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Dolphins owner Steve Ross blasts House Speaker Weatherford
South Florida Sun SentinelMiami Dolphins owner Steve Ross blasted House Speaker Will Weatherford in a statement Friday night, saying he had reneged on a promise to give the Sun Life Stadium renovation plan a vote. Here is Ross' full statement: "Tonight, Speaker Weatherford did...Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Super Bowl, Elections, Miami Dolphins, National Football League
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Florida's shame: the Florida House
The legislative session ended Friday with state lawmakers scurrying out of Tallahassee with the one thing 3.8 million of their fellow Floridians lack — decent health care. Poor constituent service? You betcha. Missed opportunity? Huge. One out...Tags: Executive Branch, Crime, Law and Justice, Rick Scott, U.S. Senate, Justice System
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Dierdre Macnab: Here's what we learned from this year's legislative session
Florida citizens, this is no time to take your eyes off the Legislature in Tallahassee. For those who have political fatigue after the frenzied past two years of endless presidential campaigns, remember: Tallahassee is where Florida's future and our...Tags: Executive Branch, Religion and Belief, Elections, Values, Ethics
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Dozens of air shows cancel without military jets
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Dozens of air shows that draw tens of thousands of people and generate millions of dollars for local economies have been cancelled this year after the military grounded its jet and demonstration teams because of automatic federal...
Tags: U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, Business, Government Debt, U.S. Army
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Scott vetoes controversial alimony overhaul bill
TALLAHASSSEE Gov. Rick Scott vetoed a controversial divorce bill Wednesday that would have drastically overhauled alimony law, capping and sometimes eliminating payments that many spouses deemed crucial to rebuilding their lives after divorce. The...Tags: Family, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Rick Scott
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Legislature goes off its proverbial "meds" to kill Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
News out of Tallahassee is that in a $74 billion state budget, lawmakers couldn't dredge up $250,,000 to keep Florida's prescription drug database operating. Are our state lawmakers off their meds? The database remains a key tool in the fight...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Mike Fasano, OxyContin (drug), Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Cops: Sex on the beach — for over an hour — gets couple arrested
South Florida Sun-SentinelAs the sun set Monday on Treasure Island, Erica Alexandra Huerta, 21 of Tallahassee and Steven Douglas Perry, 22 of Lutz were seen having sex on the beach by more than 50 people, including kids, at a nearby restaurant, reports WFTS ABC Action News in...Tags: Pinellas County (Florida)
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California company snags last-minute tax break from Florida lawmakers
TALLAHASSEE — In an unusual, late-night meeting, Florida lawmakers negotiating a state budget unveiled — and quickly agreed to — a new tax break meant to help a California company that recently hired one of Tallahassee's most influential...
Tags: Walmart, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Colin Powell, U.S. Army
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Former Boone standout Marvin Bracy looking to leave FSU, go pro in track
TALLAHASSEE -- Orlando native and former Boone High standout Marvin Bracy appears to be ending his college career before it ever really got going. The Orlando Sentinel has learned Bracy hasn't attended a practice with the FSU men's track team and has...
Tags: Florida State Seminoles, Track and Field, Atlantic Coast Conference, Orlando, College Sports
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Weatherford gets tax break for California company that hired prominent lobbying firm
In an unusual, late-night meeting, Florida lawmakers negotiating a state budget unveiled – and quickly agreed to – a new tax break meant to help a California company that recently hired one of Tallahassee’s most influential lobbying...
Tags: Walmart, Colin Powell, NASA, Google Inc., U.S. Army
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State Legislature wrap-up: The good, the bad, the embarrassing
Florida citizens, this is no time to take your eyes off the Legislature in Tallahassee. For those who have political fatigue after the frenzied past two years of endless presidential campaigns, remember: Tallahassee is where Florida's future and our...
Tags: Government, Executive Branch, Elections, Fort Lauderdale, Voting
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'Parent trigger' bill fails in Florida, killed by Senate's tie vote
The contentious "parent trigger" bill failed again in the Florida Senate, dying Tuesday on a tie vote just as it did in 2012. The bill aimed to give parents more say in the fate of a struggling school, allowing them, by petition, to select a "turnaround"...
Tags: Washington, DC, Executive Branch, Apopka, Rick Scott, Parent Organizations
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