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Business lobby seizes chance to tip scales in state Senate
TALLAHASSEE — Fueled by corporate cash, Capitol grudge matches and personal ambitions, a series of elections across the state for seats in the Florida Senate are turning into political blood sport this summer.
With the once-a-decade legislative-...Tags: Tom Lee, Amusement and Theme Parks, Lobbying, Barbara Lee, Parties and Movements
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DA: Puppeteer Accused in Child Porn Case Fantasized About Eating Children
KTLA NewsLARGO, Florida -- On his website, Ronald William Brown posed with puppets, boasted about birthday party performances and offered workshops for school groups. Now the 57-year-old Florida man is behind bars, facing federal charges of conspiring to kidnap a...Tags: Pornography, CNN (tv network), Kidnapping, Police Arrests, Abusive Behavior
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Mike Grego is finalist in Pinellas County superintendent search
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelMike Grego, the former Osceola County superintendent, is a finalist to lead the Pinellas County school district. The Tampa Bay Times said Grego is one of three finalists picked despite some concern from some School Board members who were disappointed in... -
4 Dead, 1 Missing as Debby Moves Out of Florida
CNNPost-Tropical Cyclone Debby headed into the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday after leaving four people dead and one missing, and deluging Florida with buckets of rain that triggered flooding statewide. The storm lost its tropical characteristics late...Tags: St. Petersburg (Pinellas, Florida), Mexico, Endangered Species, Port St. Lucie (St. Lucie, Florida), Barack Obama
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Casey Anthony verdict: A year later, where are key players?
Almost a year ago, the jury returned its verdict: not guilty. The most high-profile trial of the Internet age ended with Casey Anthony acquitted of murdering her daughter, 2-year-old Caylee Marie.
The trial was a legal spectacle that captivated the...Tags: George Zimmerman, CNN (tv network), Casey Anthony, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Report: Man fought and licked loophole in Florida's bestiality law
FloriDUHEric Antunes was busted after authorities found some kiddie porn in his possession — along with cellphone pics of Antunes performing sexual acts with Ruby, a three-legged dog that belongs to his girlfriend, reports the Tampa Bay Times in St....Tags: Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Florida Legislature
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Tropical Storm Debby's slow march through Gulf drenches Florida
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Debby whipped Florida with bands of drenching rain Monday while its center was nearly stationary in the Gulf of Mexico. Its slow progress meant the most pressing threat from the storm was flooding, not wind. Tropical...
Tags: Energy Resources, Tropical Storms, Tampa, Weather Warnings, Natural Resources
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Bill Vogel exits Seminole schools with stern warning about Florida education
SANFORD — Bill Vogel has grave concerns about the future of public education in Florida as he ends nine years at the helm of one of Florida's highest-achieving school districts.
With local control largely lost to the state Legislature and governor,...Tags: Leon County (Florida), Teachers, Celebration, College Sports, Students
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Other counties worry about Broward Supreme Court ruling on term limits
Other counties worry about impacts of Broward Supreme Court term limits ruling The impact of the recent Supreme Court ruling upholding Broward County's term limits for county commissioners is spreading beyond the 954 area code. The counties that had the...Tags: Duval County, Broward County Commission, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Broward County
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Report: Florida sheriff fired 4 for 'extreme loafing'
FloriDUHPinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri means business. He fired three deputies and a sergeant for intentionally hiding from supervisors and for failing to work during their assigned shifts, reports WFTS ABC Action News in Tampa. The deputies... -
Mack announces his ‘conservative coalition’
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelU.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV has announced a seven-member “conservative coalition” that's backing his Republican U.S. Senate candidacy, a group of mostly fundamentalist Christian activists whose function will apparently be to assail rival George... -
Gov. Scott to visit Rosemont Elementary in Orange
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelGov. Rick Scott is continuing his tour of public schools this week and is to check out Rosemont Elementary in Orange County this morning. His office gave no reason for the planned, hour-long tour, though Rosemont is a local success story, jumping from a D...
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May 15, 2012
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Apr 26, 2012
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