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Laws won't stop texting and driving, but maybe Big Brother can
After some late squabbling, it looks like a watered-down bill to ban texting while driving will finally pass the Florida Legislature and go to Gov. Scott for approval. "It's a start — a way to get the ball rolling," said Marc Cannon, senior vice...Tags: AutoNation, Computer Hardware
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Chan Lowe: Florida Legislature sticks it to the teachers
The legislators just couldn’t bring themselves to do it. The idea of an across-the-board raise for teachers—union members—stuck in their collective craw. Because the state’s teachers haven’t received a raise in several years,...
Tags: Gucci Group NV, Rick Scott
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Florida's fast track death penalty bill is blood-thirsty form of justice
This is one that will made all those red-blooded, blood-thirsty Floridians stand up and cheer: Florida is trying to speed up executions. Yep. We can’t fry ‘em anymore because those liberals made us get rid of Ol Sparky, but we sure can...
Tags: Punishment, Rick Scott, Executive Branch, Government, Death Penalty
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Senate kills parent trigger
The contentious "parent trigger" bill failed again in the Florida Senate, dying Tuesday on a tie vote just as it did in 2012. The bill aimed to give parents more say in the fate of a struggling school, allowing them, by petition, to select a...Tags: Altamonte Springs, David Simmons, Elections
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House Democrats shut down chamber in Medicaid standoff
Tallahassee Bureau ChiefTALLAHASSEE -- House Democrats brought the chamber to a halt Tuesday by requiring that bills be read in full, a "nuclear option" maneuver the minority-party was employing in order to try and force Republicans to take up a health-care expansion the...Tags: Health Insurance, Government Health Care, Republican Party, Rick Scott, U.S. Senate
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Employee training grants to double under Florida budget plan
This item courtesy of my colleague Marcia Heroux Pounds at the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Worker training funds could get a boost ... The Florida Senate and House agreed to double funding going to employers for worker training, part of their 2013-2014...
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House rejects measure to spend hotel taxes on lifeguards
Without any debate, the Florida House of Representatives on Tuesday rejected a measure that would have allowed small coastal counties to spend some of their hotel taxes on lifeguards and beach patrols. The idea was fiercely opposed by the Florida...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Don Gaetz, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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House pension plan dies
TALLAHASSEE -- The Florida Senate Tuesday killed a major overhaul of the public employee pension system that would have closed the pension plan for new workers and put them into 401K style. The proposal was a top priority for House Speaker Will...Tags: 401K, Justice System, Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare, Retirement
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Florida Legislature scratches out the R-word
Tallahassee Bureau ChiefTALLAHASSEE -- The Florida Legislature has officially scratched out the term "mentally retarded" from its statutory lexicon. The House sent Gov. Rick Scott a bill Tuesday (SB 142) that replaces the term "mental retardation" with “intellectual...Tags: Rick Scott
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Rubio endorses Plakon's bid to return to the Florida House
Former state Rep. Scott Plakon, the Longwood Republican who is hoping to return to the state House next year, has earned the blessing of Republican U.S. Senator and former state House Speaker Marco Rubio. "I'm pleased to endorse my friend Scott Plakon...Tags: Republican Party, Lake Mary, Marco Rubio, Maitland, Longwood (Seminole, Florida)
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Karanbir Gill: Deregulation would hurt state's trauma centers
In large states such as Florida, it is essential to carefully develop a statewide trauma care network that ensures our citizens have access to timely, life-saving care delivered by highly-trained specialists. Over the past 30 years, Florida has built a...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Government, National Government, Litigation and Regulation, Hospitals and Clinics
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Bill to fast track death penalty headed to governor
TALLAHASSEE -- The Florida Senate sent a controversial bill to speed up the death penalty process to Gov. Rick Scott. The bill, which passed the House last week, would create shorter time frames for the appeals process and take away the governor's...
Tags: Punishment, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Government, Joe Negron
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