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    Apr 24, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  1. Divided Florida Senate passes response to 2012 elections 'fiasco' over Democratic objections

    Tallahassee Bureau Chief
    TALLAHASSEE -- Despite national late-night scorn for long lines last election, Senate Democrats locked up against a reform bill Wednesday because it doesn't mandate that Florida counties hold early voting on the Sunday before a general election. The...

    Tags: Jack Latvala, Voting, Tampa, Florida Legislature, Rick Scott

    2. Apr 23, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  2. Tests for disabled students may change

    Last week, I shared with you the disturbing stories of profoundly disabled children being asked to take standardized tests that defy common sense.
    Last week, I shared with you the disturbing stories of profoundly disabled children being asked to take standardized tests that defy common sense. A tube-fed 10-year-old being asked questions about which fruit he would like to eat. A 9-year-old...

    Tags: School Examinations, Parkinson's Disease, Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Education

    3. Apr 9, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  3. Despite tax-fattened coffers, lawmakers still raid housing fund

    Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando Sentinel
    TALLAHASSEE – Despite a cash-flush budget that has policymakers considering a grab-bag of corporate and stadium incentives, Florida lawmakers are still raiding a fund created two decades ago to help provide low-income housing. And housing...
    4. Apr 9, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  4. Gardiner says new Expressway board will keep Dyer

    Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando Sentinel
    TALLAHASSEE — Looks like Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer might get to keep his seat on a new regional toll authority after all. A bill, SB 952, advancing through the Senate would fold the expressway authorities in Orange, Seminole, Osceola and Lake...
    5. Apr 3, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  5. Paved with new money, lawmakers warping through budget work

    Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando Sentinel
    TALLAHASSEE – In warp-speed fashion, the Florida Senate’s budget committee unanimously passed a $74.3 billion spending plan Wednesday that gives teachers pay-raises, pumps millions of dollars into university construction, and is loaded down...
    6. Apr 2, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  6. Sports-Breaks-On-Steroids bill takes shape in Senate

    Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando Sentinel
    TALLAHASSEE – An attempt to give the Miami Dolphins the ability to make stadium improvements morphed Tuesday into a catch-all sports incentive package that could provide tax dollars for everything from Major League Soccer in Orlando to spring...
    7. Mar 28, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  7. Negron’s push to reel insurance break brings out the big-business critics

    Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando Sentinel
    TALLAHASSEE — Senate budget chief Joe Negron's push to end a 25-year-old tax break for insurers is drawing the ire of business groups and major political contributors put in the unusual position of defending their tax-advantages before a Republican-...
    8. Apr 2, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  8. Florida legislators join anti-Islamic crusade

    Last week, someone told the Rev. Joel Hunter that they hoped his family dies in a fire.
    Last week, someone told the Rev. Joel Hunter that they hoped his family dies in a fire. Why? Because Hunter had the audacity to speak out against intolerance, specifically intolerance against Muslims. Hunter quickly paid the price, receiving...

    Tags: David Simmons, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Politics, Justice System

    9. Mar 27, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  9. With more Digital Domain fallout, both chambers intent on scaling back incentive dollars

    Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando Sentinel
    TALLAHASSEE –  A new internal investigation has turned up evidence that former Gov. Charlie Crist and legislative leaders were personally involved in pushing a $20 million economic-development project that went bust. The Port St. Lucie-based Digital...
    10. May 4, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  10. Trail would let cyclists ride coast-to-coast across Florida

    Cycling enthusiasts have long dreamed of having a paved trail through the center of Florida that would give riders a continuous path from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico.
    Cycling enthusiasts have long dreamed of having a paved trail through the center of Florida that would give riders a continuous path from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico. Now that vision may become reality. The budget the Legislature passed...

    Tags: Tour Operations Industry, Government, Google Inc., Tourism and Leisure, Kennedy Space Center

    11. Feb 10, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  11. Scott's vows on growth falling short

    One of Gov. Rick Scott's central selling points to economically rattled voters in 2010 was his direct line to Corporate America. He promised to cut corporate taxes, make Florida's business climate the best in the country and promote the turnaround in...

    Tags: Don Gaetz, Government, Orlando, Jeremy Ring, Economic Policy

    12. Mar 13, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  12. Senate tax-incentives super-bill emerges

    Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando Sentinel
    TALLAHASSEE – Florida lawmakers are advancing a sweeping package of reforms of state economic-incentives that would require more rapid and detailed disclosure of the tax-breaks companies have received to fill jobs and closer scrutiny of their...
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