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Dan Krassner: Good attempt by lawmakers to clean up government
Lawmakers are beginning the process of cleaning up the government and restoring trust with Floridians. Senate President Don Gaetz and House Speaker Will Weatherford promised sweeping ethics and campaign finance reform and delivered. While there is still...Tags: Chris Smith (New Jersey Politician), Career and Workplace, Political Fundraising, Parties and Movements, Labor Legislation
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In Theory: Has the economy damaged the work ethic?
Sociologist Max Weber first advanced the idea of a Protestant work ethic in 1914. A recent study suggests that not only does this ethic exist, it can make the effects of unemployment worse for Protestants than for non-Protestants. The Dutch survey,...Tags: Protestantism, Christianity, Unemployment Benefits, Personal Weapon Control, Science and Technology
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School's electric vehicle program makes great strides
The auto garage at Miramar High School looks similar to one you'd take your car to for repairs, but the mechanics are students. Tucked away in a corner of the campus, the garage is home to both the auto service class and the electric vehicle team....Tags: Ford, Prius, Teaching and Learning, Miramar, Hybrid Vehicles
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Blame People Magazine, Not Malloy
The Hartford CourantThere's a lot of hand-wringing in Connecticut media and politics circles about Gov. Dannel P. Malloy accepting a trip to Washington DC and a night at the White House Correspondents Dinner from People magazine, and rightly so. Never mind the governor's...Tags: Television, Government, Politics, Executive Branch, Television Industry
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Talabisco cleared by state ethics commission
My colleague Lisa J. Huriash reports that the Tamarac mayor, Beth Flansbaum-Talabisco, has been cleared of ethical misdeeds. Click here to read it. And click here to read the investigative report from the state ethics commission.Tags: Values, Religion and Belief, Tamarac
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Senate approves Rick Scott's manufacturing tax break
In a possible sign that Gov. Rick Scott is ready to let ethics and campaign-finance bills become law, the Florida Senate finally moved Wednesday afternoon on one of his top priorities: A sales-tax break for manufacturing companies. On a 37-3 vote, the...Tags: Lobbying, Government, Politics, Executive Branch, Florida Legislature
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FEATURE-Shisha smoking makes quiet reappearance in Khartoum
ReutersBy Ulf Laessing KHARTOUM, May 1 (Reuters) - For Sudanese businessman Mohamed Ali the tedium of the evening hours is finally over - his favourite shisha cafe in the capital Khartoum has reopened after a two-year break. "I come here every day. I love to...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Government, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Saudi Arabia, Bars and Clubs
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Soccer-Figueredo officially succeeds Leoz as FIFA ethics probe revealed
ReutersASUNCION, April 30 (Reuters) - Uruguayan Eugenio Figueredo was officially appointed president of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) in succession to Nicolas Leoz on Tuesday. Figueredo, the regional body's 81-year-old vice-president...Tags: Sports, Soccer, Religion and Belief, Values, Sports Organizations
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Soccer-FIFA exco member Fernando gets eight-year ban
ReutersBERNE, April 30 (Reuters) - FIFA executive committee member Vernon Manilal Fernando of Sri Lanka has been banned for eight years for unethical behaviour, soccer's governing body said on Tuesday. Fernando was suspended following a two-day hearing of the...Tags: Elections, American Football Conference, Sports, Politics, U.S. Congress
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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: Career and Workplace, Primaries, Labor Legislation, Judges, Politics
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Charter school reform, Bueller, Bueller.
Capitol IdeasYo! When got to Harrisburg in February, lawmakers acted really hot about reforming the 1997 state charter school law to beef up financial and academic accountability. Several bills were introduced and hearings were held. Then nothing. All talk ended when.... -
Wednesday Morning Reads: Senior arcades, property insurance and ethics
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — Good morning and happy Wednesday. Here's what we're reading today. * The Orlando Sentinel writes that ethics reforms may be threatened because of disagreements between the House and Senate. *The Sun-Sentinel looks at whether moving...
Apr 28, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Apr 26, 2013
|Story| Burbank Leader
May 3, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 2, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
May 1, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 1, 2013
| Orlando Sentinel
May 1, 2013
|Story| Reuters
Apr 30, 2013
|Story| Reuters
Apr 30, 2013
|Story| Reuters
Apr 29, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
Apr 25, 2013
| Allentown Morning Call
Apr 10, 2013
| Orlando Sentinel
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