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Rein in outsized perks given Florida's college presidents
Start with a six-figure base salary for state college presidents. Add five figures for a retirement package, another five for deferred compensation and another five for a housing allowance. In some cases, add another five figures for a vehicle and...
Tags: Education, Florida Atlantic University, Colleges and Universities, University of Florida, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida)
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A Florida first: UF offering cheaper online degrees
If you're a student, established professional or business owner, an initiative recently approved by the Florida Legislature may change how you pursue a college degree, advance your career or locate your company. All you need is a computer, time and the...Tags: Students, Miramar, Gainesville, Palm Beach County, Nova Southeastern University
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In bid to combat prostitution, human trafficking, lawmakers vote to limit massage hours
Legitimate massage therapists are tired of them and law enforcement officials see them as potential venues for human trafficking. Now, the Florida Legislature is also flexing its muscle in the fight against the growth of adult-oriented massage...
Tags: Tamarac, Law Enforcement, FBI, Laws, Justice System
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David Hart: Chance to right-size Cat Fund fails
For far too long, Florida has been only one costly storm away from financial catastrophe, with homeowners, businesses, charities, churches and automobile policyholders paying heavy "hurricane tax" assessments from past hurricanes. We also face the risk...Tags: Finance, Natural Disasters, Economy, Business and Finance, Insurance, Hurricanes
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Boca Raton businesses make 'top 50' ranking of women-owned firms
Two women who are business owners in Boca Raton have never met, but would likely have a lot to talk about over lunch. Terry Lehmann and Barbara Levine both founded successful businesses that were named in May to a "Top 50" list of flourishing women-owned...Tags: Justice System, Car Guides and Reviews, Science and Technology, Agricultural Research and Technology, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Sheriff's plan to urge people to report suspicious behavior unleashes storm of criticism
A program in Palm Beach County intended to encourage residents to report suspicious behavior is attracting resistance from around the state. Under the proposed "Violence Prevention Program," anyone who sees a potentially dangerous situation — a...
Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Health, Executive Branch, Nazi Party, Politics
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Florida TaxWatch names budget turkeys, last-minute expenditures ripe for veto | Opinion
Florida TaxWatch may be a “research institute” backed by funding from Florida’s business lobby, but that doesn’t mean its goals don’t overlap with those of the common people once in a while. Its annual “Turkey List,&...
Tags: Turkey (animal), Turkey, Executive Branch, Politics, Lobbying
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Chivas USA sale talk persists
The Mexican newspaper Record is reporting that Major League Soccer is planning to buy out Chivas USA owner Jorge Vergara and take control of the troubled franchise, which has the worst record in the Western Conference, the league's worst attendance and no...
Tags: Sun Life Stadium, Orlando, Chivas USA, Major League Soccer, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Cannon's lobbying firm banks $755k in first full quarter
Tallahassee Bureau ChiefTALLAHASSEE -- Former House Speaker Dean Cannon appears to have landed on his feet quite comfortably in his return to the lobbying world. The Winter Park Republican, who along with former House Speaker Larry Cretul launched his lobbying firm Capitol...Tags: Winter Park, Executive Branch, Robert Champion, Politics, Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority
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Internet sales tax, a vote for fairness
If ever a piece of legislation was simply — and properly — named, it is this one: The Marketplace Fairness Act. In a minimum number of words, it tells you exactly what you are getting. Fairness. That's what the U.S. Senate passed this week...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Bill Nelson, Marco Rubio, Politics, Rick Scott
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Lobbying 2013 Legislature cost $34.2M
TALLAHASSEE — Insurance carriers, sugar growers pushing to lessen their pollution costs, telecommunications giant AT&T and an Internet-cafe software company dominated spending on lobbyists to influence the Florida Legislature during the first...Tags: Justice System, Business Enterprises, Career and Workplace, Politics, Rick Scott
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The Front Burner: Misrepresentations blocked care for a million Floridians
Despite the support of Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Senate, the 2013 legislative session ended with the Florida House unilaterally blocking the extension of health coverage to more than a million low-income, uninsured Floridians. Approving...Tags: Government Health Care, Politics, Rick Scott, Health Insurance, Medicaid
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