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Drew Martin: Everglades Restoration benefits economy and agriculture
The cleanup of the Everglades will be more difficult because of a bill signed by Gov. Rick Scott, HB 999. This bill locks into place leases that will guarantee that these growers don't have to meet higher standards for runoff from their fields for 30...Tags: Lake Worth, Renovation, Everglades, Indian River Lagoon
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Letters to the editor: Deltona, immigration, and IRS
Although I rarely agree with Beth Kassab on most issues, her column in Saturday's Sentinel is one that I do agree with ("Prayer is local meetings' least offensive part"). Maybe the reasoning behind praying before a meeting is asking for forgiveness in...Tags: Elections, Career and Workplace, Immigration, Daytona State College, Voting
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What we think: Environment, consumers lose to Big Sugar money
The gun lobby has gotten plenty of attention lately for its clout in Tallahassee and Washington. But the sugar industry could give the National Rifle Association a run for its money. A couple of recent examples typify the power, boosted by campaign...Tags: Elections, Trials, Agriculture, Politics, Marco Rubio
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Boys and Girls Clubs receive $9 million boost
The Boys and Girls Clubs throughout Florida will receive a $9 million boost in a move Gov. Rick Scott calls smart business. The governor announced the generous state appropriation during a brief visit Monday to the Boys and Girls Club of Broward in...
Tags: Davie, Game, Politics, Foods and Beverages, Boca Raton
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Teacher raisies: How will they work? Gov and DOE send out some answers
In case you missed it....Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Depart of Education last week put out a "frequently asked questions" memo about teacher raises. The state budget includes $480 million for raises for teachers, principals and other instructional... -
Expressway vendors can raise campaign cash, memo says
Attorneys with a firm that does business at the region's toll-road agency have been given a green light to raise contributions for Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs' 2014 re-election campaign, according to a memo obtained by the Orlando Sentinel. Jacobs...
Tags: Finance, Lawyers, Elections, Politics, Buddy Dyer
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Jacobs holds high favorable rating in recent Realtor poll
Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs still has strong favorable marks with likely voters as she launches her re-election bid, a recent poll finds. Despite being dogged by controversy for months, Jacobs was viewed favorably by 63 percent of likely Orange...
Tags: Elections, Research, Buddy Dyer, Val Demings, Politics
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Changes to Florida's annuity-sales law draw flak
A new state law pushed by the life-insurance industry and easily passed by Florida lawmakers promises to "safeguard" all investors — not just elderly ones — from becoming victims of sketchy sales or marketing practices in the annuity business....
Tags: Finance, Lawyers, Career and Workplace, Orlando, Insurance
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Florida Dems make staff changes
TALLAHASSEE -- The Florida Democratic Party is making a number of big staff changes, it announced today. * Joshua Karp will be the new communications director, replacing Brannon Jordan. Karp worked as communications director at the Virginia Senate...Tags: Elections, Lois Frankel, Politics, Parties and Movements, U.S. Congress
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Florida colleges to drop remedial classes for thousands
For years, men and women wanting to take classes at their local community colleges have been discouraged to learn they must complete a remedial program before enrolling in college-level courses. Almost 200,000 students, including recent high-school...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Miami Dade College, Science and Technology, Teaching and Learning, Education
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Gov. Scott should veto bill that speed up death penalty punishments
Florida is the state most likely to send the wrong person to death row. Twenty-four times since the mid-1970s, we have sentenced an innocent person to death. Twenty-four times. No other state has racked up more exonerations. So tell us again why we need...
Tags: Politics, Punishment, The New York Times, Laws, U.S. Senate
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Gov. Scott to address employee training Monday in Boca Raton
Gov. Rick Scott is scheduled to talk this afternoon about the increase for the state's Quick Response Training program, which helps pay for training of new employees, at Digital Risk in Boca Raton, a recipient of those funds. The new state budget...Tags: Executive Branch, Politics, Government
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