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Much ado about 'parent trigger'
No matter what side you are on, the "parent trigger" bill is a lesson in the worst kind of politicking. Heated accusations of ulterior motives? Plenty. Using kids as pawns? You bet. High-level interference by the governor's office? Of course....
Tags: Education, Rick Scott, Politics, Teaching and Learning, Singapore
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Broward leaders hear message that everything's looking up
Sun SentinelThe glass wasn’t half or even three-quarters full Friday. Things are so good in Broward County the glass was overflowing. That was the message delivered to more than 900 people at the Broward Workshop’s annual State of Our County forum....Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Rick Scott, Politics, Broward County, Teaching and Learning
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Scott signs campaign finance, ethics reforms but vetoes alimony bill
TALLAHASSEE – Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill late Wednesday that would inject more cash into elections as part of a broader reform that eliminates some political slush funds politicians have used to support their "filet mignon" lifestyles. The...
Tags: Political Fundraising, Rick Scott, Politics, Republican Party, Religion and Belief
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Ramba: Campaign-finance reform will just shuffle paper work
Tallahassee Bureau ChiefTALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Rick Scott will have to decide today whether to sign a sweeping campaign-finance bill that jacks up the contribution limits for statewide candidates from $500 to $3,000 and bans the slush funds lawmakers have used to wine and dine....Tags: Justice System, Rick Scott, Crime, Law and Justice, Finance, Politics
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Doors drummer protects Jim Morrison legacy in book
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Doors drummer John Densmore keeps the spirit of Jim Morrison alive in his new book, "The Doors Unhinged: Jim Morrison's Legacy Goes on Trial." The 68-year drummer is no stranger to chronicling his former band. He...
Tags: Alcohol Addiction, Entertainment Events, The New York Times, F-bomb Dropping, Politics
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Nan Rich is strong candidate for governor
Chan Lowe's editorial cartoon about the governor's race sent a strong message to me, especially the comment about former Gov. Charlie Crist: "He's better than nothing." Yet we have as a candidate a former state senator who has labored in health and human...Tags: Entertainment Events, Politics, Florida Legislature, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Executive Branch
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Immigration bill is no compromise
When only one of the extreme sides of each political party is hollering against a bipartisan agreement on any bill, no doubt that side is the only one getting hosed. A true bipartisan bill gets both sides upset. So now begins the spin game by trying to...Tags: John McCain, Lindsey O. Graham, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Politics, Tea Party Movement
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Florida Democrats are short on statewide candidates
Florida's largest political party has a problem. Although registered Democrats outnumber Republicans in Florida by 500,000, and President Barack Obama has carried the Sunshine State in the past two presidential elections, the party has no obvious...
Tags: Miami Beach, Rod Smith, Rick Scott, Pam Bondi, Politics
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Senate tax-incentives super-bill emerges
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE – Florida lawmakers are advancing a sweeping package of reforms of state economic-incentives that would require more rapid and detailed disclosure of the tax-breaks companies have received to fill jobs and closer scrutiny of their... -
All jokes aside, it's time to get serious about legalizing marijuana
Now that longtime activist and irreverent Fort Lauderdale attorney Norm Kent has become leader of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, what should we call him? His Highness? Boss Weed? Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Joints?...
Tags: Medical Marijuana Therapy, Heroin, Tampa, John Morgan, LSD
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Ex-Sheriff Lamberti hired by private security
It was only a matter of time. Former Broward County Sheriff Al Lamberti took a job with a private security business. The Margate Republican has been without a job since November, when Scott Israel, a Democrat, won the sheriff's post. Stung by his...
Tags: Israel, Crime, Law and Justice, Port Everglades, Labor Legislation, Broward County
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South Florida Water Management District gets new chairman
Sun SentinelA real estate attorney who lives near Orlando is the new chairman of the South Florida Water Management District. Daniel O’Keefe, of Windermere, on Thursday was picked to lead the appointed, nine-member board that heads the agency charged with...Tags: Rick Scott, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Politics, Science and Technology, South Florida Water Management District
Apr 15, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Apr 12, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 1, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
May 1, 2013
| Orlando Sentinel
Apr 26, 2013
|Story| Daily American
Apr 27, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Apr 22, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 21, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
Mar 13, 2013
| Orlando Sentinel
Mar 18, 2013
|Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Mar 14, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Mar 15, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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