Senate Reg chair says no more workshops for gambling bill, just a vote

TALLAHASSEE — Watchers of the destination casino bills are eagerly waiting for the filing of a strike-all amendment to the first version of the bill, with Sen. Ellyn Bogdanoff, R-Fort Lauderdale, releasing tidbits of the new version to reporters from the Sun-Sentinel , Palm Beach Post and Read More

After a Year in Office, Gov. Scott says Florida Heading in Right Direction

Gov. Rick Scott thinks Florida’s economy has turned the corner after his first year in office.

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Florida does well at requiring good wages for corporate tax breaks

TALLAHASSEE — Good Jobs First , a Washington-based non-profit that watches corporate tax subsidies, has given Florida relatively high marks for its efforts to ensure that companies scoring tax-incentives actually pay decent wages. Florida was tied with Rhode Island at 8th place among the Read More

Rick Scott to RGA: Florida Democrats are ‘frustrated’

Gov. Rick Scott told an audience of Republican state officials from around the country Thursday that his first year in office had been a success, and Democrats were “shocked” he had kept campaign pledges to go after teacher tenure, cut taxes and scale back state regulation. The Republican Read More

North Miami Beach High Senior T-Shirts Squashed By School Board After Uproar

​When Stephanie Kienzle, a North Miami Beach activist and blogger, saw the official senior class shirts that the proud grads of 2012 would be rocking around NMB High’s hallowed hallways, she di… Continue reading “North Miami Beach High Senior T-Shirts Squashed By School Board Read More

Jason Starkman, Epicure Owner, Taken To Court Over $1.2 Million Gambling Debt

​When it came to betting against the Seminole Tribe of Florida, prominent businessman Jason Starkman didn’t know when to walk away — yet so far he has still come out even. Last week, the Semino… Continue reading “Jason Starkman, Epicure Owner, Taken To Court Over $1.2 Read More

Miami Dolphins midseason report: Awards, honors and superlatives through the first 8 games

Everyone else in the country is doing midseason awards and superlatives now that the NFL regular season is halfway complete, so why can’t we jump into the ring, too? The Dolphins are 1-7, so the awards will tend to skew toward the negative. But there have been good performances mixed in with Read More

PSL 2-day shopping event offers bargains

With more than 100 businesses signed up to participate in the first annual Community Days citywide shopping event, Port St. Lucie is helping residents find great bargains as the holiday shopping season begins.

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