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TaxWatch says swap will increase taxes
July 24, 2008
A proposal to swap school taxes for a wide range of consumption levies and budget cuts is a tempting "fiscal Trojan horse," a government policy-study group said Wednesday.
Updated: Nearly 300 Big Bend children rejected for subsidized health insurance
July 23, 2008
Nearly 300 poor children in North Florida were rejected for subsidized health coverage at the Tallahassee Pediatric Foundation at a time when the state is struggling with a transition to a new $300 million computer system that manages 2.
Supporters begin Amendment 5 campaign
July 23, 2008
With a $1 million commitment from Realtors, supporters of a tax-swap amendment began a campaign Tuesday for a "mind-boggling" change in Florida's finance structure.
Florida Association of Realtors campaigns for 'tax-swap' amendment
July 22, 2008
Supporters of the "tax swap" constitutional amendment today began a statewide campaign to win voter approval of the proposal for wiping out county property taxes and forcing the Legislature to come up with replacement revenues for schools by repealing tax...
Public workers' union endorses candidates
July 21, 2008
Declaring that state employees can't afford to have legislators on a "learning curve," the labor organization representing public workers announced its endorsements Monday.
Boyd hosts river-system forum
July 21, 2008
CHATTAHOOCHEE —Seafood workers and local elected officials along the Apalachicola River on Monday pleaded with federal officials to protect water flowing into Florida from Georgia and Alabama.
GLBT Democrats say Obama 'slighted' them
July 19, 2008
GAINESVILLE — The leader of the Florida Democratic Party's gay caucus, declaring that "I'm sick and tired of getting table scraps," complained Saturday that Sen.
FSU employees will get free bus passes
July 19, 2008
Florida State University employees will receive some relief at the gas pump, thanks to a new contract with StarMetro which allows them to ride the city bus anytime and anywhere.
Judge ends Varn's bid for place on ballot
July 19, 2008
An appeals court Friday ended former Leon County School Board member Fred Varn's campaign for a seat in the Florida House.
Board recommends reprimand for Judge Allen
July 19, 2008
A disciplinary board on Friday recommended a Supreme Court reprimand for District Court of Appeal Judge Michael Allen , saying his criticism of a fellow jurist "crossed the line" between free speech and malicious damage to the judiciary.
More stories
Glitches in new computer system leave Medicaid contractors without checks (07/19)
Appeals court upholds exclusion of Varn from ballot (07/18)
Panel recommends reprimand for Judge Allen (07/18)
Environmental groups file suit against EPA (07/18)
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Bill Cotterell: Giving you the news, one product at a time
July 23, 2008
Furtherproof, if proof were needed, that television news is not news — but rather entertainment and commerce loosely linked to a day's events — is found in a little story on the Poynter.org site from the Las Vegas Sun this week.
Bill Cotterell: State tightens up purchasing procedures
July 18, 2008
When I was starting as a reporter, covering South Carolina politics, a likable old rascal in the state Senate used to tell a story about an opponent accusing him of making the highway department build him a swimming pool.
Bill Cotterell: Obama should be bold on the 'Muslim problem'
July 16, 2008
When Martin Luther King Jr. was jailed in Georgia during the 1960 presidential campaign, Sen. John F. Kennedy phoned King's wife to express his concern.
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