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Lawsuit claims state unfairly disqualified black-owned businesses in census promotion contracts
March 12, 2010
A group of minority contractors and the Florida Black Chamber of Commerce today announced a federal lawsuit alleging that the state unfairly disqualified bids by black-owned businesses on contracts for promoting the national census in minority communities.
House panel hears casino pitch
March 12, 2010
Rolling the dice against phenomenally high odds, Las Vegas developers made a legislative pitch Thursday for a plan that could eventually bring as many as eight mega-casinos to Florida.
2010 Legislature summary
March 11, 2010
2010 Legislature summary
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.
Florida 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.
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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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