Brandon Larrabee News Service Of Florida

February 26, 2016 | Daily Business Review

The House narrowly approved a proposed constitutional amendment that would limit Florida appellate court judges and Supreme Court justices to two full terms, in a move that could serve as a springboard for the initiative in the future.

By Brandon Larrabee, News Service of Florida

3 minute read

February 25, 2016 | Daily Business Review

The House pushed forward with a controversial bill that would overhaul public retirement benefits, batting away a Democratic amendment looking to separate a widely supported change to death benefits from a contentious effort to place more employees in a 401(k)-style plan.

By Brandon Larrabee, News Service of Florida

4 minute read

February 12, 2016 | Daily Business Review

The House State Affairs Committee narrowly approved a bill that could shift more public employees into a 401(k)-style retirement plan, setting up a clash with the Senate over pensions and death benefits for first responders.

By Brandon Larrabee, News Service of Florida

4 minute read

February 06, 2016 | Daily Business Review

A plan that would limit Florida appellate-court judges and Supreme Court justices to two full terms in office passed the House Judiciary Committee on a party-line vote, sending the measure to the full House.

By Brandon Larrabee, News Service of Florida

4 minute read

January 08, 2016 | Daily Business Review

House leaders are gearing up to take another run at overhauling the pension system for state and county employees in the coming legislative session, potentially by tying the controversial changes to limited tweaks sought by the Senate.

By Brandon Larrabee, News Service of Florida

4 minute read

January 08, 2016 | Daily Business Review

House leaders are gearing up to take another run at overhauling the pension system for state and county employees in the coming legislative session, potentially by tying the controversial changes to limited tweaks sought by the Senate.

By Brandon Larrabee, News Service of Florida

4 minute read

December 18, 2015 | Daily Business Review

The final state redistricting trial in a nearly four-year legal battle over Florida's political boundaries ended with both sides trading charges of partisan gerrymandering, some of them the same accusations that have been hurled in court since the beginning.

By Brandon Larrabee, News Service of Florida

4 minute read

December 18, 2015 | Daily Business Review

The final state redistricting trial in a nearly four-year legal battle over Florida's political boundaries ended with both sides trading charges of partisan gerrymandering, some of them the same accusations that have been hurled in court since the beginning.

By Brandon Larrabee, News Service of Florida

4 minute read

November 20, 2015 | Daily Business Review

The Florida Senate recommended to a Leon County judge a plan for the chamber's 40 districts that was never voted on by either the House or Senate during a recent special redistricting session.

By Brandon Larrabee, News Service of Florida

3 minute read

November 20, 2015 | Daily Business Review

The Florida Senate recommended to a Leon County judge a plan for the chamber's 40 districts that was never voted on by either the House or Senate during a recent special redistricting session.

By Brandon Larrabee, News Service of Florida

3 minute read