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In the News: insurance tax credits, UF online degrees, Gainesville breast cancer project, explosions in Mobile, Ala.
By Tatila Brock on April 25th, 2013 | Last updated: April 25, 2013 at 12:08 pm
Senate eliminates insurance tax credits, helps lower registration fees – The Florida Legislature passed a bill on an unanimous vote that eliminates a tax break for salary-paid insurance employees Wednesday. The bill will help Florida residents save an average of [...]
Gov. Scott signs foster care bill to give children normalcy
By Joe Lancos on April 17th, 2013 | Last updated: April 17, 2013 at 1:00 pm
Gov. Rick Scott signed the Let Kids Be Kids bill to allow foster parents to make decisions for their children. The bill will take effect July 1 and will give foster children a sense of normalcy.
Senate Judiciary Committee approves Florida bill that bans texting while driving
By Stefanie Cainto on April 8th, 2013 | Last updated: April 9, 2013 at 5:45 pm
Florida is one of five states without texting restrictions for drivers. The Senate’s current bill makes the use of wireless communication devices behind the weheel a secondary offense, with emergency and GPS navigation use exceptions.
In the News: attempted murder charge, Internet cafe ban, Bright Futures changes, Taliban attack
By Laura Foreman on April 3rd, 2013 | Last updated: April 3, 2013 at 1:37 pm
Florida to ban Internet cafes – Florida Legislature and Gov. Rick Scott plan to ban Internet cafes and senior arcades that use gift cards as prizes. The ban is a response to an investigation into the Allied Veterans of the [...]
Alachua County recognized for highest 2011 recycling rate in the state
By Joe Lancos on April 2nd, 2013 | Last updated: April 2, 2013 at 8:24 pm
Alachua County had the highest recycling rate in the state in 2011 for the second straight year, a recent report says.
Florida residents present views on Affordable Care Act and Medicaid to house panel
By Sascha Cordner - WFSU on January 15th, 2013 | Last updated: January 15, 2013 at 5:26 pm
The Florida Legislature meets to discuss The Affordable Healthcare Act, its affects on residents and the potential increase in the number of residents who are eligible for Medicaid benefits.
Judge rules on Scott’s prison health care privatization plan, sends to Legislature
By Kelsey Meany and Leah Harding on December 5th, 2012 | Last updated: December 5, 2012 at 10:43 am
John Cooper, a Tallahassee circuit court judge, ruled Tuesday that a plan for prison privatization must be approved by a full Legislature, rather than just a panel. Gov. Rick Scott plans to appeal the decision.
Agriculture experience influences Florida Senate candidate Wilton Simpson
By Erin Rauch on November 5th, 2012 | Last updated: November 6, 2012 at 7:39 am
Unopposed Florida Senate District 18 candidate, Wilton Simpson, said agriculture will be a top priority during his two-year term. Simpson is the president of Pasco County Farm Bureau’s board of directors and has been a member of the Florida Farm Bureau since the late 1970s.
In the News: Florida Amendment 4, Bogus letters, Charter schools, Foreign policy debate, TSA theft
By Cassandra Vangellow on October 23rd, 2012 | Last updated: October 23, 2012 at 10:12 am
Not many are familiar with page-long Amendment 4 – Florida voters will decide on Amendment 4, a state constitutional amendment opponents say could shift a greater property tax burden to existing homeowners. Supporter say first-time homebuyers, businesses and snowbirds would [...]
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Tagged amendment 4, charter schools, final presidential debate, Florida Amendment 4, florida legislature, Florida News, Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner, foreign policy debate, JFK International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, Miami International Airport, Mitt Romney, Palm Beach County, President Obama, presidential election 2012, Transportation Security Administration, TSA theft
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Advocates question Florida Legislature’s decision to decline health care funding
By Elle Newbold on October 15th, 2012 | Last updated: February 19, 2013 at 3:07 pm
Child health advocates are questioning the Florida Legislature’s decision earlier this year to get rid of funding that could potentially reduce the number of children being abused.
Health and Science, Politics
Tagged Affordable Health Care Act, Child Abuse Prevention Project Program, Children's Home Society of Florida, Dr. Richard Bucciarelli, florida legislature, health care reform, Healthy Start of North Central Florida Coalition, Race to the Top grant funding
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