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Gang Of Eight Unveils Immigration Reform Details
The so-called “Gang of Eight” U.S. Senators, including Florida Senator Marco Rubio, finally took the wraps off the new bipartisan immigration reform plan Tuesday and revealed a complex, but achievable path to citizenship for immigrants who are in the United States illegally.
Fla. House Set To End Traditional State Pensions
Legislators in the Florida House are set to pass a bill to end traditional guaranteed pensions for future state and county employees along with teachers.
Rubio Supports Government Shutdown Instead Of Keeping Affordable Care Act
Senator Marco Rubio would prefer to let the federal government shutdown in late March than let a continuing resolution pass if the bill doesn’t completely defund the Affordable Care Act.
Fla. House Bill Targeting Minimum Wage And Sick Leave
A Florida House committee approved a bill Thursday that would prevent local governments and voters from setting local minimum wages, setting policies on items like earned sick leave, and bar preference for local government contracts based on wages or compensation.
House Considers Lowering Tuition For Immigrants
Another bill that will benefit higher education-seeking students with immigrant parents has made its way to the Senate.
Austerity Arrives With Sequestration
Sequestration day has arrived in Washington, D.C. and by 11:59 Friday night, the White House will be forced to order across-the-board, indiscriminate budget cuts in European-style austerity that could plunge the United States back into recession.
Government Sequester Looking More And More Likely
It’s beginning to look more and more likely government spending in the United States is going to be hit with one of the largest austerity packages in recent memory.
GOP Pitches Debt Limit Extension
For the second time in as many weeks, the Republican Party in Congress has blinked in a standoff with the White House over fiscal matters that threaten the economy of the United States.
Washington Prepares For Next Fiscal Fight
The smoke has barely cleared from the prolonged fight over the fiscal cliff on Capitol Hill, but already Congressional leaders and the White House are drawing lines in the sand over the debt ceiling.
S. Fla. Congressional Delegation Split On Fiscal Cliff Deal
The bill to avert some of the fiscal cliff finally passed the House of Representatives late Tuesday night and did so with a largely bipartisan vote, especially from the Florida Congressional delegation.
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