Updates matching "Florida"

Week 9 Update End-of-Session Edition

Week 8 Update Friday, April 26, 2013 As week eight comes to a close, most of our 2013 legislative priorities are still in play. The

We are asking that you please contact the HHS budget conferees now and request that they restore state funding for screening within the Mary Brogan Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program during the budget conference.

Week 6 Update Friday, April 12, 2013 Week six of the 2013 Legislative Session has come to a close and many of the year’s biggest policy issues have yet to be resolved. On Thursday, the Florida House released its Medicaid expansion alternative - a plan that would not access any

Week 5 Update Friday, April 5, 2013 The end of week 5 brings us just past the half-way point of the 2013 Legislative Session. Both the House and Senate budgets

Friday, March 28, 2013 An abbreviated fourth week of Session has proven to be a busy one for important cancer issues. Senate appropriators kick-started their proposed FY 2013-14 spending plans on Wednesday, with the various appropriations committee chairpersons proffering initial budget proposals. The House followed suit later that same day.

Week 3 Update Friday, March 22, 2013 The third week of the 2013 Regular Session has come to

Week 2 Update Friday, March 15, 2013 The 2013 Regular Session of the Florida Legislature has completed its second week, with seven more yet to go. The Capitol was abuzz with

Today, Governor Scott signed Florida's budget which included, for the first time in the program's history, state-matching funds for the Mary Brogan Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program.ξ For many years, Florida was one of just a handful of states that didn't give any state-matching funds to their program,