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2011

• Building the way for electric cars, health IT and more...
  With over $30 billion in grants
  suddenly flooding coffers, states are gearing up to oversee an array of health IT initiatives.
  
• The Results of ROWE
  Governing Public Workforce
  
• The Art of Personal Branding
  "How to Emotionally Connect to your Market and Sell with Charisma"
  
• The Robert A. Catlin/David W. Long Memorial Scholarship -- Apply today!
  The $2,000 scholarship will be awarded to one student on a competitive basis to cover costs associated with the pursuit of
  graduate studies. The deadline for submission is Friday, March 11, 2011
  at 5:00 PM EST.
  
• Medicaid Tests Cash-Strapped
  States
  Several states are preparing to
  make deep cuts to Medicaid as a federal stalemate over funding for
  the poor drags on — even as states face mandates to expand the
  program under the new health-care law.
  
• Management: The Stimulus Scare
  The stimulus dollars are gone!
  Head for the hills! We can understand why you'd believe that. We've come across dozens of
  articles indicating that the federal stimulus money is nearly gone.
  

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2010

• January 19
  Backing Up Social Media
  Governing Technology
  

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2006

• January 29
  Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez congratulates ASPA South Florida Chapter on a job well done in significantly impacting the lives of Miami-Dade residents. Read it Here
• February 8
  The South Florida Chapter hosted a well-attended forum on February 8 2006 to review a historic 1986 federal lawsuit, Meek v Dade County. Read more Here. View Photos
• March 16
  On March 16th 2006, the South Florida Chapter of ASPA and 90 attendees were present to honor former Miami-Dade County Commission Chairperson
  Dr. Barbara Carey-Shuler as part of the Chapter's third annual Women's History Month celebration. Dr. Shuler received an award commemorating over 25 years of public service. She encouraged involvement in ASPA and pledged her support for the 2009 National ASPA Conference to be held in Miami, Florida. View Photos.
• March 29
  On Wednesday, March 29 2006, the South Florida Chapter hosted Miami-Dade County School Board Chairman Augustin J. Barrera at our monthly luncheon. Chairman Barrera explained that the Miami-Dade County School system has 351,000 students and a budget of $5.6 billion. Miami-Dade Public Schools is the fourth largest system in the United States behind New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. The biggest challenge that Miami-Dade Schools faces is educational funding and the need for additional classroom space. The School Board is currently working on increasing teachers' salaries to remain competitive nationwide. Also present was fellow Miami-Dade School Board member, Evelyn Greer who answered additional questions from the audience later on in the program. View Photos.