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Ten Florida House Races to Watch this Year

Posted: 10:17 AM Florida House elections are a numbers game. Republicans will control the House after November --- that much is clear. But will Democrats pick up enough seats and procedural strength to slow the GOP's agenda?

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Florida Appeals Injunction Against Cuba, Syria Law

Updated: 9:27 AM 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: Audit Finds Fraud in Energy Office Programs

Posted: 8:59 AM Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam says he has uncovered blatant examples of companies trying to rip off millions of tax dollars from energy programs administered by the office of former Gov. Charlie Crist.

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Court Rejects Florida Prison Privatization Appeal

Updated: 8:48 AM An appeals court ruled against Attorney General Pam Bondi in a long-running battle about the Legislature's attempt last year to privatize prisons across southern Florida.

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Local Candidates Talk Art

Updated: 12:37 AM Monday night local candidates spent some time in a speed-dating-like situation.

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EXCLUSIVE: WCTV Interviews President Obama

Updated: 12:37 AM WCTV has an exclusive one-on-one interview with the President as he campaigns Thursday and Friday in Florida, where polls show he is in a dead heat race with Republican challenger Mitt Romney.

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News Service of Florida: 5 Questions for Jim McDonough

Posted: 9:22 AM James R. McDonough was the secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections from 2006 to 2008. He was tapped by Gov. Jeb Bush, for whom he'd worked as Florida's drug czar since 1999. McDonough moved to DOC after Bush fired Secretary James Crosby, who later went to prison for taking kickbacks.

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Judge Rejects Challenge to Contraceptives Rule

Posted: 8:58 AM A federal judge tossed out a challenge by Florida and six other states to part of the federal health overhaul that requires coverage for contraceptives in insurance plans.

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Florida's Unemployment Rate Controversy

Updated: 8:43 AM State economists have cast a cloud over Florida's sunny economy recovery picture, releasing data showing nearly 70 percent of the drop in the state's unemployment rate since December has been due to discouraged workers.

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Allen West Way Out on Finance Front

Posted: 11:30 AM Conservative Republican firebrand and radio talk-show staple Allen West led all Florida congressional candidates in fund-raising during the year's second quarter by at least a three-to-one margin, according to federal election records.

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Scott Urges Close Look at Libor Effect on Florida

Posted: 8:28 AM Gov. Rick Scott wrote to Florida's congressional delegation urging members to press for information on how much a growing interest rate scandal may have cost Florida.

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Money Flows to Big Races, GOP Leaders

Posted: 2:26 PM New campaign finance reports tell two stories. In the short view, the reports show that contributions during the past three months poured into the campaigns of House and Senate candidates who are locked in tight races. But bigger picture, the reports reinforce that the largest chunks of money in the 2012 election cycle have flowed to legislative leaders and other Republican incumbents.

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Tallahassee Mayor John Marks Will Fight Ethics Complaints

Updated: 12:55 AM Tallahassee's mayor has decided he will fight the ethics complaint against him. According to Mayor John Marks' attorney Barry Richard, the mayor has decided to take his case before an administrative law judge.

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Democrats Zero in on Scott in Presidential Election

Posted: 9:02 AM Gathering in South Florida for their annual fundraising soiree, state Democrats made clear what they believe is their strongest argument against Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney in Florida: Gov. Rick Scott.

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Detzner: Feds Will Allow Florida to Access SAVE

Updated: 10:45 PM Secretary of State Ken Detzner said that the state has received access to a federal database that could allow it to move forward with a voter purge aimed at removing suspected non-citizens from the rolls.

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