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Donor 'transparency' doesn't apply to state political parties
TALLAHASSEE — With the 60-day lawmaking session complete, Florida legislators are wasting no time getting back to what they do the other 10 months of the year: raising copious amounts of cash from wealthy donors and companies. And thanks to a...
Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Fishing, U.S. Sugar Corporation, Government, Tampa
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Florida Legislature passes elections reform in response to national scorn
Tallahassee Bureau ChiefTALLAHASSEE -- On the final day of session, the Florida Legislature answered the national elections scorn the state absorbed over its long lines and tortoise pace in declaring Barack Obama its 2012 presidential winner. Lawmakers on Friday sent Gov. Rick...Tags: Local Elections, Florida Elections, Fort Lauderdale, Government, Voting
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Tampa-area Sen. Joyner to be next Senate Dem leader
TALLAHASSEE -- Senate Democrats have chosen Sen. Arthenia Joyner, D-Tampa, to be the next Senate Democratic leader to succeed Sen. Chris Smith, D-Fort Lauderdale, in 2014. The Florida Democratic Party announced the news this afternoon as lawmakers...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, Politics, Parties and Movements
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Will Kris Kross go down in sports music history?
The death of Chris Kelly, half of the 1990s kid rap duo Kris Kross, recalls a time when the group's biggest hit, "Jump," was a staple in sports arenas around the country. The 34-year-old Kelly died at an Atlanta hospital on Wednesday of an apparent drug...
Tags: Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Kings, Chris Kelly, Blur (music group), Entertainment
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Huff sentenced to two years of supervised probation in DUI case
Baltimore County Councilman Todd Huff was sentenced Tuesday to two years of supervised probation after pleading guilty to driving under the influence. Baltimore County Circuit Judge Timothy Martin also gave Huff a one-year suspended jail sentence. He...
Tags: Prosecution, Towson, Crime, Law and Justice, Drunk Driving, Lawyers
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Dan Krassner: Good attempt by lawmakers to clean up government
Lawmakers are beginning the process of cleaning up the government and restoring trust with Floridians. Senate President Don Gaetz and House Speaker Will Weatherford promised sweeping ethics and campaign finance reform and delivered. While there is still...Tags: Regional Authority, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Labor Legislation, Crime, Law and Justice, Economy, Business and Finance
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Rhetoric about health insurance can be over-simplified and misleading
TALLAHASSEE – Lawmakers are pushing competing plans that next Jan. 1 would put about one in five Floridians in some sort of Medicaid-like health-insurance plan. Or not. Lawmakers have two weeks to resolve a battle over whether to draw down $51...Tags: Joe Negron, Fort Lauderdale, Poverty, Substance Abuse, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Senate waters down Orange-inspired sick-leave bill, removes 'living wage' preemption
Tallahassee Bureau ChiefTALLAHASSEE -- In response to Orange County's legal fight over sick-time, the Senate is ditching a connected legislative push to nullify "living wage" laws on the books in several cities and counties. Sen. David Simmons, R-Altamonte Springs, pushed an...Tags: Employee Benefits, Fort Lauderdale, Employment Opportunities, Labor Legislation, Local Government
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Divided Florida Senate passes response to 2012 elections 'fiasco' over Democratic objections
Tallahassee Bureau ChiefTALLAHASSEE -- Despite national late-night scorn for long lines last election, Senate Democrats locked up against a reform bill Wednesday because it doesn't mandate that Florida counties hold early voting on the Sunday before a general election. The...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Jack Latvala, Tampa, Politics, Florida Legislature
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Chris Smith: GOP misses big opportunity on voting
We all are still haunted by the visions of the 2012 elections in Florida: Long lines, frustrated voters and late-night talk show jokes — again. In 2011 the Republican-led Legislature, over the objections of Democrats, passed sweeping elections...Tags: National Government, Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Politics, Government
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Huff pleads guilty to DUI, says he's 'learned from this mistake'
Baltimore County Councilman Todd Huff pleaded guilty Thursday to driving under the influence, telling a judge that he's learned from the February incident and is in treatment for alcohol abuse. Baltimore County Circuit Judge Timothy Martin said he needed...
Tags: Prosecution, Harford County, Towson, Dundalk, Substance Abuse
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Senate Democrats try and fail to ‘upgrade’ Florida’s election system
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — The Florida Senate is poised to pass an election reform inspired by last year's criticized elections, but will likely do so without the votes of minority-party Democrats who object the fix doesn't completely solve all the problems....
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