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FGCU, Edison anticipated governor's veto of 3 percent tuition hike
Fort Myers :: FL :: USA | 13 hours ago
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Dania Maxwell/Staff Florida Gulf Coast University President Wilson G...Instead, officials with both Southwest Florida schools said Monday they fully expected Gov. Rick Scott to veto a proposed 3 percent tuition increase for state colleges and
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Nan Rich: Time for South Florida Dem to run for governor
Safety Harbor :: FL :: USA | 16 hours ago
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For 10 years, political pros have taken it almost as gospel that the strongest statewide Democratic candidates are centrists from Florida's top battleground region of Tampa Bay...We tried that three times, and we had three good candidates we had Jim
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The week ahead in state and local government: May 20 to 24
Santiago :: Chile | 1 day ago
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Florida Gov. Rick Scott, center, answers a question as he is surrounded by reporters after signing an education bill on Monday, April 29, 2013, in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon) Here's a look at some of the events and major Southwest
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Wallace: Gov. Scott building political bridges
Santiago :: Chile | 1 day ago
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Florida Gov. Rick Scott is risking nothing when it comes to maintaining key relationships in the region. Last week the Republican quietly spent time on Longboat Key at an event with State Sen. Bill Galvano. He then had a private meeting in Lakewood
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Fla. gov. steps up pace on signing death warrants
Tallahassee :: FL :: USA | 1 day ago
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Fla. (AP) Gov. Rick Scott is signing death warrants at a pace rarely seen in Florida since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. Scott already has signed five death warrants this year, including three in a recent span of less than four weeks. "I
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Key education issues await Gov. Rick Scott's decision to approve or veto
Tallahassee :: FL :: USA | 3 days ago
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In this April 9, 2012 file photo, Florida Gov. Rick Scott, center, listens to Kyle Knudsen, 13, left, and Camilo Romero, 14, right, as they isolate hydrogen and oxygen in their 8th grade science class at Carwise Middle School in Palm Harbor, Fla...
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Scott wants IMG and rowing facility to return funds if projects fail
Lake Sarasota :: FL :: USA | 4 days ago
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Gov. Rick Scott seems inclined not to veto state funding for IMG Academy in Bradenton and a rowing complex under construction in Sarasota County, but only if they agree to certain conditions. As he did with last year's state allocation for rowing,
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Gov. Rick Scott asks university presidents to lobby for caps on tuition increases
Tallahassee :: FL :: USA | 4 days ago
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Gov. Rick Scott has all but guaranteed a veto of the three-percent tuition increase in the state budget and he recently reached out to an unlikely group to aid his cause. All 12 state university presidents were asked to sign a letter initiated by the
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Naples-Marco had state's fourth-lowest unemployment rate in April
Naples :: Italy | 4 days ago
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Florida Gov. Rick Scott visits with employees of the Pelican Wire Company after a press conference to kick off his Building Up Florida Manufacturing Victory tour on Monday, May 13, 2013, in Naples. The Naples-Marco Island area had the fourth-lowest
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Gov. Rick Scott leads trade mission to Chile
Tallahassee :: FL :: USA | 4 days ago
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Gov. Rick Scott will lead a state delegation to Chile next week, his eighth overseas trade mission since taking office. For three days beginning Tuesday, the Florida visitors will meet with U.S. Ambassador Alejandro Wolff and network with business
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