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RULE WOMEN As I write, Chaka Khan’s empowering “I’m Every Woman” loops in my head – like a soundtrack. (By the way, have you seen her lately? All slim, trim and more fabulous than ever). […]
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CARROLL RESIGNS AS LG AMID GAMBLING PROBE
By DAVID ROYSE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, March 13, 2013…. Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll has resigned the post amid a gambling investigation into a non-profit for which she once did consulting […]
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ARRESTS, CARROLL RESIGNATION PUT LONG ODDS ON FUTURE OF INTERNET CAFES
THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, March 12, 2013……The Internet Cafés that have popped up around the state, which some say are essentially strip mall gaming parlors, appear about to be finished as an industry in Florida. The […]
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By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, March 5, 2013……The House passed an elections overhaul bill by an overwhelming margin Tuesday, tacitly admitting that lawmakers went too far in 2011 with […]
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NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA HAS: FIVE QUESTIONS FOR DARRYL ROUSON
By MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, February 26, 2013……….Last week, Rep. D-St. Petersburg, was elected House Democratic leader for 2014 to 2016. It’s a marker on a long road […]
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ARMING TEACHERS, WARNING SHOTS IN ‘STAND YOUR GROUND’ BEFORE LEGISLATORS
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, February 28, 2013…….The state’s self defense law would say people can fire warning shots to fend off attackers without fear of prosecution and teachers […]
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Congressional Everglades Caucus Co-Chairmen Hastings and Diaz-Balart Introduce Comprehensive Bill
(Washington, DC) Today, Congressmen Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) and Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Co-Chairmen of the Congressional Everglades Caucus, introduced the bi-partisan Everglades for the Next Generation Act. The legislation authorizes sorely needed Central Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) […]
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FORT LAUDERDALE/BROWARD NAACP CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH “THE LAW AND THE BLACK JUDGE” A TRIBUTE TO THE SIX BLACK JUDGES SERVING ON BROWARD COUNTY’S 17TH CIRCUIT
FORT LAUDERDALE/BROWARD NAACP CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH “THE LAW AND THE BLACK JUDGE” A TRIBUTE TO THE SIX BLACK JUDGES SERVING ON BROWARD COUNTY’S 17TH CIRCUIT WHO: Fort Lauderdale/Broward Branch NAACP WHAT: On February 28, 2013, […]
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LEGISLATURE ASKS SUPREMES TO STOP REDISTRICTING CASE
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, February 18, 2013……….Lawyers for the Legislature have asked the Florida Supreme Court to block a Leon County judge from reconsidering the map for state […]
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News Release: The U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of the State of Florida in Case of “Dog Sniff” Establishing Probable Cause During Traffic Stop
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—The United State Supreme Court today ruled in favor of the State of Florida in Florida v. Clayton Harris, deciding that police dog Aldo’s sniff constituted probable cause for Liberty County K-9 Officer William Wheetley […]