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Senate passes scaled back 'sick-time' bill that leaves out House's 'living wage' preemption
Tallahassee Bureau ChiefTALLAHASSEE — The Florida Senate passed a response to Orange County's sick-pay battle Friday — a measure that would prevent local governments from adopting leave policies until after a state study. The bill (HB 655) cleared the Senate 25-13,...Tags: Florida Legislature, Career and Workplace, David Simmons, Orange County (Florida), Local Government
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Senate waters down Orange-inspired sick-leave bill, removes 'living wage' preemption
Tallahassee Bureau ChiefTALLAHASSEE -- In response to Orange County's legal fight over sick-time, the Senate is ditching a connected legislative push to nullify "living wage" laws on the books in several cities and counties. Sen. David Simmons, R-Altamonte Springs, pushed an...Tags: Career and Workplace, David Simmons, Orange County (Florida), Local Government, Labor Legislation
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Senate dumps 'living wage' provision of sick-time bill
TALLAHASSEE — In response to Orange County's legal fight over sick time, the Senate is ditching a connected legislative push to nullify "living wage" laws on the books in several cities and counties. Sen. David Simmons, R-Altamonte Springs, pushed...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Altamonte Springs, Orange County (Florida), Labor Legislation, Politics
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Amazon: Orlando is 5th-most well-read city in U.S.
Orlando SentinelAlthough most people think of a certain cartoon mouse when Orlando comes to mind, it's possible that what really defines The City Beautiful is the residents' love of books. According to the online book retailer Amazon, Orlando is the fifth-most well-...Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts)
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The terror of not knowing
WASHINGTON -- As the manhunt for the Boston bombers reached its climactic conclusion, Americans of all hues and backgrounds heaved a sigh of relief. Thank goodness it wasn't … fill in the blank: A white Christian from the South; A dark-...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Czech Republic, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Religious Conflicts, Tamerlan Tsarnaev
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Simmons may opt for sick time bill that kills local wage rules too
State Sen. David Simmons, R-Altamonte Springs, said he may abandon his bill that would block local governments from adopting mandatory sick time benefits, such as one pending in Orange County, and go for something broader. Instead, Simmons said he may...
Tags: Gay Rights, Justice and Rights, Don Gaetz, Red Lobster, David Simmons
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Is Ryan Lochte really dumb? Recap of “What Would Ryan Lochte Do?”
Channel Guide MagazineIs Ryan Lochte really dumb? Last night’s premiere episode of What Would Ryan Lochte Do? certainly hammed up his idiocy, but this time Lochte has to be in on the joke. Right? The quirky, celebrated Olympic swimmer knows he’s an all-American... -
Whip-smart computer genealogy expert
James Courtenay Staples was an engineer at Martin Marietta, a whip-smart man who in the 1970s developed the first computer program to plot genealogy, according to his family. He used his smarts to manage computer systems for the defense contractor, to...
Tags: Boats, Rollins College, Winter Park, Auburndale, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Dillard's Green headed into FHSAA Hall of Fame
Former Dillard High track and field coach and athletic director Robert Green is about to be inducted into his fifth Hall of Fame. Green, who retired in 1993 after 35 years at the school, is one of seven who'll enter the FHSAA Athletic Hall of Fame in a...Tags: Dillard's Incorporated
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Dillard's Green set for induction into FHSAA Hall of Fame
Sun SentinelHall of Fames are nothing new for Robert Green. After all, the retired longtime Dillard High track and field coach and athletic director is already a member of four of them: The National Black High School Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Ga., the Allen...Tags: Broward County, Florida High School Athletic Association, Bruce Irvin, High Schools, Dillard High School
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UCF sprinter Aurieyall Scott wins C-USA athlete of week honor
UCF sprinter Aurieyall Scott was named Conference USA track athlete of the week, another in a flurry of weekly honors the Knights have racked up this spring. Scott won the 100-meter dash at the Tom Memorial Classic in Gainesville in a season-best time...
Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, UCF Knights, Conference USA, Human Interest, Track and Field
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UCF sprinter Aurieyall Scott takes C-USA weekly honor; O'Leary says appeal win helps recruiting
UCF sprinter Aurieyall Scott was named Conference USA track athlete of the week, another in a flurry of weekly honors the Knights have racked up this spring. Scott won the 100-meter dash at the Tom Memorial Classic in Gainesville in a season-best time...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, College Sports, UCF Knights, College Football, George O'Leary
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