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Water district head leaving to take environmental consulting job
Sun SentinelMelissa Meeker is stepping down as head of the South Florida Water Management District to take a private sector job with a Stuart-based environmental consulting firm. Meeker resigned Monday after two years leading the agency that is charged with...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Science and Technology, South Florida Water Management District, Environmental Issues, Marine Science
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Water district leader submits resignation letter
The head of the South Florida Water Management District resigned Monday, leaving after just two years and creating another leadership shakeup for the far-reaching agency charged with guarding against flooding and leading Everglades restoration....
Tags: Employment Opportunities, South Florida Water Management District, Environmental Issues, Environmental Cleanup, Marine Science
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South Florida Water Management District head resigns
Sun SentinelThe head of the South Florida Water Management District resigned Monday, leaving after just two years and creating another leadership shakeup for the far-reaching agency charged with guarding against flooding and leading Everglades restoration....Tags: Politics, Everglades, Rick Scott, Executive Branch, South Florida Water Management District
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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: Don Gaetz, Fort Lauderdale, Education, Miami Gardens, Autism
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Gov. Rick Scott to veto tuition hike
Miami HeraldGov. Rick Scott on Monday will veto a 3 percent increase in Florida college tuition and approve $65 million in extra Medicaid funding to hospitals that provide much of the care to the poor, including Jackson Memorial in Miami and Broward Health in Fort...Tags: Medicaid, Colleges and Universities, Fort Lauderdale, Hospitals and Clinics, The Miami Herald
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Speculation surrounds campaign finance reform
The Tampa TribuneSome Democrats saw campaign finance reform passed by the Legislature this year as helpful in their bid to defeat Gov. Rick Scott but, in fact, it could help Republicans more, campaign finance experts and Florida political figures say. Meanwhile,...Tags: Democratic Party, Tampa, Alex Sink, Republican Party, Fort Lauderdale
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Gov. Rick Scott leads trade mission to Chile
Miami HeraldGov. Rick Scott will lead a state delegation to Chile next week, his eighth overseas trade mission since taking office. For three days beginning Tuesday, the Florida visitors will meet with U.S. Ambassador Alejandro Wolff and network with business...Tags: Chile, Trade Dispute, Cape Canaveral, Fort Lauderdale, Dwayne Johnson
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Bill Nelson: Not planning to run for governor; but not saying no if needed
Central Florida Political PulseFor weeks Florida Democrats have been buzzing about the idea of getting U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson to run for governor in 2014 to challenge the re-election bid of Republican Gov. Rick Scott. And for weeks,Nelson has been saying he has no intention of running...Tags: Bill Nelson, Democratic Party, Alex Sink, Republican Party, Parties and Movements
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Charlie Crist, reversing course, comes out for gay marriage
Miami HeraldCharlie Crist, rumored to be running as a Democrat for Florida governor, has come out in favor of gay marriage. "I most certainly support marriage equality in Florida and look forward to the day it happens here," Crist quietly announced Wednesday...Tags: Family, Same-Sex Marriage, Primaries, Tampa, Marriage
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Nan Rich, long shot for governor, says she's undeterred
In her dark-horse campaign to become Florida's next governor, former state Sen. Nan Rich likes to recall the stories of Democratic political legends Reubin Askew, Lawton Chiles and Bob Graham. Each was a little-known state senator when he launched his...
Tags: Family, Don Gaetz, Tampa, Republican Party, Personal Weapon Control
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Abused, isolated: the hard life of little Anubis Day
Miami HeraldWhen Anubis Day was 5 months old, child welfare authorities say, his father "swung" him by his legs and shook him violently. Anubis was left blind, seizure-prone and dependent on a ventilator to breathe. From then on his world would mostly consist of a...Tags: Family, Nursing, U.S. Department of Justice, Heart Problems, Nursing Homes
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Crist support for gay marriage part of long trend
The Tampa TribuneFormer Gov. Charlie Crist announced this week that he supports allowing same-sex marriage in Florida, the latest in a trend toward pro-gay-rights stances by Crist during his political career. That aligns Crist, a former Republican, with the other...Tags: Family, Same-Sex Marriage, Tampa, Republican Party, Marco Rubio
May 22, 2013
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May 20, 2013
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May 14, 2013
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May 11, 2013
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May 12, 2013
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May 11, 2013
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