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Governor Rick Scott Makes Faux Pas with Spain's King
Last Updated: 6:35 PM 05/24/12 - Governor Rick Scott was in Spain to drum up business for Florida. He returned Thursday, saying he'd had a positive meeting with the king.
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Judge to Weigh Prison Health Privatization
Last Updated: 12:12 PM 05/24/12 - Eight months after a judge tossed out a controversial prison-privatization plan, attorneys will argue next week about the constitutionality of a state decision to contract with companies to provide inmate health care.
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Rick Scott Vetoes Early Prison Release Bill
Last Updated: 12:24 AM 05/24/12 - Florida now has the nation's third-*largest prison system...With more than one-hundred-thousand inmates. That's roughly double the size it was 25 years ago, before tough-on-crime lawmakers passed a mandate that prisoners serve at least 85 percent of their sentence. Now, legislators are re-thinking that mandate, but they're having a tough time overcoming opposition from Governor Scott.
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Governor Scott's Office Involved in FCAT PR Effort
Last Updated: 1:53 PM 05/23/12 - As the Florida Department of Education tries to handle the fallout of the collapse in FCAT writing scores, the office of Gov. Rick Scott has been intimately involved in efforts to roll out the test scores, according to staff emails.
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Poll: Mitt Romney Leads Barack Obama in Florida
Last Updated: 1:39 PM 05/23/12 - Mitt Romney has gone from a six point deficit against President Obama in March to a 47-41 point lead. The poll also finds that if Romney were to pick Florida US Senator Marco Rubio as his running mate, the pick would add two points to Romney’s lead.
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CFO Jeff Atwater Announces State Loss Prevention Award Winners
Last Updated: 11:15 AM 05/22/12 - Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater announces the state agency, university and individual winners of the 2011 Loss Prevention Awards.
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Candidates To Qualify For Georgia County Elections
Last Updated: 6:51 PM 05/21/12 - Candidates are registering for elections and soon we'll know who is running for what.
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Georgia Governor Nathan Deal Backs Mitt Romney
Last Updated: 6:49 PM 05/21/12 - Deal says, "He's conservative enough for me".
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NAACP Announces Support of Same-Sex Marriages
Last Updated: 6:47 PM 05/21/12 - The NAACP has announced its support of same-sex marriages following a vote to recognize same-sex marriages as a civil right.
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Gov. Rick Scott Looking Towards Re-Election
Last Updated: 9:15 AM 05/20/12 - Governor Rick Scott looking past 2012 election to 2014 re-election but Democrats see 2014 as an opportunity after losing the last four governor races.
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Gov. Rick Scott Heading to Spain
Last Updated: 11:28 AM 05/19/12 - Governor Rick Scott is heading to Spain to promote business in Florida.
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Florida's April Jobless Rate Drops to 8.7%
Last Updated: 5:24 PM 05/19/12 - State officials say Florida's unemployment rate dropped to 8.7 percent in April, but that was largely due to people leaving the labor force.
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Political Vulnerabilities in Sen. Rubio's Past?
Last Updated: 6:56 PM 05/19/12 - For freshman Sen. Marco Rubio, a rising GOP figure seen as a possible Mitt Romney running mate, there are questions about whether potential vulnerabilities in his personal and political background might hold him back.
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Political Retribution Hearing in Tallahassee
Last Updated: 11:14 PM 05/18/12 - A property dispute has three of Tallahassee's top leaders on a witness list in small claims court.
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Government is Largest Employer in Most Florida Counties
Last Updated: 10:43 AM 05/16/12 - Leon County's two largest employers – state government itself and Florida State University – are government entities. The Leon County schools are the third largest, and the city of Tallahassee, the county itself and Florida A&M University are also in the top 10 for the county.
Florida Says More Than 53,000 Dead on Voting Rolls
Last Updated: 4:57 PM 05/16/12 - Florida is calling on county election supervisors to remove more than 53,000 dead people from the state's voting rolls.
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Lobbying Firms Get Big Paydays
Last Updated: 10:34 AM 05/16/12 - With an early legislative session speeding up action in the Capitol, at least three lobbying firms collected more than $1 million in fees during the first three months of the year, according to new reports.
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Nearly 200,000 Florida Voters May Not Be Citizens
Last Updated: 8:52 PM 05/11/12 - Florida officials are now saying that nearly 200,000 voters may not be U.S. citizens.
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POLL: Scott Ratings Up, Monitor Watch Members
Last Updated: 10:31 AM 05/11/12 - Gov. Rick Scott is doing better with Florida voters, with his approval rating and favorability growing by seven points each over the last three and a half months.
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Romney Denies Targeting Classmates for Being Gay
Last Updated: 12:00 AM 05/11/12 - Mitt Romney apologized Thursday for "stupid" high school pranks that may have gone too far and moved quickly to stamp out any notion that he bullied schoolmates because they were gay.
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Florida's High Court Hears Foreclosure Case
Last Updated: 7:34 PM 05/10/12 - A case potentially affecting thousands of Floridians facing foreclosure is in the hands of the Florida Supreme Court. A Palm Beach County man's fight with his bank could have a major impact across the Sunshine State.
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Obama, Romney Essentially Tied, Poll Shows
Last Updated: 11:36 AM 05/10/12 - President Barack Obama and his presumptive GOP opponent, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, are in a statistical dead heat in the nation's largest swing state about six months before voters head to the polls
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VIDEO: Elections, Highway Officials Flag Possible Ineligible Voters
Last Updated: 9:02 AM 05/10/12 - State elections officials are working with the agency that licenses drivers to identify voters illegally on the rolls because they aren't citizens, and has already flagged 2,600 people who are registered but may be ineligible.
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Boehner: Spending Cuts Must Exceed Debt Limit Hike
Last Updated: 9:45 PM 05/15/12 - House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday that when Congress raises the nation's borrowing cap he will again insist on spending cuts and budget reforms to offset the increase.
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Supervisors Investigate Illegal Voters
Last Updated: 9:17 PM 05/09/12 - Thousands of registered voters in Florida may not even be US Citizens. Supervisors of elections have been given a list of people who are registered to vote but may not legally be able to cast a ballot.
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President Obama Voices His Support for Gay Marriage
Last Updated: 7:59 PM 05/10/12 - President Obama's position on same-sex marriage has "evolved." Mitt Romney reaffirmed his view that marriage should be restricted to one man and one woman, highlighting a sharp contrast with Obama.
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Florida High Court Hears Deportation Cases
Last Updated: 11:15 AM 05/09/12 - Following a 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision in a Kentucky case, the Florida Supreme Court is being asked to clarify how much attorneys must advise clients who are not U.S. citizens that their decision on how to plead could have them deported.
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Florida Seeks Changes in Medically Needy Program
Last Updated: 10:47 AM 05/09/12 - Florida Medicaid officials have asked the federal government to approve major changes in a program that serves tens of thousands of people with costly medical conditions, seeking to install a type of managed care and require monthly premium payments.
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City of Tallahassee Appoints New Economic & Community Development Director
Last Updated: 10:20 AM 05/09/12 - City Manager Anita Favors Thompson announced the appointment of Michael Parker as director of the City of Tallahassee’s Economic & Community Development (ECD) Department.
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City Commission Seat One Candidates Grilled at NEBA Luncheon
Last Updated: 11:46 PM 05/08/12 - Five people are running for Tallahassee's City Commission Seat One. Tuesday, four of them talked about issues that could affect you.
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Santorum Endorses One-time Rival Romney
Last Updated: 11:57 PM 05/07/12 - Former presidential hopeful Rick Santorum urged his supporters to back fellow Republican Mitt Romney's campaign Monday.
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Scott Signs Florida No-fault Fraud Legislation
Last Updated: 6:28 PM 05/04/12 - Gov. Rick Scott has signed a bill designed to crack down on rampant fraud in Florida's no-fault automobile insurance system.
Governor Nathan Deal Signs $19.2 Billion Budget
Last Updated: 11:11 PM 05/07/12 - Georgia's 2013 budget, effective July 1, grows state spending by less than $1 billion over fiscal year 2012.
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Let's Get to Work Committee Raises $1M in April
Last Updated: 11:27 AM 05/04/12 - With Gov. Rick Scott making plans to run for re-election in 2014, a closely linked political committee raised more than $1 million in April --- and has already collected nearly $2 million this year, according to the committee's website.
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Gov. Scott Unveils Email Sunshine
Last Updated: 6:21 PM 05/04/12 - Email communications with the governor and his top office staff will be available on line as part of an effort Gov. Rick Scott said will fulfill a promise made on this first day to hold himself and his leadership team accountable.
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Scott Prays, Schools Don't for Now
Last Updated: 10:22 PM 05/03/12 - Many Florida school students participated in the National Day of Prayer by voluntarily attending religious events. Next year, attending school events where prayers are offered may not be voluntary.
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Gingrich Ends Campaign, Urges Party to Back Romney
Last Updated: 6:23 PM 05/02/12 - After losing contests in five states last week, Newt Gingrich said it was clear that Romney would be the nominee and he signaled that his own topsy-turvy campaign had reached its end.
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[UPDATE] Gov. Scott Refuses to Ban Guns During RNC Convention
Last Updated: 10:39 AM 05/03/12 - "You note that the city's temporary (security) ordinance regulates 'sticks, poles, and water guns,' but that firearms are a 'noticeable item missing from the city's temporary, ordinance," Scott said in a letter to the Tampa mayor. "Firearms are noticeably included, however, in the Second Amendment."
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VIDEO: Carroll Says 'Stand Your Ground' Task Force Will Be Unbiased
Last Updated: 10:18 AM 05/02/12 - Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, chair of a public safety task force charged with reviewing Florida's "stand your ground" law, moved quickly at the group's first meeting to dispel criticism that it was stacked with pro-gun members.
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Stand Your Ground Task Force Meets
Last Updated: 11:42 PM 05/01/12 - Confusion and concern about the role of the Stand Your Ground Task Force consumed much of the panels first meeting today in Tallahassee. The panel was formed after an unarmed seventeen year old was shot and killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer who claimed he felt threatened. The timing of a final recommendation is also at issue.
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The 300 Million Dollar Question
Last Updated: 9:31 PM 05/01/12 - Florida’s Attorney General wants your advice about how to spend 300 million dollars. The money is part of a settlement with the nation’s largest banks over some questionable lending practices. The state is taking suggestions online.
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Will Florida's 'Stand Your Ground' Law Stand?
Last Updated: 11:24 PM 05/01/12 - Will Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law stand? A new Florida task force examining that issue is finally meeting.
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Gov. Scott Signs Cuba-Syria Bill
Last Updated: 12:07 AM 05/03/12 - Governor Rick Scott signed legislation intended to prevent taxpayer dollars from ending up in the hands of companies with business ties to the dictatorships of Cuba or Syria.
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VIDEO: Sen. Smith Calls for 'Stand Your Ground' Reform
Last Updated: 9:32 AM 05/01/12 - As a task force formed by Gov. Rick Scott to review the "stand your ground" law prepares for its first meeting, a rival panel convened by Democratic state Sen. Chris Smith found that the law needs significant revision.
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'Merit Retention' Election
Last Updated: 9:18 AM 05/01/12 - In November, you'll have a chance to vote for more than just politicians. Voters will decide if state justices will stay on the bench for another six years. The process is called a 'merit retention' election.
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Stand Your Ground Preview
Last Updated: 10:22 PM 04/30/12 - Major changes have been suggested to Florida’s Stand Your Ground law. A rogue task force on the self-defense law is releasing its recommendations on the eve of the first meeting of the governor’s stand your ground task force.
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Justice Department OKs Florida Redistricting Maps
Last Updated: 4:37 PM 04/30/12 - The Justice Department has approved the Legislature's redistricting maps for the state House and Senate as well as Florida's 27 congressional seats.
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Gov. Names Rev. Holmes to Stand Your Ground Taskforce
Last Updated: 7:34 PM 04/30/12 - On Tuesday, a 19-member committee will begin its review of Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law. The review was ordered after a neighborhood watch volunteer shot and killed an unarmed 17 year old.
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Scott Vetoes Florida University Tuition Bill
Last Updated: 9:51 PM 04/27/12 - Florida Gov. Rick Scott is rejecting a bill that would have let two major universities raise tuition higher than what is currently allowed.
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Governor Scott Signs Key Legislation to Protect Victims of Sexual and Domestic Violence
Last Updated: 11:17 PM 04/27/12 - Governor Rick Scott signed legislation that will expand the protections available to victims of domestic and sexual violence.
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