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Perfecting government in the Florida sunshine
Gov. Charlie Crist showed his commitment to open government on the first day of his term in January 2007 when he created the Office of Open Government to give state agencies "the guidance and tools to serve Florida with integrity and transparency." ...more
March 17, 2010
Committee passes bill to require more training for 911 operators
Emergency 911 operators would have to undergo increased training under legislation approved by a State House Committee this morning in Tallahassee. ...more
February 16, 2010
Energy bill advances with Gulf oil drilling
A Senate committee has approved opening the eastern Gulf of Mexico to oil and gas drilling within 10 miles to the Florida Panhandle and within 45 miles off the rest of the state's coastline. ...more
June 9, 2009
Father Of Slain Informant Pleads For Tougher Guidelines
The father of a young woman murdered in Tallahassee while acting as an undercover informant has pleaded for stricter guidelines for police. ...more
April 6, 2009
Moffitt Loses Tobacco Cash
A Senate committee unanimously approved a proposed tobacco tax hike Thursday - but only after stripping out a $50 million earmark for Tampa's H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute. ...more
April 1, 2009
Money For Moffitt Cancer Center Lost In New Tax Bill
A Senate committee unanimously approved a proposed tobacco tax hike today – but only after stripping out a $50-million earmark for Tampa's H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute. ...more
March 31, 2009
Senate Proposal Eliminates Local Decisions, Advocates Say
The scary thing, say those who advocate for schools and their leaders, is that a Florida Senate committee came up with a budget that's not so bad, considering the economy. Scary because senators would start making financial decisions advocates say are best left to local school districts. ...more
March 31, 2009
Commuter Rail Proposal Stagnates
With only a month left in the state legislative session, the going has gotten slow for Central Florida's commuter rail project. ...more
March 31, 2009
Bill Gives Seminole Tribe Slot Monopoly
The Seminole Indian Tribe would get a monopoly on big-payout slot machines across Florida but would have to give up casino games under legislation unveiled by the state House on Friday. ...more
March 28, 2009
Tanning Is A Major Issue For Minors
Miss Florida Teen USA Kayla Collier was 15 when she first visited a tanning salon so the stage lights at a local pageant wouldn't make her fair skin look ghostly white. ...more
March 26, 2009
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