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Darrell Wallace Jr. is making NASCAR officials and fans take notice
The black NASCAR truck with a white "54" on the side gleamed on pit road as its driver walked up for the night's race, prompting three dozen photographers and well-wishers to edge closer. The attraction was 19-year-old Darrell Wallace Jr. As Wallace...
Tags: Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), Juan Pablo Montoya, Brad Keselowski, Tiger Woods
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Scott to get fewer tax-incentive dollars, more qualifiers
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott will get a slimmed-down tax-incentive toy box with tougher standards for evaluating the economic benefit of projects. But will the Dolphins get $350 million to shape up Sun Life Stadium and lure another Super Bowl? Can...Tags: Miami Dolphins, Politics, Litigation, Jacksonville Jaguars, Budgets and Budgeting
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Manatee Memorial Hospital to get 2-ton Hyperbaric Chamber Friday
Bradenton HeraldHospital to get hyperbaric chamber MANATEE -- Manatee Memorial Hospital's Wound Care and Hyperbaric Treatment Center will get its third Hyperbaric Chamber on Friday. The hyperbaric oxygen chamber, which weighs 1,992 pounds, will be lifted into the...Tags: Radiation Therapy, Tampa, Health Treatments, Hospitals and Clinics, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Florida travel calendar for July
Check out festivals and events in July across the state. This list is organized by region. Central Florida (including Orlando, Kissimmee, Daytona Beach, Sanford, the Space Coast, Lakeland/Polk and Lake County) July 3: Red Hot and Boom, Altamonte...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Miami Beach, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Artists, Fishing
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Letters to the Editor: Speedway tax rebates, immigration, closed primaries
Speedway tax rebates Normally, I don't like the idea of my tax dollars going to corporate interests in the form of tax breaks or rebates that I don't get. Rick Joyce, in his guest column, "Daytona Speedway project would bring jobs and tourists," on...
Tags: Politics, Volusia County, Immigration, Winter Springs, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
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Car body thrown toward grandstand at zMax Dragway
The Charlotte ObserverThe mostly intact car body of a National Hot Rod Association drag racer sailed over a fence where fans stood watching Saturday and landed on a walkway in front of the east grandstands at zMax Dragway. Officials said two fans were evaluated by paramedics...Tags: Car Engine Repair, Drag Racing, Explosions, NASCAR, National Hot Rod Association
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Big tax breaks for banks and insurance companies could be wiped out
TALLAHASSEE — Taking on two of Tallahassee's most influential interest groups, the Florida Senate is advancing plans this spring to eliminate a pair of decades-old tax breaks for banks and insurance companies. One measure would repeal a tax...
Tags: Joe Negron, Bank of America Corp., Insurance, Lobbying, Volusia County
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Records show overlap between campaign cash and legislation
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelInternational Speedway Corp. is trying to win millions of dollars in tax breaks from the Florida Legislature this spring for an expansion of Daytona International Speedway. And the company found a perfect way to show off the racetrack: Free tickets to the... -
Despite tax-fattened coffers, lawmakers still raid housing fund
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE – Despite a cash-flush budget that has policymakers considering a grab-bag of corporate and stadium incentives, Florida lawmakers are still raiding a fund created two decades ago to help provide low-income housing. And housing... -
Panel advances Daytona Speedway tax-break
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelBy Jason Garcia, Orlando Sentinel Days after International Speedway Corp. reported a first-quarter profit of $13.5 million, the Florida Senate on Monday began moving a bill that would give NASCAR promoter and racetrack owner nearly $100 million worth of... -
Larson bumps Falk in final straight to win inaugural Late Model race at Daytona
The first Late Model race in the history of storied Daytona International Speedway was an instant classic and very nearly the crowning achievement of three-time Langley Speedway champion C.E. Falk's young stock-car racing career. Instead, it ended as...Tags: Hermie Sadler, Human Interest, Auto Racing
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Alabama Shakes, Alicia Keys and Christoph Waltz
The weekend's NBA all star game gave halftime show junkies a fix after their Super Bowl withdrawl, Danica Patrick ran a fast qualifying lap, and Christoph Waltz shows everyone the lighter side of Hitler. Welcome to the post-weekend edition of your daily...Tags: LeBron James, Quentin Tarantino, National Basketball Association, Mindy McCready, Jeff Gordon
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Apr 19, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
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Feb 18, 2013
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
Feb 18, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
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