What's Happening Today in Florida Politics

May 30, 2012

By the News Service of Florida

MERIT PAY HEARING: Administrative Law Judge John Van Laningham holds a hearing on a challenge to the way school districts evaluate teachers for merit pay. The challenge is filed by the Florida Education Association and two teachers. The judge has set out two days for the hearing. (Wednesday, 9 a.m., DeSoto Building, 1230 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee.)

UPDATE ON 500: The Florida Department of State, Office of Cultural, Historical and Information Programs holds a conference call to get an update on the Viva Florida 500 initiative to commemorate Florida’s 500-year anniversary, or Quincentennial, of the landing of European explorer Juan Ponce de León. Participants will talk about how things are coming in various communities planning to mark the anniversary. (Wednesday, 10 a.m., Conference Call: 1(888)808-6959, Conference Code: 9395093665.) Agenda:http://www.fla500.com/docs/agenda.2012-05-30.php

KIDSWELL FLORIDA WEBINAR: KidsWell Florida, a new statewide campaign to improve access to affordable, quality health care for children, holds a webinar on health coverage gaps, opportunities to expand coverage and other issues.  (Wednesday, 12 p.m.)
Details: https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/showReg?udc=vf8z5n85euls

LONG TERM CARE DETAILS DISCUSSED: The Agency for Health Care Administration will hold a meeting to discuss what is known as the long-term care data book. The book provides information that health plans will use as they seek contracts in the long-term care portion of a new statewide Medicaid managed-care system. (Wednesday, 2 p.m., Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Tallahassee.)

CAMPAIGNS 

SD 4: BEAN IS FIRED UP: State Senate District 4 candidate Aaron Bean, Republican from Fernandina Beach, attends a meet and greet at the Duval County campaign headquarters. (Wednesday, 4 p.m., Duval County GOP headquarters 4963 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville.)

CD 6: RICHARD CLARK FUNDRAISER: A fundraiser will be held Wednesday evening for Republican congressional candidate Richard Clark, who is running for the 6th Congressional District in northeast Florida. (Wednesday, 6 p.m., Marsh Landing Country Club, 25655 Marsh Landing Pkwy., Ponte Vedra Beach.)