mike Bennett, Politics
 
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