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Committee votes 8-5 to pass 911 bill
March 11, 2010
What started as a powerful lawmaker's attempt to help a grieving father has become another example of the pitfalls of legislating by tragedy. 

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Fla. jobless rate at 11.9 percent 
March 10, 2010
Florida matched its highest-ever unemployment rate in January at 11.9 percent with 1.1 million Floridians out of work.

Court: Citizens don't have right to speak at government meetings 
March 11, 2010
Government meetings have to be open to the public, but that doesn't mean citizens have a right to speak at them, a Florida appeals court ruled today.

Insurance execs address Senate budget planners 
March 11, 2010
Two insurance executives told Senate budget planners Wednesday the state could save millions and have a healthier workforce if state employees are moved into high-deductible "health savings accounts" that give workers a financial stake in their health...

2010 Legislature summary 
March 11, 2010
2010 Legislature summary

Florida appeals court: Public doesn't have right to speak at public meetings View the full opinion here

March 10, 2010
Government meetings have to be open to the public, but that doesn't mean citizens have a right to speak at them, a Florida appeals court ruled today.

Florida matched highest unemployment rate in January  
March 10, 2010
Florida matched its highest-ever unemployment rate in January at 11.9 percent with 1.1 million Floridians out of work.

House panel votes 8-5 to make 911 recordings off limits to the public 
March 10, 2010
A House panel just voted 8-5 to make 911 recordings off limits to the public.

State economists predict revenues will increase for first time in 3 years 
March 10, 2010
State economists Tuesday found some good news in the fact that there wasn't any more bad news on the fiscal horizon.

Public records could be free 
March 9, 2010
Floridians could get public records free of charge if it takes less than 30 minutes to produce them under a Sunshine law overhaul bill unanimously approved by its first Senate committee Tuesday.

2010 Legislative session daily summary 
March 9, 2010
The Florida Legislature is in session through April 30. The key issues yesterday and what's coming up:

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Bill Cotterell: Teachers carry on as state, unions battle 
March 10, 2010
A lot of today's students probably won't relate to the cover of the current Newsweek magazine, showing a chalkboard with "We must fire bad teachers" written on it repeatedly.

Bill Cotterell: TaxWatch team searches for some savings 
March 5, 2010
Longtime House clerk and historian Allen Morris kept a chalkboard list with little lessons of legislative life — some spoken during floor debates, others gleaned from his love of history.

Bill Cotterell: As Democrats cheer, Crist might cringe 
March 3, 2010
We're all pretty much accustomed to governors slipping a few crowd-pleasing applause lines into the annual State of the State speech, or using an eye-catching prop to make a point.


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