March 19, 2024

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| 4/24/2015

Florida House offers to boost health care spending to end budget stalemate

Top Republicans in the Florida House made an offer Thursday to try to bridge a budget gap with Senate Republicans, but it could still result in the state's hospitals getting significantly less than they are receiving now. More at the AP, the Florida Times-Union, and the Times/Herald.

Legislative Roundup:
» Senate advances oil and gas fracking proposals
» Amendment would ban gun ranges in some residential areas
» Florida could isolate people suspected of being infected
» Florida House, Senate far from compromise on Uber regulation
» Legislature passes amusement-game bill


‘Simple Rules’ for Running a Business

From the 20-page cellphone contract to the five-pound employee handbook, even the simple things seem to be getting more complicated. Companies have been complicating things for themselves, too—analyzing hundreds of factors when making decisions, or consulting reams of data to resolve every budget dilemma. [Source: Wall Street Journal]

 


Florida crime at odds with incarceration rates

With Florida's crime rate at its lowest point in nearly five decades, the latest report from the state's nonpartisan, nonprofit government watchdog group, Florida TaxWatch, recommends policy improvements to reduce cost and improve the efficacy of the criminal justice system. [Source: Florida TaxWatch]


Gov. Rick Scott, state officials use Canadian firm to attract jobs to Florida

Gov. Rick Scott and the state hired a Canadian company to persuade Pennsylvania companies to bring jobs to Florida, contradicting the 'Think Florida' policy at the state's economic development agency. [Source: Tampa Bay Times]


For successful women in business, it’s always personal

Denise Restauri, author of Their Roaring Thirties: Brutally Honest Career Talk From Women Who Beat The Youth Trap, answers the question: What’s driving the women who are building tomorrow’s great companies? [Source: Fortune]


ALSO AROUND FLORIDA:

› Orlando to host largest national gathering of Latino leaders
The largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States is bringing its annual convention to Orlando next summer.

› eMerge Americas tech conference ready to dazzle the world
The second eMerge Americas — a mega-conference promoting South Florida as a tech hub — will grow even bigger this year, with more South Florida sizzle.

› Sweep of Florida gas stations finds skimmers at pumps
Florida consumers filling up at the gas pump may have had their credit card information stolen. Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam said Thursday that a sweep of more than 6,000 gas stations led to the discovery of "skimmers" in 81 locations.

› Major Florida school district dumps almost all yearend testing
The nation's fourth largest school district in south Florida announced on Thursday it is eliminating most end-of-course exams, including all those for elementary students, the latest blow to much-maligned standardized testing in the state.


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