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FL schools to get school recognition award money tomorrow
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelFlorida schools that earned A's or improved grades on the state's annual school report card will get their reward money tomorrow. The money comes from School Recognition Award program, which has been around since 1997 and provides annual payouts that have... -
‘Breaking the Monopoly of Mediocrity’ education tour to hit Orlando on Wednesday, a chamber-sponsored event
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelThe U.S. Chamber of Commerce's national “Breaking the Monopoly of Mediocrity” education tour is scheduled to be in Orlando on Wednesday for a day-long education summit. The tour, which began in October, aims to highlight problems with public... -
Jeb Bush's new book stirs immigration flap
Former Gov. Jeb Bush stirred controversy on the immigration front and revived speculation that he will run for president in 2016 while releasing a provocative book on Tuesday that says illegal immigrants should be legalized but not given a special path...Tags: Conservative Political Action Conference, Immigration, Politics, Illegal Immigrants, Government
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Politics is main topic at Hollywood Chamber of Commerce lunch
Sun SentinelOrignal post at 1:57 p.m. Updated below with examples of vintage Crist. The 320 or so people on hand for the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce’s annual luncheon to install a new slate of board members is a slightly bigger crowd than usual....Tags: Tea Party Movement, Fishing, Hollywood (Broward, Florida), Government, Ken Jenne
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Scott taking credit for Jeb’s School Recognition Award Program?
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelFlorida schools that earned A’s or improved grades on the state’s annual school report card will get their reward money tomorrow. The money comes from School Recognition Award program, which has been around since 1997 and provides annual... -
McManus: Let's talk GOP and fantasy politics
Almost four years ago, long before the 2012 presidential campaign heated up, CNN took a poll to learn who Republicans might choose as their party's next nominee. There were two clear front-runners: former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and former Arkansas Gov....
Tags: Republican Party, Personal Weapon Control, Joe Biden, Government, Rick Santorum
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Gimme the right to vote the bums out!
Anyone who has read this column for any length of time knows that I'm not exactly Buddy Dyer's biggest booster. I've knocked the mayor of Orlando for everything from improper arrests by his police department to no-bid deals at City Hall. That said,...
Tags: Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority, Rick Scott, Buddy Dyer, Government, Highway Transportation
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Parent Trigger bill ready for vote in House
A similar bill, officially a "parent empowerment" measure, was narrowly defeated last year in the Legislature. This year's version is as divisive as 2012's, The bill has the backing of influential lawmakers and influential education reform groups,...Tags: PTA, Schools, Charter Schools, Michelle Rhee
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Can Jeb Bush save the GOP?
Amid the wreckage of the Mitt Romney presidential debacle and the Republican scramble to find a new savior, now comes ... yet another Bush! The ruminations of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, son of one former president and younger brother of another, on...
Tags: Immigration, Republican Party, Joe Biden, Jeff Flake, Government
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Florida's premature births: How to ease problem?
Staff writerIn public-affairs programming this weekend: "Central Florida Spotlight" examines Florida's high rate of premature births at 12:30 p.m. Saturday on WFTV-Channel 9. Moderator Greg Warmoth's guests are Dr. Victoria Niklas, chief of neonatology at Nemours...Tags: Rick Scott, Adam Smith, Government, Politics, U.S. Congress
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Rubio leads five-way GOP presidential poll
Marco Rubio led the field of Republican presidential prospects in a nationwide poll released on Wednesday, though voters were split among five potential candidates. The Quinnipiac University poll of 712 Republicans found Sen. Rubio of Florida...Tags: Republican Party, Quinnipiac University, Tea Party Movement, Government, U.S. Congress
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Oval Office may be Floridian's home
With each passing day, Jeb Bush looks more and more like a presidential candidate. At this stage, he's striking the obligatory, non-committal tone, but he's just come out with a book on immigration reform, is showing up on radio and TV talk shows, and...Tags: Herman Cain, U.S. Electoral College, Lyndon B. Johnson, Government, Washington, DC
Feb 25, 2013
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Feb 25, 2013
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Mar 5, 2013
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Mar 1, 2013
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Feb 25, 2013
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Apr 7, 2013
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Apr 4, 2013
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Apr 3, 2013
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Mar 11, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 4, 2013
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Apr 3, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Mar 24, 2013
|Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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