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Gary Stein: $60,000 could really go a long way
Would you like to get $60,000 a year for doing nothing? Would that $60,000 be a nice little cushion as you head into retirement? For the average person, that money would pay the house payment and the car payment for a year, and plenty of food, with...Tags: Justice System, Broward County, Trials, Criminals, Punishment
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House moves to save insurance industry tax break -- and make drivers wait for fee cuts
With insurance industry lobbyists looking on in approval, the Florida House of Representatives moved Friday to save a $220 million-a-year tax break for the industry – and make Florida drivers wait a little longer to save money on their...Tags: Republican Party, Career and Workplace, Healthcare Provider, U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, Politics
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Mayo: Talking Legislature on TV-Ch. 4 this Sunday
Sun SentinelShameless plug alert: I'll be appearing on TV this Sunday, taking part in a roundtable discussion about the last week of the Florida Legislature's 2013 session on Facing South Florida with Jim DeFede. The show airs at 11:30 a.m. this Sunday (April 28)...Tags: CBS Corp., Shameless (tv program), Insurance
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Senate opts not to 'take the enchilada to the house' with Citizens bill
Tallahassee Bureau ChiefTALLAHASSEE -- The Florida Senate passed a bill to further restrict the diet of the state-run Citizens Property Insurance Corp Thursday, but not before decrying its policyholders as benefiting from "welfare for the wealthy." Sen. David Simmons' bill, SB...Tags: Justice System, Lake Worth, Alan Hays, Politics, Citizens Property Insurance Corp.
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Chan Lowe: Medical marijuana
Admittedly, a medical marijuana bill’s chances of being passed by the Florida Legislature this year are about as thin as a leaf of ZigZag rolling paper, but if it does pass, it will be because the most powerful lobby in the state got involved. ...
Tags: Arthritis, Lobbying, Chemotherapy, Politics, Manhattan (New York City)
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Senate axes insurance tax break to reduce vehicle registration fees
TALLAHASSEE -- The Florida Senate voted 39-0 Wednesday to roll back vehicle registration fee increases, saying the higher fees were put into law at a time the state was struggling to pay the bills and should now be reversed. But to make sure the...Tags: Joe Negron, Politics, Insurance
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Dual-enrollment programs could face cuts
Community-college officials say they might have to cut or restrict dual-enrollment programs if the Florida Legislature does not provide more money for the program that allows high-school students to take courses for free at public colleges and...
Tags: Students, Florida State University, Teaching and Learning, School Examinations, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida)
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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: Parties and Movements, Andy Gardiner, Tampa, Jack Latvala, Politics
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Backed by Gaetz, small county takes on tourism industry in battle over bed taxes
Backed by the president of the state Senate, a small Florida county is challenging the state’s tourism industry over how it can spend its hotel taxes. Okaloosa County, a coastal Panhandle community whose economy relies on tourists visiting its...Tags: Don Gaetz
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Senate bill aimed at FHSAA passes through committee
Florida Senate Bill 1164, designed to loosen Florida High School Athletic Association regulations on athletic eligibility and transfers, was passed by the Senate education committee in a 5-2 vote on Monday despite public opposition. It next goes to the...
Tags: Florida High School Athletic Association, High School Sports, Schools, High Schools
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Gov. Scott appoints new trustee at FAU
Sun SentinelPalm Beach Gardens business leader Elizabeth Fago Smith will join the Florida Atlantic University Board of Trustees, and based on all that's been going on, she may have her hands full. Gov. Rick Scott announced the appointment Wednesday, one day after...Tags: Business Enterprises, Florida International University, Florida Atlantic University, Colleges and Universities, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida)
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Scott to sign high school graduation requirement bill Monday
Gov. Rick Scott is to sign a multi-pronged education bill Monday morning that will scale back graduation requirements for some students and encourage all teenagers to learn "high-tech" job skills in high school. Scott is to sign SB 1076 -- what his...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Students, Teaching and Learning, Science and Technology, Rick Scott
Apr 28, 2013
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Apr 26, 2013
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Apr 26, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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Mar 29, 2013
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Apr 20, 2013
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Mar 27, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Apr 21, 2013
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