The nuance behind Scott’s $1 billion education promise isn’t chump change
By at 12 January, 2012, 2:39 pm
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott used his session-opening speech to insist that lawmakers follow his directive to pour $1 billion more into public schools next year. “Floridians truly believe that support for education is the most significant thing we can do to ensure both short-term Read More
Read More >>PBC tourism dollars tick up
By at 12 November, 2011, 4:56 pm
Bed taxes collected in Palm Beach County during the past year have risen from the previous year almost every month, meaning more people are staying in hotel rooms, paying a higher price for those rooms and boosting the local economy.
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Read More >>Friday Morning Reads: Rubio’s platform, casino updates and welfare drug tests
By at 4 November, 2011, 12:30 pm
TALLAHASSEE — Oh weekend, we’re so happy to see you. But we’ve got a few hours of work (ok, more than a few) before we can enjoy you. So, take a moment to read the top stories of the day and then get your work done so you can make an early exit if possible. Here are the top Read More
Read More >>Ala. Olive Garden to erect flagpole after dustup
By at 23 October, 2011, 4:45 pm
The Olive Garden restaurant in Oxford has agreed to erect a flagpole on its grounds as part of an apology to the local Kiwanis club.
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4 Fantasy 5 players share $66,398 top prize
By at 23 October, 2011, 4:00 pm
Four winners of the "Fantasy 5" game will collect $66,398.04 each, the Florida Lottery said Sunday.
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1 dead, 2 injured in Fla. car shooting
By at 23 October, 2011, 3:25 pm
Authorities are investigating after one man is dead and two others were seriously injured following a shooting near West Palm Beach.
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Palm Beach County Commission considers suing Legislature over gun control
By at 17 October, 2011, 7:45 pm
A legal shootout over gun control could be coming between the Palm Beach County Commission and Florida Legislature. The County Commission is expected to decide Tuesday whether to sue the Legislature to try to overturn a new state law that levies personal penalties against city and county Read More
Read More >>Ex-Windermere police chief gets year in jail
The former Windermere chief of police was sentenced Friday to one year in jail, according to FLORIDA TODAY news partner WKMG Local 6. Daniel Saylor faced up to 20 years in prison after pleading no contest to two counts of official misconduct, one count of solicitation to commit official Read More
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