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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Texas auction house to sell John Brown leg irons
The leg irons that restrained abolitionist John Brown after his failed 1859 raid on a federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry are being sold Saturday in Texas, but two historical parks dedicated to his legacy can't afford to bid on them
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FBI seeking Fla. lawyer on fraud charges
The FBI is looking for a suspended South Florida lawyer suspected of disappearing with more than $3 million from his law firm's client accounts.
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Haiti PM files new complaint in defamation case
Following a judge's order, Haiti's prime minister has filed a more detailed complaint in his defamation case against a Haitian-American journalist.
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'Dolphin Tale' sequel to hit theaters fall 2014
Winter the dolphin is returning to the big screen.
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Teen who killed officer to be re-sentenced in Fla.
A St. Petersburg teen who was convicted of killing a police officer will have the chance to argue that he shouldn't spend life 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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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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Homestead
Redland resident challenges lawmaker for South Dade/Keys district
The election is still more than a year away.
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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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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 la...
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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 la...
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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 wo...
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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 settin...
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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...
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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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