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Can Florida Gov.-elect Rick Scott Run the State Like a Business?

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January 2, 2011. “Since his election, he’s given every indication he will take a CEO’s approach to government … Advisers compare his goals to when he was building his mega-corporation,…

FAU Chief Financial Officer Dismissive of Call for Accountability

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December 26, 2010. Says Payroll “not required” to promptly address mistakes made in faculty salaries RE: Letter attached Thursday, December 23, 2010 2:56 PM From: “Dennis Crudele” To: “James Tracy”…

Hey Dude, Where’s My Retroactive Raise Money?

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December 21, 2010. A message to FAU Bargaining Unit members on what went wrong As you know, the raise negotiated by the UFF Bargaining Team did not appear in the…

Tampa Tribune: Bigger Budget Shortfall Expected Next Year

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December 15, 2010. Analysts lower expectations for tax receipts, State economist says revenue enough to cover this year’s gap, but that means much less for 2011-12. By Katherine Whittenburg December…

Secret GOP Plan: Push States to Declare Bankruptcy and Smash Unions

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December 13, 2010. Congressional Republicans may make it more difficult for states to cover budgetary shortfalls in coming years James Pethokoukis Reuters.com December 7, 2010 Congressional Republicans appear to be…

PB Post: Federal Stimulus Money Did Little to Help Florida Colleges and Universities

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December 13, 2010. FAU says stimulus dollars used to keep equivalent of 242 faculty on payroll, Funds from tuition increases come into play after stimulus runs out By Scott Travis…

Gov.-elect Scott Eyes Cuts to State Employee Pensions

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December 10, 2010. Republican legislators plan to cut $1.4 billion from FRS, “[State employees] don’t contribute and that’s wrong” Everything on table By GARY FINEOUT H-T Capital Bureau Published: Friday,…

Red Sky in Morning …

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December 6, 2010. The fall semester has been positive for FAU in many ways, but stormy weather lies ahead This week we conclude a very noteworthy semester that has seen…

Governor-elect Scott Names Michelle Rhee to Education Reform Team

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December 4, 2010. Controversial Washington DC Schools chancellor sacked teachers and battled unions before resigning under fire, Proponents of privatized higher-ed and school vouchers also appointed Fort Lauderdale, Florida –…

Please Consider Supporting UFF-PAC

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December 1, 2010. United Faculty of Florida is not able to use dues for political activities, yet policies that negatively or positively impact our professions are almost always political Dear…

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