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Thursday Morning Reads: Texting while driving, FAU and Rubio
TALLAHASSEE -- Good morning and happy Thursday. Here's what we're reading this morning. * Orlando Sentinel reports that a U.S. Senate panel will examine commercial space issues this morning in D.C. * The Sun-Sentinel has the details on the...Tags: U.S. Senate
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TaxWatch pinpoints Broward, PB budget 'turkeys' for vetoes
TALLAHASSEE -- The business-backed fiscal watchdog Florida TaxWatch pinpointed 107 projects in the state budget that it's urging Gov. Rick Scott to veto because they were slipped into the budget at the last minute or directly benefit one specific company....Tags: Lauderdale Lakes, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Mental Health, Executive Branch, Budgets and Budgeting
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Child-killer rapist fails in appeal, faces death May 29
An Orange County child-rapist killer faces execution May 29 after the Florida Supreme Court today denied his latest appeal in a 23-year-old murder case. Elmer Carroll, 56, has been on death row since 1992. Gov. Rick Scott signed hid death warrant in...
Tags: Abusive Behavior, Criminals
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Free Kiera Wilmot as Florida confuses scientific aspirations with criminal intent
“Free Kiera Wilmot.” Let me get this straight: A 16 year-old girl participating in her school’s science project gets arrested after she mixes toilet bowl cleaner and pieces of aluminum foil in a water bottle that explodes. Nothing...
Tags: Laws, Science, Criminal Laws, Polk County, Criminals
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Florida Watch to demonstrate against sale of Sentinel to Koch bros.
Florida Watch Action, the progressive group that brought you "Pink Slip Rick" and other efforts opposing Gov. Rick Scott in particular and right-wing conservatives in general, is organizing a demonstration tomorrow afternoon in front of the Orlando...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Tea Party Movement, Americans for Prosperity, Orlando, Politics
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Renuncia la presidenta de FAU, Mary Jane Saunders
EL SENTINELAcosada de conflictos y problemas, la presidenta de Florida Atlantic University (FAU) renunció. En la página Web, el centro académico dio a conocer un comunicado indicando que el presidente de la junta directiva de la universidad, Anthony K. G. Barbar,... -
FAU President Mary Jane Saunders resigns
Sentinel School ZoneThe president of Florida Atlantic University has resigned amid a string of recent controversies. The public university, located in Boca Raton, has posted excerpts from President Mary Jane Saunders’ letter of resignation prominently on its website....Tags: Florida Atlantic University, Education, Colleges and Universities
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Would you like to see Allen West named lieutenant governor?
Gov. Rick Scott can’t be serious. But boy, I sure wish he was. Scott the other day said former Rep. Allen West would be a “great” pick as his lieutenant governor. I am not making that up. West is doing some sort of work these...
Tags: Executive Branch, Tea Party Movement, Allen West, Politics, Government
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Building toward Common Core
In his five months as Florida education commissioner, no moss has grown under Tony Bennett. He has barnstormed the Sunshine State glad-handing teachers skeptical over merit pay and selling Common Core to increasingly cynical critics who view the...
Tags: Charter Schools, Executive Branch, Education, Politics, Government
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Bill Nelson: Not planning to run for governor; but not saying no if needed
Central Florida Political PulseFor weeks Florida Democrats have been buzzing about the idea of getting U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson to run for governor in 2014 to challenge the re-election bid of Republican Gov. Rick Scott. And for weeks,Nelson has been saying he has no intention of running...Tags: Nan H Rich, Parties and Movements, Executive Branch, Elections, Broward County
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9 Florida colleges violate law on severance pay for presidents, study finds
South Florida has three of the best-compensated state college presidents in the state, according to a report released Monday by Florida's chief inspector general. At the top of the pack among the 28 schools in the system was Miami Dade College's...Tags: Miami Dade College, Broward College, Education, Crime, Law and Justice, Colleges and Universities
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Gov. Rick Scott presents 'Shine Award' to Lake County Teacher of the Year Noris Aguayo
Gov. Rick Scott last week presented "Shine Awards" to Noris Aguayo, who in February was named 2013-14 Lake County Teacher of the Year, and nine other district-level top teachers in recognition of their efforts in the classroom. The awards were presented...
Tags: Executive Branch, Politics, Government
May 16, 2013
| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 16, 2013
| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 15, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
May 15, 2013
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May 15, 2013
| Orlando Sentinel
May 15, 2013
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May 15, 2013
| Orlando Sentinel
May 15, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 15, 2013
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May 14, 2013
| Orlando Sentinel
May 13, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 14, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
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