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• LEADERSHIP FUNDS

  Once-reviled funds on way back

  Republican lawmakers are reviving leadership funds, which legislators used in the past as a place to funnel unspent campaign money in return for choice committee chairmanships.

• THANKSGIVING SHOOTING

  Thanksgiving Day shooting victim awakens from coma

  A survivor of the Thanksgiving night massacre in Jupiter has awakened from his coma only to learn his pregnant wife died in the shooting.

• TALLAHASSEE

  Florida lawmakers push measure to ban public display of noose

  Long characterized as a symbol of racial terror, the noose might soon be banned in the state.

• U.S. SENATE RACE

  With waxing remark, Charlie Crist jabs Marco Rubio in the back

  Florida's Senate battle between Charlie Crist and Marco Rubio has become a fight over . . . back-waxing. [R](178.5)(.0)(241.5)(36.4)(.0)(.0)(.0)(.0)(.0)(.0)(.0)(.0)(.0)(.0)(.0)(.0)(.0)(.0)

• LEGISLATURE | ARTHUR G. DOZIER SCHOOL FOR BOYS

  Legislature, again, consider closing controversial boys' school

  Lawmakers are considering the future of Dozier School for Boys, which has survived a century of scandal and problems.

• STATE FINANCES

  Florida revenue outlook no better, economists say

  Cash-strapped Florida lawmakers aren't getting any help from a new general revenue estimate issued Tuesday, but the figures aren't causing them any grief, either.

• PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

  PSC official may face new probe

  The PSC inspector general says `apparent inconsistencies' in a commissioner's explanation should be checked out by law enforcement.

• THE KEYS | STOCK ISLAND DETENTION CENTER

  2nd Florida Keys inmate indicted in prison tax scam

  An inmate and three relatives have been charged with tax fraud in a second federal indictment stemming from an IRS tax scam that was run out of a jail near Key West.
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  FLORIDA WILDLIFE

  Florida tries to fend off wily coyotes

  Though the number of coyote sightings is growing, especially in rural areas, efforts to trap and control the predatory animals remain sporadic and low-tech.

• JUSTICE DEPARTMENT

  Lawsuits pull the plug on voting-machine monopoly

  A voting-machine monopoly is likely to be broken up due to lawsuits filed by Florida, eight other states and the U.S. Department of Justice.
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  FLORIDA KEYS

  Cold weather kills large swaths of Florida Keys coral

  A survey by scientists found that the big chill of January led to a widespread die-off of corals in the Florida Keys.

• LEGISLATURE

  U.S. Sugar deal sparks call for oversight

  Florida's Everglades deal with the sugar industry is sparking calls for legislation that would require approval before water management districts could make large land purchases.

• FLORIDA JOURNALISM

  Some in press corps not revealing much about themselves

  Almost anyone with a laptop can start a blog or news website, but what does it take to become a credentialed member of the Florida press corps?

• MENTAL HEALTHCARE

  Crackdown urged on undocumented migrants' mental healthcare

  With a waiting list for Florida mental health facilities, a state debate is emerging on whether illegal immigrants should have the same rights to public healthcare as legal residents.

• LOTTERIES

  No jackpot winners in Lotto, Powerball

  The Florida Lotto and multistate Powerball jackpots rolled over Saturday night when no one matched all six numbers in either game's drawing.

  The Lotto numbers were 18, 32, 38, 39, 43 and 47, and the Xtra multiplier for $2 tickets was 5. Wednesday's jackpot will be $21 million, the Florida Lottery said Sunday.

• GOVERNOR'S RACE

  Leading candidates for Florida governor cautious on issues

  As Florida lawmakers tackle tough issues, gubernatorial candidates Bill McCollum and Alex Sink stay on the sidelines.

• KEY WEST | 48TH ANNUAL CONCH SHELL BLOWING CONTEST

  Keys' tradition lives on

  A sixth-generation Key Wester, who first blew a conch shell as a child, played two shells simultaneously to take top honors Saturday in the island's 48th annual Conch Shell Blowing Contest.

• FORT MYERS | TRAVELING EXHIBIT

  Museum highlights modern-day slavery problem in Florida

  A traveling museum is bringing attention to the slavery problem that still exists in Florida's agricultural industry.

• U.S. SENATE

  U.S. Senator George LeMieux proving to be media savvy

  Since his appointment to the U.S. Senate, George LeMieux has been tireless in keeping his name before the public.
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  SEAWORLD TRAINER'S DEATH

  Amid thrills, theme parks can have real dangers

  Sometimes the sense of safety that theme parks provide is shattered by real terror.

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