MEDICAID
Business coalitions warn Florida’s failure to expand Medicaid will hurt them
The groups argue that businesses may flee the state if lawmakers refuse to accept billions of Medicaid dollars.
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COLLEGE COSTS
With tuition rising slightly, Gov. Rick Scott asks board to be tough on fees
Gov. Rick Scott asked the Florida Board of Governors to carefully consider fee hikes for college students next year.
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In My Opinion
Fred Grimm: Vigilante justice? It’s OK now
If justice were based on a homicide victim’s virtue, it would be inarguable — Bryan Antonio DeJesus deserved no justice.
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CAMPAIGN-FINANCE SCANDAL
Justin Lamar Sternad says he was duped by campaign manager
The political newcomer said he was “manipulated” by campaign manager Ana Alliegro, who promised to find “Democratic donors” for his longshot campaign.
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Miami-Dade County
Miami-Dade property appraiser plans to sue county over office powers
The county has treated the property appraiser as an elected department head. But the appraiser thinks his office should be more independent.
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Couple in deck collapse sues Fla. sports bar
A couple has filed a lawsuit against a South Florida sports bar where a deck collapsed into Biscayne Bay last week.
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Couple in deck collapse sues restaurant
A couple has filed a lawsuit against a South Florida restaurant where a deck collapsed into Biscayne Bay last week during the fourth game of the NBA finals.
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Prison for Ohio woman who buried mom in yard
A woman who quit her job to care for her elderly mother felt at a loss to support herself when the older woman died so she buried her in the yard of their Florida home and lived off her mother's Social Security checks for 14 years, her lawyers and federal authorities say.
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Man gets 35 years for killing former landlady
A Tampa Bay area man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for strangling his former landlady and setting fire to her house.
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Authorities: OH woman buried mother, cashed checks
Authorities say an Ohio woman who buried her mother in her yard and cashed the dead woman's Social Security checks for 14 years has been sentenced to 30 days in prison.
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Trayvon Martin case
Potential Zimmerman jurors questioned as a group
SANFORD Lawyers began questioning a group of 40 finalists Wednesday who could serve as jurors in the trial ...
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Cape Coral toddler dies under suspicious circumstances
State welfare workers come under scrutiny in Cape Coral’s toddler’s death
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ONLINE RETAILING
Amazon doesn’t need tax incentives, but localities offer millions in tax breaks
One Florida county is considering a package of up to $7.5 million in local and state tax breaks for online ...
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FLORIDA
Pilot in crash blamed for flying in bad weather
Three people died when a helicopter on its way to retrieve a heart for transplant crashed in North Florida.
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TROPICAL STORM
Florida officials use onset of storm season to blast Washington
Florida Republicans warned that federal budget cuts could harm the state’s ability to prepare for stor...
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Health care
Gov. Scott signs abortion law
The law requires doctors performing an abortion to offer emergency care if a baby is somehow born alive.
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Gaming
Judge denies injunction sought by senior arcades
A federal judge refused Tuesday to block enforcement of Florida’s new video gambling law, rejecting ...
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Tallahassee
Gov. Scott signs mortgage-relief law
The law aims to protect homeowners from foreclosure abuses.
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Florida Government
Driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants’ kids vetoed by Gov. Rick Scott
Gov. Rick Scott vetoed a measure Tuesday that would have allowed undocumented migrants’ children to ...
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Homestead
Redland resident challenges lawmaker for South Dade/Keys district
The election is still more than a year away.
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Gaming
State, arcades clash in court over video gambling machines
A federal judge promised a ruling next week over whether enforcement of a law making the machines illegal s...
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HUMAN SMUGGLING
Gov. Rick Scott signs bill to help human trafficking victims
Florida victims of human trafficking will now be able to petition the court to expunge arrests and convict...
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ENVIRONMENT
Gov. Rick Scott signs into law wide-ranging bill opposed by scores of environmentalists
Asked why he signed a bill that drew hundreds of letters or emails urging him to veto it, Gov. Rick Scott g...
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Gaming
Skill or chance? Maquinitas hold tantalizing clues
A reporter plays video slots — shut down by a new law — and finds some people are certainly more ...
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PROPERTY INSURANCE
Hue and cry grows over deal for Scott donor
The list of lawmakers criticizing Citizens Property Insurance Corp. for a $52 million deal with a new insur...
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5 things to know in Florida for June 20
Your daily look at news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today.
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Hillsborough County approves incentives for Amazon
Hillsborough County is giving financial incentives to Internet retailer Amazon.com to build a distribution ...
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US and Cuba agree to resume migration talks
The United States and Cuba have agreed to resume bilateral talks on migration issues next month, a State De...
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OfficeMax, Office Depot pit Ill. v. Fla. for HQ
OfficeMax Inc. and Office Depot Inc. want Illinois and Florida to compete to be the home of their combined ...
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Colo. voter citizenship checks yield few responses
The latest round of letters questioning the citizenship of some Colorado registered voters has 63 out of 29...
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Correction: Board of Education story
In a story June 18 about school district officials speaking to the state Board of Education, The Associated...
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Tighter security coming for prescription database
State health officials said Wednesday they were beefing up security of the statewide prescription drug data...
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