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Alabama’s Byrne endorsed by Florida’s Bush
Republican candidate for governor Bradley Byrne has picked up an endorsement from former Florida Gov.
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Bill would punish schools without teacher merit pay
By admin at 10 March, 2010, 4:56 am
The sponsor calls it a “hammer.” The head of Florida’s statewide teachers union says it’s more like a “nuclear weapon.” It’s a provision in a wide-ranging teacher quality bill penalizing school districts that fail to adopt merit pay plans by cutting part Read More
Read More >>2.5 million Floridians on food stamps
By Beach Blogger at 10 March, 2010, 12:21 am
There are now 2.56 million Floridians on food stamps. More than one out of every eight residents, 13.6 percent of the population, rely on the program to help put food on the table.
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Penalties To Stiffen In Student-Teacher Sex Cases
By admin at 9 March, 2010, 7:39 pm
Florida lawmakers are considering longer jail terms for teachers who take sexual advantage of underage students.
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Park, slain trainer’s family want video suppressed
By Beach Blogger at 9 March, 2010, 3:05 pm
SeaWorld and the family of a trainer slain by a killer whale want to prevent video of the attack from becoming public.
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See the Photos: 20 arrested in Fort Myers prostitution sting
By Beach Blogger at 9 March, 2010, 10:31 am
As a result of the operation, police arrested the following twenty people for prostitution and solicitation for prostitution.
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Seniors pinched by new charges for home care help
By Beach Blogger at 9 March, 2010, 5:51 am
Rising property taxes, failing eyesight and even a tumble that cracked her tailbone haven’t forced 89-year-old Angeline DiBeneditto from the home she’s had for more than six decades.
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Controversial merit pay plan for Florida teachers
By admin at 9 March, 2010, 1:25 am
Some Florida teachers say they are afraid of proposed legislation that would award merit pay based on how their students perform in class.
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