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FDLE looks into contact between regulators and FPL
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe state's top law enforcement agency is investigating the Florida Public Service Commission, after complaints alleged PSC staff and officials had improper relationships with the utilities they regulate. State legislators and other officials on...Tags: Nancy Argenziano, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice
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Public Service Commission officials draw fire
South Florida Sun SentinelState Senate President Pro Tempore Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, said he has concerns about five Public Service Commissioners' and staff actions and will call for the state Senate's utilities committee to hold hearings to review them. Ryder Rudd, PSC...Tags: Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Values
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FPL seeks state approval to pass on cost of nuclear expansions to customers
South Florida Sun SentinelFlorida Power & Light Co. officials on Tuesday sought state approval to pass on the costs for expanding the utility's nuclear power plants to consumers — a $67 million cost next year. At the first of three Public Service Commission hearings in...Tags: Energy Resources, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Petroleum Industry, Defense Equipment, Natural Gas
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Despite lobbying rules, FPL blurs line
South Florida Sun-SentinelFlorida Power & Light Co. employs three lobbyists in Tallahassee, has 22 more who were paid at least $221,000 combined in the last quarter of 2009 and donates to state political parties - more than $670,000 in the past 15 months But critics of Florida'...Tags: Laws, Politics, Barack Obama, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Companies and Corporations
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FPL takes battle over disclosing employees' salaries to court
South Florida Sun SentinelFlorida Power & Light Co. has appealed regulators' demands to publicly disclose information on employees earning more than $165,000 including titles, salaries, bonuses, overtime and other benefits. Public Service Commission officials voted to require...Tags: FPL Group, Wages and Pensions, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Labor Markets
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Four cities' audits find FPL charged for street lights that don't exist
South Florida Sun-SentinelFour South Florida cities that conducted independent audits of street lights run by Florida Power & Light scored $388,000 in credits - charges for hundreds of lights that don't exist. The cities - Tamarac, Miramar, Pompano Beach and most recently,...Tags: Public Employees, Accounting and Auditing, Bodies of Water, Pompano Beach, Employment
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Retired FPL lineman: The utility overpaid me
South Florida Sun-SentinelPompano Beach resident Joe Boudreau worked on Florida Power & Light power lines for 25 years -- the last 10 as a lead lineman -- so he knew he would be able to live comfortably on his pension. But even he was surprised when he retired in 2007 and...Tags: Ocean Ridge, Politics, Pompano Beach, Career and Workplace, Companies and Corporations
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FPL rates: Gov. Crist opposes utility's requested increase
Gov. Charlie Crist said Wednesday that he does not support Florida Power & Light Co.'s request for a $1.3 billion base rate increase, when asked during an adoption-awareness event in Fort Lauderdale. "I would oppose that," Crist told a Sun Sentinel...Tags: FPL Group, Government, Energy Saving, Charlie Crist, Fort Lauderdale
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FPL hires former state regulators
South Florida Sun SentinelFour former top state utility regulators now work for Florida Power & Light as lobbyists. Three are former Public Service Commissioners, once holding the power to approve or deny FPL fees. One is a former commissioner's top aide. In addition, at least...Tags: Politics, Electricity Production and Distribution, Crimes, Employment, Companies and Corporations
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FPL rate hike decision delayed for two months
South Florida Sun-SentinelA state regulator on Thursday called for an independent financial audit into Florida Power & Light Co.'s use of corporate jets, an emerging flash point in the lengthy, high-profile fight over the utility's request for a record rate increase. The state'...Tags: Accounting and Auditing, Louisville, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Crime, Law and Justice
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Bill McCollum, a familiar face, aims for governor
Tallahassee BureauHe's virtually a household name in Florida politics. Attorney General Bill McCollum's current stint as Florida's top lawyer is the latest stop in a three-decade political career that began with his 1980 election to Congress from Central Florida. Once...Tags: Sex Crimes, Alex Sink, Charlie Crist, Bill Clinton, Verizon Communications
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Regulators question FPL's use of jets
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe use of corporate Florida Power & Light Co. jets to fly elected leaders, public officials and family members came under heavy scrutiny Wednesday as part of a state hearing on the utility's request for a rate hike. About 1,500 pages of flight logs were...Tags: Politics, John McCain, Republican Party, Charlie Crist, Mel Martinez
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Sep 19, 2009
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