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02/03/2012 09:18 PM
Florida Mega-Casino Bill Is Withdrawn - New York Times

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Florida Mega-Casino Bill Is Withdrawn
New York Times
MIAMI — The richly financed push to bring three mega-casinos to South Florida fizzled in the Legislature on Friday, defeated for the time being by mounting opposition across the state and the uncertainty of election-year politics.
Genting-Backed Casino Bill Stalls in Florida LegislatureBusinessWeek
Florida casino gambling bill is dead for 2012Reuters
Florida House blocks casino billOcala
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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02/04/2012 11:07 AM
House OK's Plan To Re-Draw Florida's Legislative Maps; Heads To Senate - CBS Local

CBS Local

House OK's Plan To Re-Draw Florida's Legislative Maps; Heads To Senate
CBS Local
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami) – Florida's growing population is help[ing to re-write the state's political map, with the Florida House approving Friday new district maps for Congress, the Florida House, and the Florida Senate. But if you think that approval ...
Florida Morning: House sets up for final map vote; Senate PIP plan advancesFlorida Times-Union (blog)
House passes new congressional mapsFlorida Today
Legislature nears halfway point as houses dividedOrlando Sentinel (blog)
Tallahassee Democrat (blog) -Sunshine State News -Gulf Coast Business Review
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02/03/2012 06:07 PM
At halfway point, Florida legislators are two houses divided - Orlando Sentinel

Los Angeles Times

At halfway point, Florida legislators are two houses divided
Orlando Sentinel
By Aaron Deslatte, Tallahassee Bureau Chief TALLAHASSEE – On one side of the Florida Capitol rotunda Friday, House lawmakers were busily passing redistricting maps. They had already crafted a $69-billion budget teed up for final passage next week and ...
Weekly Florida capital roundup, analysis: Know when to fold 'emThe News-Press
Schultz: How Florida Democrats keep GOP in control of statePalm Beach Post
Florida House To Take Up New Legislative District MapsCBS Local
TCPalm -MiamiHerald.com -Florida Times-Union (blog)
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02/02/2012 08:55 PM
Florida House begins floor debate on redistricting - MiamiHerald.com

First Coast News

Florida House begins floor debate on redistricting
MiamiHerald.com
House Democrats cited state election performance and voter registration data during floor action Thursday as they questioned why proposed Florida legislative and congressional redistricting maps would continue to favor majority Republicans.
Florida House's public display of non-packing may give Orange County a ...Orlando Sentinel (blog)
House panel approves Florida redistricting plansThe South Florida Times
House approves its versions of new district lines for itself, CongressTallahassee.com
FlaglerLive.com
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02/03/2012 06:46 PM
Florida lawmakers can't be forced to testify in election lawsuit, judge rules - Tampabay.com

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Florida lawmakers can't be forced to testify in election lawsuit, judge rules
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By Steve Bousquet, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau TALLAHASSEE — A federal judge ruled Friday that four state legislators and two staffers cannot be forced to testify in a case that challenges changes to Florida election laws.
Judge says Florida lawmakers don't have to testifySun-Sentinel
Judge rules legislators do not have to testify on elections lawFlorida Independent
Judge says Fla. lawmakers don't have to testifyMiamiHerald.com
WJXT Jacksonville -Orlando Sentinel (blog)
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02/03/2012 12:03 AM
Florida Legislature's answer to HOAs regarding dangerous construction: Tough luck. - Sun-Sentinel (blog)

Florida Legislature's answer to HOAs regarding dangerous construction: Tough luck.
Sun-Sentinel (blog)
If the Legislature passes this ill-conceived bill, it will leave homeowners all over Florida at the mercy of developers. The Legislature is going out of its way to protect developers and builders, at the expense of all Floridians.

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02/04/2012 07:51 AM
Ros-Lehtinen apparently redistricted out of the Keys - KeysNet

Ros-Lehtinen apparently redistricted out of the Keys
KeysNet
By KEVIN WADLOW Redistricting moves made by the Florida Legislature this week mean Monroe County voters should expect to cast ballots for a different congressional representative. Under voting maps nearing final approval by legislators, the Florida ...

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02/03/2012 03:43 PM
House approves Florida water pollution rules - MiamiHerald.com

House approves Florida water pollution rules
MiamiHerald.com
Technically, the bill (HB 7051) would waive a legal requirement for legislative approval of the rules. The Florida Department of Environment Protection drafted the rules as an alternative to the stricter standards proposed by the federal Environmental ...

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02/04/2012 02:36 AM
Florida can't afford to keep being cheap - Tampabay.com

Florida can't afford to keep being cheap
Tampabay.com
Rick Scott's opposition to increasing tuition at Florida's public universities and colleges reflects a lack of understanding about the poor financial state of higher education. The governor envisions education as a key to building a better Florida ...
Joe Biden in town MondayTallahassee Democrat (blog)

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02/03/2012 04:29 PM
Florida doesn't need more nuclear power; don't make customers pay for it - Tampabay.com

Florida doesn't need more nuclear power; don't make customers pay for it
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By Ellen Vancko, special to the Times The nuclear industry's business plan in Florida is to socialize the risk and privatize the profit, and it persuaded state officials to set it up that way. In 2006, the Legislature passed a bill allowing utilities ...

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