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Gov. Scott vetoes 3% tuition hike, $368M in projects
TALLAHASSEE – Gov. Rick Scott vetoed $368 million in lawmaker pet projects Monday and blocked a 3 percent tuition hike for Florida colleges and universities. The tuition increase passed earlier this month was a small piece of the overall $74.1...
Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Government, Broward College, Education, Politics
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Florida governor signs budget, but vetoes college tuition hike
ReutersBy Bill Cotterell TALLAHASSEE, May 20 (Reuters) - Florida Governor Rick Scott signed the largest budget in his state's history on Monday while vetoing a college tuition increase and axing $368 million in projects he said did not meet his Republican...Tags: Republican Party, Rick Scott, Government, Politics, Regional Authority
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Railroad coming to U.S. 27? A new vision emerges
A scenic highway on the edge of the Everglades, U.S. 27 seems far away from the hustle and bustle of interstate commerce. It has no strip malls, few stoplights and gas stations. Vast open land — sugar cane fields, farms, sawgrass — surrounds...
Tags: Pembroke Pines, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Florida Department of Transportation, Florida East Coast Railway, Florida's Turnpike
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Annual calendar contest shines spotlight on cozy Rosemere
Photographers, it's time to take your best shots for Orlando's annual Historic Preservation Board calendar. The board has produced this generously sized, black-and-white beauty since 1991 to raise awareness about Orlando's historic resources — our...
Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Frank Lloyd Wright, Human Interest, Realty, Services and Shopping
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Floridians press for Everglades and port money
WASHINGTON – The next big phase of Everglades restoration will plug canals, build levees and create giant storage areas to guide fresh clean water through western Broward and Palm Beach counties and into the core of the famed River of Grass. The...Tags: Wetlands, U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, Bill Nelson, Everglades National Park
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Stranded father, son rescued from airboat in Everglades
A father and son from Palm Beach County were rescued in northwest Broward after their airboat ran aground and took on water in the Everglades Friday afternoon, according to Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue. Around 3:30 p.m., Will and William Cazanas set...
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Now, it's Gov. Scott's turn to show leadership on the budget
South Florida survived the Florida Legislature. Up next is Gov. Rick Scott who can turn a bill into law and a lawmaker's budget request into reality — or not. Over the next two weeks, the governor will either approve, or kill, a number of...Tags: Florida State University, Laws, Tour Operations Industry, Government, Local Government
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Spring Fling bass tournament is May 26
Sun SentinelThe Bass-N-Fools has its 34th annual Spring Fling open team bass tournament May 26 out of Everglades Holiday Park. Entry fee is $80 and includes the big fish pot. Register at BJ’s Bait & Tackle in Plantation. Call Mark Escobar at 954-475-0248. -
Family-Friendly Exhibits
MODERN MEALS: REMAKING AMERICAN FOODS FROM FARM TO KITCHEN
May 17-August 18. Guests will be able to examine how Americans began eating foods that were mass-produced in the first half of the 20th century. The exhibit includes images and artifacts that...Tags: Taipei 101, Art Basel Miami Beach, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Miami Beach, University of Miami
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Lobbying 2013 Legislature cost $34.2M
TALLAHASSEE — Insurance carriers, sugar growers pushing to lessen their pollution costs, telecommunications giant AT&T and an Internet-cafe software company dominated spending on lobbyists to influence the Florida Legislature during the first...Tags: Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority, South Florida Water Management District, Rick Scott, Social Security, Amusement and Theme Parks
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South Florida fishing report
Fishing report LAKE OKEECHOBEE Bass were biting along the outside grass lines. Look for schooling bass chasing shad in the open water. EVERGLADES/FRESHWATER Capt. Alan Zaremba reported that water levels are dropping again in the Everglades, which...Tags: Key West, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Boynton Beach, Big Pine Key, Deerfield Beach
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South Florida outdoors notebook
Pompano Rodeo: Fishing hours are 7 a.m.-4 p.m. May 17 on the first day of the Pompano Beach Fishing Rodeo. Weigh-in is 2-6 p.m. at the Alsdorf Boat Ramp Park on 14th Street in Pompano Beach. Fishing May 18 is 7 a.m.-noon followed by the weigh-in from...Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Fishing, Conservation, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Wildlife
May 20, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 20, 2013
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May 18, 2013
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May 19, 2013
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May 19, 2013
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May 17, 2013
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May 12, 2013
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May 17, 2013
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May 16, 2013
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May 16, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
May 16, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 16, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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