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Champions of the Middle Class, or Bad for Business? Lawmakers earn conflicting grade cards
Tallahassee Bureau ChiefTALLAHASSEE -- Are they champions for middle-class families and job killers at the same time? Florida lawmakers routinely get chaffed and praised by Florida's powerful business lobby following the legislative session in report cards released by the...Tags: Justice System, West Palm Beach, Rick Scott, Crime, Law and Justice, Human Interest
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Why do express buses hog the fast lane on I-95?
Q: Why don't express lane buses use the right express lane for slower traffic. Traffic constantly gets backed up behind the buses in the left express lane. Shouldn't slower traffic stay right, including the buses? Ed Hengtgen, Pompano Beach A: Express...Tags: Car Safety Tips and Advice, Palm Beach County, Travel, Pembroke Pines, Florida Department of Transportation
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Robbers impersonate police to invade home, beat Miramar man
Wearing what appeared to be bulletproof vests with law enforcement insignia, the three men came knocking in the dead of night claiming to be police. They were not, and now the real police are searching for the gang of home-invasion robbers who posed...
Tags: Theft, Law Enforcement, Florida's Turnpike, Criminals, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Zimmerman attorneys: Jurors should hear about Trayvon's pot use
Trayvon Martin brought marijuana with him to Sanford from South Florida, according to new paperwork filed Tuesday by George Zimmerman's attorney, and used it at least once before he was killed. Two weeks ago, prosecutors filed paperwork asking Circuit...
Tags: Trayvon Martin, Justice System, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Crime, Law and Justice, George Zimmerman
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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: Government, Brevard County, Broward College, Rick Scott, Land Resources
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Some sectors of Florida economy boom -- but others still languish
TALLAHASSEE -- It was a simple campaign mantra and the yardstick by which Gov. Rick Scott will be judged when he goes back before voters: 700,000 jobs in seven years. At the midpoint of his first term, the Republican political neophyte hasn't shied...
Tags: Government, Justice System, Travel, Tourism and Leisure, Labor Markets
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Senators voice frustration at Gov. Scott at rally, “it’s not working”
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelSenators and organizations rallied at the old capitol today to tell Gov. Rick Scott that elections and the education system are not working, despite his State of the State address implying otherwise. Senate Ethics and Elections committee member Sen.... -
Senate president says no Stand Your Ground changes, but maybe yes to Sobel school security tax
Sun SentinelA year after the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, proposals to change the controversial Stand Your Ground law are dead in the state Legislature. “Repeal of Stand Your Ground or major modifications of Stand Your Ground I don’t think get past...Tags: Trayvon Martin, Crime, Law and Justice, George Zimmerman, Don Gaetz, Chris Smith (New Jersey Politician)
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Teenlink's Florida college guide
Sponsored Listings Barry University Miami Shores www.barry.edu Acceptance rate: 58.9 percent Undergraduate enrollment: 4,940 Top majors: Biology, Elementary Education, Nursing, Sports Management Tuition & fees: $28,160 Specific...Tags: Sociology, Daytona Beach, Broward College, Boca Raton, Crime, Law and Justice
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Senate Democratic leader files stand your ground revamp
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — Senate Democratic Leader Chris Smith filed legislation Wednesday that would revamp the state's stand your ground law as a response to the death of Miami Gardens teen Trayvon Martin. “The tragic shooting in Sanford, Florida,... -
Students from Barbara Ingram School for the Arts to perform at Orange Bowl
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comWashington County residents have an added incentive to watch the Orange Bowl college football contest Tuesday night between Florida State and Northern Illinois in Miami Gardens, Fla. Thirteen students from Hagerstown’s Barbara Ingram School for the...Tags: Michael Jackson, Entertainment, ESPN (tv network), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Celine Dion
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