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Front & Center: Putnam: Water is state's top issue
Republican Adam Putnam was already a political veteran when he was elected Florida's agriculture commissioner in 2010. He had represented a U.S. House district that included his hometown of Bartow in Polk County for a decade, and had served four years...
Tags: Polk County, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), U.S. Congress, Elections, Immigration
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Republicans search for secret to winning support from black voters
Still reeling from losses they didn't expect, Republicans strategists are hoping black voters, who are the Democrats' most stalwart supporters, will help bring them future victories. "[We] must in some way, some form, recruit blacks and other...
Tags: Demographics, Allen West, U.S. Congress, Media Industry, Elections
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Daniel Armstrong: After one full century, Cancer Society still on mission
It has been 100 years since a group of physicians and community leaders decided to create a small organization with the sole mission of curing cancer. Since that small beginning, the American Cancer Society has been the world's leader in the fight against...Tags: Health Organizations, Medical Research, Research, Human Interest, Science and Technology
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Report: UF, FSU will raise tuition 1.7%
Sentinel School ZoneTwo of Florida's largest public universities -- the University of Florida and Florida State University -- will raise undergraduate tuition for the coming school year, according to local news reports. On Friday, the board of trustees at FSU voted 10-3 to...Tags: Education, Rick Scott, University of Central Florida, Florida State University, University of Florida
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Driver's license veto a big step backward
In the big picture of immigration reform, a state bill designed to help young immigrants obtain temporary driver's licenses proved a small step Gov. Rick Scott was unwilling to take. Last week, Scott vetoed HB 235, which would have made it easier for...Tags: U.S. Congress, Elections, Immigration, Executive Branch, Illegal Immigrants
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Is it too much to ask for 5 minutes?
Let's just say I wouldn't go out of my way to attend a social gathering of politicians and activists making speeches. Trust me, I'd rather be forced to watch a "Say Yes to the Dress" marathon than sit through a couple of hours of political types glad-...Tags: Medicaid, Primaries, Elections, Executive Branch, Government Health Care
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Great university took root in downtown offices over drugstore
The landmark Orlando building that began as the city's First National Bank has long been associated with Valencia College, but in the 1960s, another great educational institution took root there. Launching with one employee — its first...
Tags: Seminole County, Valencia College, Education, IBM, Orlando
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Rejecting Medicaid funds was costly decision
The Florida Legislature's decision to reject the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid funds for one million uninsured Floridians is proving more and more costly and cruel with each passing day. A Rand study published in Health Affairs looks at the 14 states...Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance, Miami Shores, Medicaid
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What we think: State officials fiddling while the Wekiva dies
State environmental officials have apparently come up with a new public relations strategy for dealing with the degradation of Central Florida's Wekiva River: downplay it, or deny it. On a recent visit to the once pristine, now algae-fouled river...Tags: Environmental Issues, Natural Resource Industry, Rivers, Rick Scott, St. Johns River Water Management District
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Scott's HB 655 veto would give communities sick-time control
As a nurse practitioner, I frequently encounter patients who drag themselves into my office after being ill for days to weeks. These people have continued to go to work even though they are contagious. They send their children to school or day care...Tags: Elections, Career and Workplace, Executive Branch, Crime, Law and Justice, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Bracy: Highway Safety's "Dreamer" policy inadequate
Central Florida Political Pulse"Dreamers" -- the children of immigrants who grew up in the United States without legal status but now can get federal deferments so they can work -- still face roadblocks in getting Florida driver licenses since Florida Gov. Rick Scott vetoed a bill this...Tags: Social Security, Politics, Government, U.S. Congress, Orlando
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Democrats say Broward governor candidate can't speak at big party gathering
State Democratic Party leaders are facing unrest in the ranks after denying gubernatorial candidate Nan Rich of Weston a speaking spot at the big Democratic fundraising gala next month in Hollywood. The annual Jefferson-Jackson weekend is a premier...Tags: Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Broward County, Elections, Julian Castro, Executive Branch
Jun 11, 2013
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Jun 9, 2013
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Jun 11, 2013
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Jun 10, 2013
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Jun 9, 2013
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Jun 9, 2013
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Jun 9, 2013
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May 29, 2013
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Jun 8, 2013
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Jun 2, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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