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Arena deal keeps tilting in Panthers' favor
Now that the Dolphins' request for public money to renovate their private stadium has been shot down, team officials have hinted they would be open to moving to some imagined new home in Palm Beach County. Like I always say in these situations, buyer...Tags: Rentals, Accounting and Auditing, Miami Dolphins, Carolina Panthers, Major League Baseball
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Year-old funding scandal hurt local Race For the Cure, officials say
It's been more than a year since Susan G. Komen For the Cure Foundation was rocked by its short-lived but controversial decision to defund Planned Parenthood. But South Floridians, it appears, have a long memory. Susan G. Komen South Florida recently...
Tags: Harris Interactive Incorporated, Family Planning, Human Interest, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Medical Research
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Courthouse blogger faces Bar scrutiny after criticizing judges
A Fort Lauderdale lawyer whose courthouse blog trades in news and gossip about South Florida's legal community is fighting off an investigation by the Florida Bar after publishing articles that criticized judges in Palm Beach and Broward counties. Bill...
Tags: Lawyers, Social Media, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Fort Lauderdale, Justice System
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Unemployment continues to fall as consumer confidence rebounds
A surging stock market and rebounding housing prices are translating into a robust job market in South Florida. South Florida's unemployment continued its decline in April, dropping a notch to 5.6 percent in Broward and 6.8 percent in Palm Beach County,...Tags: Consumer Confidence, Rick Scott, Employment Opportunities, Economic Indicator, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida)
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Sheriff's plan to urge people to report suspicious behavior unleashes storm of criticism
A program in Palm Beach County intended to encourage residents to report suspicious behavior is attracting resistance from around the state. Under the proposed "Violence Prevention Program," anyone who sees a potentially dangerous situation — a...
Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Government, Rick Scott, Executive Branch, Ric Bradshaw
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Dual enrollment change could cost schools millions
Broward and Palm Beach County schools could face a tough choice next year: pay millions of dollars or allow fewer students to take dual enrollment classes in local colleges. Broward schools may have to pay at least $4 million more next year, and Palm...
Tags: Valencia College, Orlando, Broward County, Laws, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida)
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Crime rates continue to fall, but murders are up in South Florida
Staff writerIn case you missed it, here's my colleague Wayne Roustan's report on state crime statistics issued yesterday. One troubling set of numbers are those for murders in Broward and Palm Beach counties, where incidents rose from 2011 to 2012. There were...Tags: Broward County, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Murder
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Unemployment drops to 7.2 percent in Florida, lower in South Florida
South Florida's unemployment continued its decline in April, dropping to 5.6 percent in Broward and 6.8 percent in Palm Beach County, the state said Friday. Florida's rate fell to 7.2 percent, the lowest since September 2008. The official rate...Tags: Career and Workplace, Rick Scott, Labor Markets, Unemployment, Tampa
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State's crime rate lowest in 42 years
Crime statewide reached its lowest rate in 42 years, with Broward and Palm Beach counties following the downward trend, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement reported Thursday. Broward's overall crime rate dropped by nearly 4 percent in 2012...
Tags: Criminal Laws, Law Enforcement, Rick Scott, Pembroke Pines, Theft
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Zillow: South Florida homebuyers break even in 2 years
Buying a home in South Florida is more affordable than renting after only two years, according to Zillow.com. A first-quarter study by the real estate website showed that Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties tied with Detroit for the nation's...Tags: Rentals, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Fort Lauderdale, Credit Ratings, Real Estate
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FDLE: Crime rates down in Central Florida, across state
Central Florida counties saw lower crime rates in 2012 — mirroring the statewide trend — according to the annual crime report released by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. The overall crime rate in Orange County decreased by 4...
Tags: Orange County (Florida), Pine Hills, Osceola County, Orange County Sheriff's Office, Criminals
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Operation Sledgehammer suspects and clinics
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida released this list of defendants and clinics authorities said were involved in staged accident and insurance fraud: DEFENDANTS Vladimir Lopez, 38, formerly of West Palm Beach, now in...
Tags: Chiropractic, Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Medical Professionals, Relief and Aid Organizations, Massage Therapy
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