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Florida teachers to get pay raises under budget plan
TALLAHASSEE — Florida's teachers will get pay raises, but not until next year — and they won’t be doled out as the $2,500, across-the-board pay hikes Gov. Rick Scott wanted. Florida lawmakers' on Monday finalized their 2013-14 state...Tags: Schools, Budgets and Budgeting, Career and Workplace, Justice System, Academic Progress
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Florida Legislature scratches out the R-word
Tallahassee Bureau ChiefTALLAHASSEE -- The Florida Legislature has officially scratched out the term "mentally retarded" from its statutory lexicon. The House sent Gov. Rick Scott a bill Tuesday (SB 142) that replaces the term "mental retardation" with “intellectual...Tags: Florida Legislature
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Tim Tebow, maybe not a great quarterback, but a "Great Floridian"
Maybe the New York Jets -- and just about everybody else -- thinks Tim Tebow is a lousy NFL quarterback, but among conservative Christians, he will always be an All Pro. And a "Great Floridian." Just weeks before he was dumped Monday by the Jets,...Tags: Baptist, Executive Branch, Politics, National Football League, Government
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Senate passes Citizens reforms, abandons rate hikes
When the controversial overhaul of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. reached the Senate floor for final consideration Thursday, lawmakers simultaneously voted "Yes" to reforming the state-backed insurer and "No" to new increases in premiums. By a 32-1...Tags: Consumers, Executive Branch, David Simmons, Insurance, Politics
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Legislature passes $45 million in economic incentives
Businesses considering a relocation to South Florida could have an "incentive" in their future. Florida has a total of $71 million in economic incentives available to entice businesses to move to the state, under the state budget for the fiscal year...
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Education company chooses Fort Lauderdale as N. American headquarters
Education Training Corp., which operates as Florida Career College and Anthem Education, has chosen Fort Lauderdale for the expansion of its new North American headquarters. The expansion will create 70 jobs paying annual salaries averaging more than...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Education, Colleges and Universities
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State Ethics Commission clears Osceola ex-Clerk of Courts Malcom Thompson
Former Osceola Clerk of Courts Malcom Thompson was cleared late Friday by the state Ethics Commission of abusing his position last year. The decision followed Thompson's exoneration in March by a state administrative-law judge who ruled Thompson did...
Tags: Politics, Career and Workplace, Justice System, Religion and Belief, Labor Legislation
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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: Executive Branch, Florida Legislature, Regional Authority, Politics, Government
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Early pioneer woman inducted into Florida Hall of Fame
Lillie Pierce Voss was the first non-Native American child born between Jupiter and Miami in 1876. She grew up among the Seminole Indians, and learned to shoot, hunt, fish and sail a boat. Her descendants still have roots in Palm Beach County, and...Tags: Executive Branch, Politics, Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Scott says he has a deal on $141 million manufacturers' tax cut
Tallahassee Bureau ChiefTALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Rick Scott said Monday he'd reached a deal with legislative leaders on the $141 million manufacturing tax cut he's coveted as one of two top priorities this session. Details were not available, but the governor said he had an...Tags: Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Elections, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
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Local teachers, unions disappointed by teacher raise plan
South Florida's teachers and their unions expressed disappointment Monday at the decision by state lawmakers to give teacher raises based on evaluations and not until next year. "This is extremely disappointing," said Sharon Glickman, president of the...Tags: Palm Beach County
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Florida's taking a risky path, making environment vulnerable
On one point we can all agree — everyone wants a robust and stable economy that affords opportunities for jobs and economic prosperity. However, we won't achieve that objective by killing the goose that laid the golden egg. Florida's natural...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Natural Resource Industry, Natural Resources, Health and Safety at Work, Environmental Politics
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