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Growth Rush of 2009
Daytona Beach :: FL :: USA | 9 days ago
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They discussed residential densities and jobs creation, debated how much land should be preserved, explored the impact on school construction planning. The company pulled together a panel discussion of national experts to critique their plans in public....
Tags: Florida Hometown Democracy, Florida Legislature, David Denslow, plans amendment, Northeast Florida Regional Council, Volusia County, Glenn Storch, Greg Gimbert, Brian Teeple, use plans, Daytona Beach, Direct democracy, Volusia County Florida, Referendum
Legislative delegation to listen
Gulf Breeze :: FL :: USA | 11 days ago
Credibility Public comments will be heard on proposals for the 2010 Regular Session of the Florida Legislature. To be placed on the agenda, all interested parties should contact Rep. Clay Ford’s office at (850) 595-5550 by 5 pm on Tuesday, Nov. 24. The Santa Rosa...
Tags: Santa Rosa County, legislative delegation, Gulf Breeze, Greg Evers, Santa Rosa, Gaetz, Florida Legislature, Government of Florida, Ray Sansom, Okaloosa County Florida, Durell Peaden, Politics
Engage your civic skills, Graham urges
Sarasota :: FL :: USA | 12 days ago
Credibility That was the message delivered Wednesday by former Florida governor and U.S. Senator Bob Graham, who urged his audience to become more active and engaged in their communities and their government. He cited as an example Candace Lightner, founder of Mothers...
Tags: Bob Graham, Florida Legislature, civic skills, Sarasota, Candy Lightner, Drunk driving, Sarasota Florida, Politics
Hear their voices: Exhibit celebrates Florida women
Tōkyō :: Japan | 16 days ago
Credibility In 1917, Florida Clark was born on a farm in Gadsden County, the sixth of seven children. During the day she was put in a cracker-style bed — a screened box on wheels that stood 3 feet high — and was wheeled to the fields so her mother could tend the...
Tags: Florida Clark, Museum of Florida History, Florida Legislature, Florida Photo Archives, South Florida, florida women, Betty Skelton, Sue Dobby, women ins, panel discussion, Japan, Tōkyō, Betty Skelton Erde, Flight attendant, Florida
Florida may restrict texting while driving
Tallahassee :: FL :: USA | 17 days ago
Credibility Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. More than a dozen bills banning texting or the use of cell phones while driving have been filed for consideration in the 2010 Florida Legislature. Current state law allows both texting and use of cell phones by...
Tags: cell phones, Florida Legislature, Senate Transportation Committee, Sen. Andy Gardiner, dozen bills, ban text, using cell, House, Tallahassee, Text messaging, Mobile phone, Driving, Mobile phones and driving safety, Politics, Mobile telecommunications, Road safety, Texting while driving, Technology Internet
When government auctions went online, what was for sale got lost
Sarasota :: FL :: USA | 18 days ago
Credibility Erika Ginsberg-Klemmt and William Anderson met online, but not in a good way. Driven by the misconception that they had stumbled on a brilliant formula that would allow them to buy a Siesta Key condominium for pennies on the dollar, the two novice real...
Tags: LITHERLAND Erika Ginsberg-Klemmt, Sarasota County, William Anderson, condo associations, Florida Legislature, web sites, winning bidder, Manatee County, Duval County, online auction, Sarasota
Florida House panel discusses offshore drilling
Keystone Heights :: FL :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Michael Sole said Texas gets about $45 million and Alabama anywhere from $50 million to $300 million. That compares to an estimate by the pro-drilling group Florida Energy Associates that Florida’s treasury...
House to hear drilling debate
Miami :: FL :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility The think tanks are humming, big oil is gushing money, some polls suggest the public is primed — and environmentalists are nervous. The debate over offshore drilling in Florida is about to enter a new and more intense phase beginning this week when a...
Crist, Seminoles have deal to expand gaming
Tallahassee :: FL :: USA | 3 months ago
Credibility Gov. Charlie Crist has signed a retooled gambling deal with the Seminole tribe today, arguing it promises a $6.8 billion windfall for the state over two decades. In a signifigant expansion of the terms proposed by the Legislature in the spring, the tribe...
Tags: Seminole Tribe of Florida, Florida Legislature, Charlie Crist, Seminoles, Seminole Indians, gambling compact, Seminole Indian Tribe, gambling deal
Deadline looming on high-stakes gambling deal
Tallahassee :: FL :: USA | 3 months ago
Credibility Facing a Monday deadline, state leaders and the Seminoles appear closer than ever to getting a gambling deal authorizing the tribe to operate blackjack and slots in exchange for money dedicated to state schools. The tribe, lawyers for the governor and...
Tags: Bill Galvano, Seminole Tribe of Florida, Florida House of Represent, Immokalee, Florida Legislature, gambling deal, deadline looms
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