Children and Families
The Week Ahead for June 10 to June 15, 2013
by Florida Current Staff - 1 week ago - +
Mothers protest sick-leave bill
by Bill Cotterell - 2 weeks ago - +
Nuns on the Bus reach Tallahassee with immigration message
by Bill Cotterell - 2 weeks ago - +
LobbyTools is seeking talent
by LobbyTools - 6 weeks ago - +
Senate moves closer to House on foreclosure settlement spending
by Gray Rohrer - 2 months ago - +
The Week in Review for April 19
by Florida Current Staff - 2 months ago - +
Planned Parenthood aims to change debate via rally at Capitol
by Bill Cotterell - 3 months ago - +
Against official recommendation, DCF swaps vendors for Medicaid contract worth millions
by Gray Rohrer - 3 months ago - +
The Week in Review for April 5
by Florida Current Staff - 3 months ago - +
Senate to vote on alimony changes
by Bill Cotterell - 3 months ago - +
Senate panel approves domestic partnership bill
by James Call - 3 months ago - +
Ayes cinch alimony bill sponsor's motion to marry
by Bruce Ritchie - 3 months ago - +
Negron offers alternative to Medicaid expansion
by James Call - 3 months ago - +
Federal court rejects Florida's welfare drug-testing
by Bill Cotterell - 4 months ago - +
Week in Review for Jan. 14 to Jan. 18
by Florida Current Staff - 5 months ago - +
Week in Review for Jan. 7 to Jan. 11
by Florida Current Staff - 6 months ago - +
DCF unveils a modern child-abuse tracking system
by Bill Cotterell - 7 months ago - +
Week in Review for Dec. 3 to Dec. 7
by Florida Current Staff - 7 months ago - +
The Week Ahead for Nov. 13 to Nov. 16
by Florida Current Staff - 8 months ago - +
DCF to propose $21 million in new initiatives
by James Call - 8 months ago - +
2013 Session Summaries
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With baby strollers and a wagon, a group of Orando-area women deliver more than 11,000 petitions to Gov. Rick Scott's office. ... Related Research: Organize Now's "Tell Governor Scott to Veto HB 655" petition page, press release from Organize Now "Precourt denies true intent of his bill attacking local control and Earned Sick Time" and Senate Session Summary: HB 0655 - Employment Benefits.
The campaign for comprehensive immigration reform is a moral issue, they say, and the 10 nuns have undertaken a 15-state tour to rally public support for a compassionate way to deal with the estimated 11 million undocumented workers in the U.S. ... Related Research: June 3, 2013 Press release from U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio: "Immigration Reform Must Be Improved to Pass."
This week we learned where the House and Senate agree and disagree on spending taxpayers' money for the next fiscal year.
Supporters aim to shift attention and debate away from abortion to Medicaid expansion to provide health insurance to about 1.2 million poor Floridians.
The chairwoman of The Florida Bar's Family Law Section said that although the legislation is "not billed as being sexist, but it will affect, definitely, more women than men." The Senate bill is set for a vote on Thursday.
Rep. Ritch Workman, who is sponsoring legislation dealing with alimony, asks girlfriend Terri Anne Allerton to marry him as the House Finance & Tax Subcommittee meeting ends.
The Stuart Republican's plan offers premium assistance for low-income residents to buy private insurance and complies with federal requirements to qualify for subsidies offered in the Affordable Care Act.