Political scene
Miami-Dade Commission takes back strip mall funding
Miami-Dade commissioners last week took back $3 million in funding they had approved last month to renovate a shopping center at Northwest 79th Street and 27th Avenue.
2012 Legislative News
Voter's Guide
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REDISTRICTING
Democrats, independents tilt Miami’s congressional districts
Democratic and independent voters have diluted GOP voting clout in 3 Miami congressional districts held by Republicans.
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Political scene
Miami-Dade commissioner tries to change Head Start vote
When Miami-Dade commissioners voted last month to outsource the county’s Head Start program for pre-K children, Commissioner Jean Monestime reluctantly voted yes.
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Political scene
Portion of Miami Commission meeting takes place en español
Change for seniors can be a challenge, and their worries about a new company providing transportation services turned last week’s Miami Commission meeting into a bilingual affair. Some seniors had been told, incorrectly, that rides to nearby supermarkets would cost money, or not be available at all.
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2012 FLORIDA LEGISLATURE
Tallahassee tax cuts put squeeze on cities
As the Florida Legislature pushes business-friendly tax cuts, local governments are being left with the bill, with billions of dollars slashed from their bottom lines.
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Maine GOP chairman say Romney wins caucuses
Mitt Romney eked out a narrow win in Maine's Republican caucuses, state party officials announced Saturday, providing his campaign with a much-needed boost after three straight losses earlier this week. But the former Massachusetts governor's margin of victory over rival Ron Paul was so slim it all but guaranteed scrutiny of the party's decision not to count the results of caucuses scheduled later in February.
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2012 FLORIDA LEGISLATURE
Bill to make USF Polytechnic state’s 12th university draws debate
Lawmakers are crafting legislation to split the Lakeland campus of the University of South Florida into the state’s 12th university, but at least one member of the Board of Governors is raising questions about the proposal.
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2012 FLORIDA LEGISLATURE
Bill to make USF Polytechnic state’s 12th university draws debate
Lawmakers are crafting legislation to split the Lakeland campus of the University of South Florida into the...
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REDISTRICTING
Before the ink dries on Florida’s redistricting maps, lawsuits fly
Moments after legislators take the final vote in their congressional and legislative maps, the Democratic P...
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Miami-Dade County
Group submits ballot proposal for Miami-Dade Commission term limits — as do 2 commissioners
Miami Voice filed proposed wording for a Miami-Dade charter amendment to impose term limits on county commi...
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2012 FLORIDA LEGISLATURE
House approves $69 billion state budget
Amid complaint from Democrats, the Republican-dominated state House approved a $69 billion budget. Next up:...
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POLITICS
Debate intensifies over requiring insurers pay for birth control
The Obama administration and top Republicans, including Sen. Marco Rubio, continued their fight over a law ...
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2012 FLORIDA LEGISLATURE
Capitol Buzz: Housing and school bus ads are topics of debate
Catholics Days continues at the Capitol, culminating with Red Mass of the Holy Spirit program at 6 p.m. Not...
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Miami-Dade County
Political group starting effort to put Miami-Dade Commission term limits on ballot
Miami Voice, a political action committee, plans to file language on Thursday for a Miami-Dade charter amen...
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GOP vows to reverse Obama birth control policy
Republicans vowed Wednesday to reverse President Barack Obama's new policy on birth control, lambasting the...
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GAY ISSUES
Top Miami-area mayors to lunch with gay activists, business people
Four of the most powerful mayors in Miami-Dade County will meet Thursday for lunch with the state’s le...
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Miami-Dade County
Miami-Dade commissioner defers plan to give up power on airport bids
County Commissioner Bruno Barreiro delayed, for the time being, his proposal to allow the current aviation ...
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GAMBLING
Legislators reject attempt to clarify state’s regulation of slot machines
While holes in state gambling laws threaten payments from the Seminoles, legislators rejected regulators&#x...
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2012 FLORIDA LEGISLATURE
Tallahassee tax cuts put squeeze on cities
As the Florida Legislature pushes business-friendly tax cuts, local governments are being left with the bi...
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REDISTRICTING
Democrats, independents tilt Miami’s congressional districts
Democratic and independent voters have diluted GOP voting clout in 3 Miami congressional districts held by ...
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Why school buildings don’t last here
Ever wonder why the little old schoolhouse in Florida doesn’t last as long as buildings in other par...
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Schools sniffing around for new tax revenue
Money for buildings is a major issue for South Florida’s public school districts. In Miami-Dade, the...
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2012 FLORIDA LEGISLATURE
Bill to make USF Polytechnic state’s 12th university draws debate
Lawmakers are crafting legislation to split the Lakeland campus of the University of South Florida into the...
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Capitol Buzz: Quiet day expected in Tallahassee
It’s a light-day at the Capitol: Both the House and the Senate are not in session, and there are no ...
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REDISTRICTING
Before the ink dries on Florida’s redistricting maps, lawsuits fly
Moments after legislators take the final vote in their congressional and legislative maps, the Democratic P...
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In My Opinion
Paranoia is justified on charter-school bill
In their despair, people who care deeply about public education in Florida sometimes get a little carried a...
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2012 FLORIDA LEGISLATURE
Capitol Buzz: Housing and school bus ads are topics of debate
Catholics Days continues at the Capitol, culminating with Red Mass of the Holy Spirit program at 6 p.m. Not...
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Ex-South Florida politician to plead guilty to tax charges in federal corruption probe
Former Fort Lauderdale legislator Mandy Dawson will plead guilty to tax-evasion charges stemming from secre...
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Romney's good day: wins conservatives, Maine caucus
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney got a much-needed boost Saturday, winning a key symbolic vote over fo...
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Romney's good day; wins conservatives, Maine caucus
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney got a much-needed boost Saturday, winning a key symbolic vote over fo...
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Romney edges Paul in Maine caucus to get back on winning track
Reversing his embarrassing string of setbacks earlier this week when he lost Colorado, Minnesota and Missou...
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Romney's good day; wins conservatives, Maine caucus
WASHINGTON — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney got a much-needed boost Saturday, winning a...
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Romney thanks Maine voters _ in a statement
Mitt Romney is thanking Maine voters after the state party chairman declared him the winner of that state.
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Romney adds to delegate lead with Maine victory
Mitt Romney added to his lead in the race for delegates Saturday with a narrow victory in the Maine Republi...
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Paul says Maine outcome is virtual tie
Republican presidential contender Ron Paul says he wishes all the Maine caucuses would have met on Saturday.
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Obama budget: New spending with recycled tax ideas
The White House is focusing on re-election themes such as jobs and public works projects in President Barac...
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A look at Maine, where Romney and Paul are vying
A profile of Maine, site of the Republican caucus on Feb. 11:
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Obama budget seeks to boost trade enforcement
President Barack Obama's new budget proposal will ask Congress to devote millions for a new trade enforceme...
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