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Disney won't take delivery of sick-time letter, group says
The advocacy group MomsRising.org said it was turned away Thursday when it tried to deliver a letter signed by about 6,000 supporters asking Walt Disney World to stop opposing paid sick time. A spokesman for Disney declined comment Friday. Disney and...
Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Amusement and Theme Parks, Altamonte Springs
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Tallahassee hotel shortage forces flag football finals to move to Kissimmee
This weekend's flag football finals are coming to Central Florida. Graduations at Florida State University caused a shortage in hotel vacancies, forcing the FHSAA to move the games from Tallahassee's Gene Cox Stadium to Kissimmee's Osceola High School....Tags: Florida High School Athletic Association, High School Sports, Kissimmee
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One million reasons for lawmakers to expand care
With this year's session of the Florida Legislature due to end Friday, lawmakers have passed some significant legislation. The list includes bills to reform government ethics rules, create a new path to high school graduation and keep Everglades...Tags: Everglades, Politics, Health Insurance, Justice System, Florida Legislature
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Water district keeps its distance as other fight over wetlands tied to river it is guarding
Low-lying Wedgefield's fight to be exempted from Orange County's wetlands rules is taking place in the Florida Legislature this spring with scant information about the potential environmental consequences of the legislation. That's because the state...
Tags: Wetlands, Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (tv program), Thad Altman, St. Johns River Water Management District, Conservation
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Altman: Former SOCOM chief talks bin Laden, drones
The Tampa TribuneEric Olson made it a point to avoid the spotlight during his career. Thursday night, the retired Navy SEAL admiral and former commander of U.S. Special Operations Command opened up, a bit anyway. Appearing on stage at Ruth Eckerd Hall, where he spoke at...Tags: Good Morning America (tv program), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Emergency Incidents, Wars and Interventions, Tampa
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Parent trigger bill spawns mystery video from supposed supporters
Miami HeraldFor weeks, it seemed, few parents in Florida supported the so-called parent trigger bill. And then, a video began circulating in the Capitol. The video, featuring South Florida moms praising the legislation, was attributed to a mysterious grassroots...Tags: Politics, Coral Gables, Think Tanks, Charter Schools, Michelle Rhee
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House votes to speed up death penalty process
TALLAHASSEE -- The Florida House voted Thursday to speed up the death penalty appeals process by an 84-34 vote. The proposal, HB 7083, would still keep the mandatory Supreme Court review of all death penalty cases, but would attempt to speed up the...Tags: Punishment, Death Penalty
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Mom's Day ceramics sale returns to VSU
The Valdosta Daily Times, Ga.Valdosta State University art instructor Michael Schmidt continues to reveal the talents of the university's ceramics department with this weekend's Eleventh Annual Mother's Day Ceramics Sale. The sale is scheduled to feature ceramic bowls, pitchers,...Tags: Mother's Day, Education, Material Science, Colleges and Universities, Building Material
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Hands off our Living Wage laws
More than a decade ago, Broward County leaders enacted a Living Wage ordinance to combat poverty in our community. But now, state lawmakers are proposing a so-called preemption law that would wipe out Living Wage standards throughout Florida. I don't see...Tags: Broward County, Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Legislation
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Medicare denial cuts Florida hospital funds
The Ledger, Lakeland, Fla.Florida hospitals will lose billions of dollars in Medicare payments over the next 10 years if state lawmakers don't pass legislation enabling many more state residents to get health insurance. Reduced Medicare payments to hospitals will occur to fund...Tags: Politics, Health Insurance, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance Cost, Government
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Thursday Morning Reads: Pensions, vehicle fees and Jeb
TALLAHASSEE -- Good morning and happy Thursday to you. Here's what we're reading this morning. * The Washington Post has a lengthy piece on former Gov. Jeb Bush and his links to the Hispanic community. * With a little more than a week left...Tags: Politics, The Washington Post, Elections, Jeb Bush, Government
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Hearing scheduled for TECO high-voltage corridor in FishHawk
The Tampa TribuneResidents of eastern Hillsborough County will get their chance to comment on a proposal to place high-voltage power lines in an area that could skirt houses and a walking trail in FishHawk Ranch. TECO plans to build the line through a corridor between...Tags: Polk County, Hillsborough County, Tampa Electric Company, Tampa
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