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Now, it's Gov. Scott's turn to show leadership on the budget
South Florida survived the Florida Legislature. Up next is Gov. Rick Scott who can turn a bill into law and a lawmaker's budget request into reality — or not. Over the next two weeks, the governor will either approve, or kill, a number of...
Tags: Medicaid, Colleges and Universities, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Budgets and Budgeting, Government Health Care
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Health care, teacher raises, 'revenge porn' in 50 words or fewer
In some ways, the Florida Legislature is like a bomb. We know it will go off. We know there will be casualties. But it sometimes takes a while to assess the damage. That's why I'm here to help. Think of me as your one-man disaster-response team...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Values, Ethics, Gays and Lesbians, Pornography
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Future cloudy for Dolphins with aging stadium
Threats of the Miami Dolphins leaving South Florida is a card to be played in a future hand. For now it is thinly veiled. In his first interview after the bill to help fund modernization of Sun Life Stadium died in the Florida Legislature, CEO Mike...
Tags: Dallas Cowboys, Roger Goodell, Miami Marlins, Miami Hurricanes, G4 (tv network)
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South Florida's big Super Bowl plans may be for naught
— It would be a whale of a party. There is a good chance it won't happen. The committee seeking to bring Super Bowl L or LI to South Florida revealed the details of a progressive hosting proposal submitted Wednesday to the NFL. It features an...
Tags: American Airlines Arena, Roger Goodell, Aircraft Carriers, Military Equipment, Sun Life Stadium
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Douglas C. Lyons: State will go on break next year as politics trumps policy
Okay. State lawmakers obviously dropped the ball when it came to expanding health care by failing to take federal funding for Medicaid. Too close to Obamacare, a majority of Republicans in the Florida Legislature felt as they stood tall on partisan...Tags: Medicaid, Government Health Care, Regional Authority, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics
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Gov. Scott should slow roll on speeding up executions
Feeling the need for speed, the Florida Legislature has sent Gov. Rick Scott a bill that would hasten executions. Under the so-called "Timely Justice Act," the condemned would face deadlines to file appeals. And the governor, after a state Supreme Court...Tags: Justice System, Death Penalty, Rick Scott, Regional Authority, Executive Branch
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Scott Plakon planning comeback for Florida House seat
Central Florida Political PulseAfter being defeated last fall by Democrat Karen Castor Dental, former state representative Scott Plakon of Seminole County is planning his comeback attempt, challenging Democrat state Rep. Mike Clelland in Florida House of Representatives District 29....Tags: Parties and Movements, Seminole County, Longwood (Seminole, Florida), Dentistry and Dental Health, Politics
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Maxwell: Rick Scott should call healthcare special session
Scott Maxwell thinks that Gov. Rick Scott should bring back the Florida Legislature and demand they use $51 billion in promised federal dollars to expand healthcare to roughly 1 million Floridians. The Florida House killed efforts to do that before the...
Tags: Rick Scott
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Stephen Goldstein: Tallahassee lawmakers didn't cover selves in glory
A week ago, the annual scam-fest (aka the 60-day Florida Legislative session) ended. In the headiness/relief/exhaustion of the final day, some press coverage celebrated a spirit of bipartisanship in Tallahassee, suggesting that Floridians everywhere...Tags: Voting, Executive Branch, Sun Life Stadium, Elections, Government
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Orlando developers to lose tax break
Orange County has lost more in property taxes than any other Florida county because of a tax break meant for nonprofit-housing groups but which largely benefited companies that develop low-income apartment complexes. According to Florida Housing Finance...
Tags: Maitland, Family, Marketing, Local Government, Politics
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State high court hears clash over redistricting plans
TALLAHASSEE -- For more than a year, a quiet legal battle over the partisan intentions of Florida's Legislature and Fair Districts backers has been playing out over whether the state's re-drawn legislative and congressional district maps were designed...
Tags: Justice System, Leon County (Florida), Parties and Movements, National Government, Debbie Wasserman Schultz
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Florida Supreme Court hears redistricting challenge
Tallahassee Bureau ChiefTALLAHASSEE -- For more than a year, a quietly simmering legal battle over the partisan intentions of Florida's Legislature and Fair Districts backers has been playing out over whether the state's re-drawn maps are still designed to protect ruling...Tags: Justice System, Parties and Movements, Leon County (Florida), Trials, National Government
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