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1 hr ago | 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

5 hrs ago | 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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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

Examiner.com

The Craft of living - Folklife front and center at 61st Florida Folk Festival

The 61st Florida Folk Festival , opening Friday, May 24, holds much more in store than the average festival goer is programmed to expect.

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Business Journal

Floridians twice as likely to be identity theft victims

A national study by of federal data shows that Florida is the leader in identity theft incidents and its not even a close competition.

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Venice Gondolier

Budget vetoes: $400M

Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who had a tough time winning cooperation this past year from the Republican-led Legislature, struck back on Monday by vetoing nearly $400 million from the state's new budget.

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Related Topix: Florida, US Governors, Rick Scott

Examiner.com

Governor Rick Scott signs Florida budget

Governor Rick Scott today highlighted the Florida Families First budget that includes $20.3 billion in total funding for K-12 education, an increase of $1.08 billion over last year's budget.

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Related Topix: Florida, Rick Scott, US Governors, Education Etc., Florida College

Mon May 20, 2013

St. Petersburg Times

Democrat Nan Rich says she's ready to take on Florida Gov. Rick Scott

For 10 years, political pros have taken it almost as gospel that the strongest statewide Democratic candidates are centrists from Florida's top battleground region of Tampa Bay.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Jim Davis, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Florida, US Senate, Bill Nelson, Rick Scott, US Governors

The Orlando Sentinel

What we think: Rein in pay and perks for Florida college presidents

Start with a six-figure base salary for state college presidents. Add five figures for their retirement, another five for deferred compensation and another five for housing.

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Related Topix: Personal Finance, Retirement, Florida, US Governors, Rick Scott, Opinion

The Miami Herald

Star witness in Rilya Wilson case walks free from prison

Robin Lunceford, the blunt and eccentric inmate who was the star witness in the trial of a woman accused of murdering Miami foster child Rilya Wilson, is free from prison.

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Related Topix: Prison, Florida, State Prisons, Criminal Defense Law, Law

The Orlando Sentinel

Scott signs dual enrollment: School districts to assume costs of popular program

Gov. Rick Scott today signed a bill requiring Florida school districts to start paying for the classes that teenagers take at local colleges through their high schools' dual-enrollment programs.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Rick Scott, US Governors, Florida, Family, Teenagers, Columbia University

WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg

FDOT confirms openness to longer yellows

Excerpt from an e-mail sent FDOT engineer Mark Wilson to 10 News Investigator Noah Pransky on Monday, May 13: Any local agency can request to the FDOT District Office to use a yellow clearance time that is more than the minimum values in TEM 3.6, and if they have the documented "engineering justification" for the increased yellow clearance time, ... (more)

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