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The week ahead in state and local government: May 13 to 17
Naples :: FL :: USA | 6 days ago
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Dania Maxwell/Staff President of Pelican Wire Company, Theodore Bill, left, stands next to Gov. Rick Scott, center, and Mayor John Sorey, right, during a press conference on Friday, April 19, 2013 in Naples, Fla. Gov. Scott is at the business for a
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Under the U.S. Supreme Court: O'Connor regrets Bush vs. Gore. So what?
Tucson :: AZ :: USA | 7 days ago
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Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor attends the event "Together We Thrive: Tucson and America" honoring the shooting victims at McKale Memorial Center on the University of Arizona campus in January 2011. A gunman killed six and injured
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Fla. high court upholds nuclear-power surcharge law
Tallahassee :: FL :: USA | 17 days ago
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The Florida Supreme Court rejected on Thursday the challenge to a controversial law that allows electric utilities to collect money from their customers for nuclear-power plants that won't be built for years if ever. The unanimous ruling, in a
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Fla. Supreme Court: Police need warrant to look at cell phone pics
Tallahassee :: FL :: USA | 17 days ago
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Police need warrant to look at cell phone pics David Royse, The News Service of Florida Posted May 2, 2013 at 2:13 p.m. Associated Press The Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project said that 75 percent of teens have a cell phone and
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Former Death Row inmate urges governor to reject Timely Justice bill
Fort Lauderdale :: FL :: USA | 19 days ago
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If he could talk to Gov. Rick Scott , Seth Penalver would have one simple question. "Would you kill me?" Penalver, 40, was acquitted late last year on three counts of first-degree murder, the end of an 18-year saga that brought him from Broward
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Bill to cut appeals by death row inmates headed to Scott's desk
Naples :: FL :: USA | 20 days ago
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Mug of Anthia Jill Piper murder by Harold Gene Lucas in August 1976 Naples Daily News Archive Photo 08/17/1976 Old Photo David Piper Jr. describes his 77-year-old father, David Sr., as a tough giant of a man, one not prone to displays of emotion. Yet
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House votes to speed up executions
Tallahassee :: FL :: USA | 24 days ago
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Despite warnings that Florida will shrink the appeals of the innocent, the Florida House passed a bill Thursday designed to accelerate the execution of many of the 404 inmates on Florida's death row...Sponsored by Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Shalimar, and Sen.
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Lawmakers work to change the world of driving
Tallahassee :: FL :: USA | 28 days ago
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Few things affect Floridians' lives as much their vehicles, and by the time state lawmakers finish their session early next month, they could significantly alter that relationship. Lawmakers are working on an array of legislation that will impact
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ELLIS: Unexpected consequences of ending federal voting oversight
Ellis :: KS :: USA | 1 month ago
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The United States Supreme Court will soon begin conference deliberations on the Shelby County Voting Rights Act case, which could change the face of American politics. The Alabama county is challenging the constitutionality of Sections 4 and 5 of the
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Missing attorney disappeared the day after Florida Bar accused him of unethical behavior
Lake Worth :: FL :: USA | 1 month ago
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EDT , April 17, 2013 The day before a Palm Beach County attorney disappeared, the Florida Bar filed a complaint with the Florida Supreme Court accusing him of unethical conduct, records show...McCabe accused him of intentionally withholding
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