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

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Florida leads the nation by a wide margin in the number of felons who have served their sentences but cannot vote.

"This year was a real kick in the gut. It is now everywhere and it's just as bad as the doomsayers said it would be." - Adam Putnam, the Florida Commissioner of Agriculture.

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi and Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco say four people have been arrested on charges of selling synthetic marijuana - also called "spice" - at three businesses.

Putnam, a former member of Congress, last month quietly opened a campaign account for the 2014 election.

After a 2012 focused on major long-term energy issues, the Legislature retreated a bit from high-profile energy legislation this year.

M&E VICTORY TOUR Location: Pelican Wire, Inc. Address: 3650 Shaw Boulevard Naples, FL Sachs Media Group this week released its annual Capitol Press Corps Guide, the resource to find and connect with reporters who cover Florida from the capital city.

The Department of Children and Families Announces First-in-the-Nation Fraud Fighting Technology Secretary Wilkins Rolls Out Public Assistance Fraud Initiatives TALLAHASSEE-Department of Children and Families Secretary David Wilkins will announce the department's new, groundbreaking public assistance fraud fighting initiatives.

Florida's state lawmakers love natural gas. The alternative fuel emits less pollution while costing less than gasoline, making potential environmental and economic benefits too much to ignore.

Sachs Media Group this week released its annual Capitol Press Corps Guide, the resource to find and connect with reporters who cover Florida from the capital city.

To thank educators for their contributions to the lives of Florida students, Blue Man Group at Universal Orlando - in partnership with the Florida Education Foundation - is offering special discounted tickets to performances from May 24 - July 7, 2013.

From the University of Florida News Desk http://www.news.ufl.edu newsdesk@ufl.edu 352-392-0186, fax 392-3358 101 Tigert Hall / Box 113075 Gainesville, FL 32611-3075 GAINESVILLE, Fla.

Few Floridians outside the agriculture belt realize the state's $9 billion citrus industry -- responsible for 76,000 jobs -- is fighting for its life against a bacterial disease with no cure.

Following last week's final vote on Florida's omnibus elections bill, state Rep.

Law enforcement officers with multiple agencies arrested five people for their alleged involvement in an organized theft ring.

Attorney General Pam Bondi, Department of Children and Families, and Department of Health, to Launch New Initiative Involving Prescription Drug Abuse and Newborns Attorney General Pam Bondi, Department of Children and Families, and Department of Health, to Launch New Initiative Involving Prescription Drug Abuse and Newborns TALLAHASSEE, Fla.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement Tallahassee Regional Operations Center Cyber Crime Unit arrested George Klaus Reykowski, 45, of Tallahassee, Fla., for 23 counts of possession of child pornography.

Bonnie served as the first executive director of the Judicial Campaign Ethics Center of the New York State Unified Court System, which provides ethics advice to judicial candidates and develops the Judicial Voters Guide.

DCF Secretary David Wilkins to Testify before Congress on Trailblazing Reforms Coming to Florida's Foster Care System Wilkins Takes "Letting Kids Be Kids" Message to Washington, Talks Common Sense Foster Care Reforms with U.S. House Members Washington D.C. - Department of Children and Families Secretary David Wilkins and Florida's Advocate for ... (more)

COLA COMMITS $2 BILLION FOR PLANTING 25,000 ACRES OF NEW ORANGE GROVES IN FLORIDA May 9, 2013 Source: Coca-Cola Company news release The future of Florida orange juice is looking brighter today.