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3 hrs ago | BizPacReview.com

Chris Christie still loving on Obama

Doing all he can to change the subject amid a number of swirling controversies, President Obama plans to return to New Jersey on Tuesday to survey recovery efforts still underway in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy .

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Related Topix: Chris Christie, US Governors, 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, US News, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Sandy, Mitt Romney, Florida, Opinion

7 hrs ago | BizPacReview.com

Fla. manipulating yellow-lights red-light camera

"Red-light cameras are all about generating revenue, period," said John Bowman, communications director of the National Motorists Association, a nonprofit advocacy group.

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Related Topix: Florida, Opinion

12 hrs ago | Florida Today

Florida ethanol bill fuels debate

A bio-energy company on the Treasure Coast is calling for Gov. Rick Scott to veto a measure that would repeal the state law requiring most gasoline sold in the state to include nearly 10 percent ethanol.

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Related Topix: Florida, US Governors, Rick Scott

14 hrs ago | St. Petersburg Times

Ruth: In Florida, the scheme rises to the top

Maybe you are one of those 1 million low-income Floridians who are uninsured and were just informed by the Florida Legislature that if you get sick in this state, buster, you're pretty much on your own.

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Related Topix: Florida, Healthcare Law, Law, Medicaid, Health, Rick Scott, US Governors, Opinion

Thu May 23, 2013

WSVN-TV Miami Beach

DCF secretary: worker lied about dead toddler's mother

A Department of Children and Families employee has come under fire for allegedly falsifying a report about Catalina Bruno, the South Florida mother who is currently behind bars for the death of her toddler.

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Related Topix: Florida

Layover

Kenworth of South Florida Opens New Parts and Service Loc...

Kenworth of South Florida has opened a new parts and service location near U.S. Route 1 in Fort Pierce, Fla., about three miles east of Interstate 95.

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Related Topix: Florida, Fort Pierce, FL

Information Technology

BioFront Technologies Receives Funding Through Florida Institute Seed Capital Accelerator Program

The Institute for the Commercialization of Public Research announced today that it has finalized a funding agreement with BioFront Technologies, producers of diagnostic kits and reagents that detect viral and allergenic proteins for food safety and infectious disease markets.

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Related Topix: Florida, Infectious Diseases, Medicine, Hepatitis, Health, Florida State University, Immunology, Biology, Science

Folio Weekly

Did you know there are 19,500 children in foster care in Florida? A...

Our mouth's are watering & after reading this restaurant review, you'll have no choice but to try out Simply Sara's. t.co/AQyterCJdQ Retweet this Ahhh! Dinosaurs have been spotted roaming Jax ... just kidding! But see if you were, at DinoTrek this weekend.

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Related Topix: Florida, Family, Teenagers, Duval County, FL

AmmoLand

Florida Carry Files Action To Stop Daytona Beach from Confiscating Firearms

Florida Carry, Inc., filed an action to stop Daytona Beach's illegal practice of refusing to return firearms to people, including veterans, who were Baker Acted but found to be no danger to themselves or others.

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Related Topix: Florida, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Guns

Florida Trend

South Florida home prices climb by more than 20 percent

Memorial Day, the traditional kickoff of the summer travel season, is just days away, and many Americans will take to the roadways and skies during the coming holiday weekend.

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Related Topix: Florida, Orlando, FL

Polk County Democrat

Court agrees to shield legislators from lawsuit

The Republican-controlled Florida Legislature scored a victory Wednesday in a long-running battle over how lawmakers drew up new districts for themselves and Congress.

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Related Topix: Florida, US News, US House of Representatives, US Politics, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Democrat

Wed May 22, 2013

WTLV

Day care shut down after child nearly drowns

A toddler nearly drowned in a pool at a neighborhood day care center on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Florida

The Tallahassee O

Florida No. 1 In Barring Ex-prisoners From Voting

Florida leads the nation by a wide margin in the number of felons who have served their sentences but cannot vote.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Adam Putnam, Florida, Prison, Rick Scott, US Governors

Jerusalem Post

How secure are Jewish religious rights in the US?

Litigation over kosher food in state prisons welcomed less today by legal order than prohibited, discouraged conduct was decades ago.

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Related Topix: Prison, Israel, World News, Middle East, Florida, State Prisons, Gay/Lesbian, Opinion

Broward-Palm Beach

Top 17 Famous Musicians Who Claim to Live in Florida

Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman offers his insights, opinions, and observations about the local scene.

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Related Topix: Florida, Disco, KC & the Sunshine Band

The Florida Times-Union

Florida Morning: Scott signs election bill - Senate immigration bill...

Florida was shut out Tuesday by the National Football League and Major League Soccer.

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Related Topix: Florida, Immigration Reform, IGN Entertainment, Healthcare Law, Law, Opinion

The Miami Herald

Sweet deal for state taxpayers or Scott donor giveaway?

Two months after contributing $110,000 to Gov. Rick Scott's reelection campaign, an upstart property insurance company is likely to reap a $52 million windfall, paid from the coffers of Citizens Property Insurance Corp.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Rick Scott, Florida

The Orlando Sentinel

State to finally replace ancient jobless-claims computer

In good news for the jobless and employers alike, the state's 1970s-era computer that processes unemployment claims is finally getting replaced.

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Related Topix: Law, Employment / Labor Law, Florida

Tue May 21, 2013

Northwest Florida Daily News

Lane closure on U.S. 98 slated for Wednesday night

The westbound outside lane on U.S. Highway 98 west of Big Kahuna's Water Park will be closed from 9 p.m. today to 5 a.m. Thursday as crews make road repairs, according to the Florida Department of Transportation.

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The Orlando Sentinel

Gov. Scott signs elections bill extending early voting

Gov. Rick Scott has signed an elections bill that attempts to reverse some of the restrictions the Republican-controlled Legislature put in place in 2011, including allowing more early-voting. The legislation is a response to the ridicule Florida received in the days after President Barack Obama 's re-election when votes were still being counted in ... (more)

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Related Topix: Rick Scott, US Governors, Florida, 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama