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FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER
FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONFLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER —— The Florida Public Service Commission Nominating Council is accepting applications to fill one term vacancy on the Florida Public Service Commission. This is a full-time position starting January 2013...Tags: Executive Branch, Civil and Public Service, Science and Technology, Politics, Government
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Changes create districts that look ripe for Democrats, Hispanic candidates
TALLAHASSEE — Call it the curse of political gerrymandering: While Central Florida's urban core has shifted Democratic and Hispanic in the last decade, the region's representation in Tallahassee remained overwhelming Republican and white.
But...Tags: Alex Sink, Democratic Party, Minority Groups, Parties and Movements, Bill Nelson
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Taxpayers shouldn't get stuck with lobbying tab
A Quinnipiac poll this month reported that 70 percent of Floridians think the economy is still in a recession, even though it officially ended almost three years ago. It's a good bet there weren't many legislative lobbyists among that 70 percent....Tags: Osceola County, Lobbying, Seminole County, Politics
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FCAT failures show test-obsessed teaching falls short
To fully appreciate how deeply flawed Tallahassee's approach to public education is, you must look beyond the recent news of abysmal FCAT scores — and look at how we got here.
You see, FCAT was supposed to be a simple fix for a complicated problem....Tags: School Examinations, Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, Science, Teaching and Learning, Education
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Amid hazing scandal, a call for review of FAMU finances
Last summer, state education leaders told Florida A&M University about complaints involving "fraudulent" audits submitted by the school — "executive summaries" for internal financial reviews that, in fact, had not been done.
In November, an...Tags: Health and Safety at School, College Sports, Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace, Florida Classic
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Rumors are prolific but facts can be hard to find in expansion talk
College Gridiron 365 Blog - Orlando SentinelRumors are prolific but the facts are hard to find in expansion talk... -
Female soldiers sue to lift combat ban
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two female soldiers filed suit on Wednesday to scrap the U.S. military's restrictions on women in combat, claiming the policy violated their constitutional rights. Command Sergeant Major Jane Baldwin and Colonel Ellen Haring,...Tags: Defense, Wars and Interventions, Armed Forces, U.S. Department of Defense, Leon Panetta
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Siplin agrees to $3,000 settlement with elections commission
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelBy Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Sen. Gary Siplin, D-Orlando, has agreed to pay a $3,000 fine because of missing information on campaign-finance reports and an excessive contribution from a phosphate-industry group. The... -
Fixing FAMU is the priority
Florida A&M University's got issues.
The Tallahassee university is struggling with a student's brutal death in a cruel hazing. The tragedy has brought a harsh but badly needed national spotlight on a dangerous rite of passage that is common at the state'...Tags: Orlando, Health, Health and Safety at School, College Sports, James H. Ammons
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Gary Siplin agrees to $3,000 fine for elections violations
TALLAHASSEE -- Sen. Gary Siplin, D-Orlando, has agreed to pay a $3,000 fine to the Florida Elections Commission because of missing information on campaign-finance reports and an excessive contribution from a phosphate-industry group.
The case, which...Tags: Religion and Belief, Orlando, Values, Democratic Party, Florida Legislature
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Poll shows Connie Mack with big lead in U.S. Senate primary
A Quinnipiac poll released Thursday gives U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV, R-Fort Myers, a wide lead in a U.S. Senate matchup against former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux and tea party candidate Mike McCalister.
If the Republican primary were today, Mack would...Tags: Democratic Party, Peter Brown, Quinnipiac University, Parties and Movements, Personal Weapon Control
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Golden South: Colonial runner strives for peak performance in boys mile
Colonial junior Andres Arroyo dominated at the Class 4A state meet three weeks ago, taking gold medals in the 4 x 800-meter relay, 1,600 and 3,200.
And he did so without tapering his training to produce a peak performance.
Arroyo, the first boy to...Tags: Religion and Belief, Apopka, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), New York City, Lake Mary
May 28, 2012
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May 27, 2012
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May 27, 2012
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May 26, 2012
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May 26, 2012
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May 23, 2012
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May 23, 2012
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May 24, 2012
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May 25, 2012
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May 25, 2012
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May 25, 2012
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