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57 min ago | JD Supra

Florida Legislature Passes New Revised Limited Liability Company (LLC) Act

On May 3, 2013, as the last piece of legislation to be enacted this session, the Florida House of Representatives unanimously passed the new Florida Revised Limited Liability Company Act , a companion bill of which also passed the Florida Senate unanimously a week earlier.

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Related Topix: Florida, US Governors, Rick Scott, Washington DC

5 hrs ago | WPTV Local News

Gov. Scott vows to fight tuition hikes

Florida Gov. Rick Scott is strongly warning universities that he will fight against any tuition hikes this year.

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Related Topix: Rick Scott, US Governors, Florida, University of Florida, Florida State University

7 hrs ago | TCPalm

Letter: Call Florida lawmakers back and demand they expand Medicaid

The members of Florida Legislature enjoy a good health care system paying about $8 per month single and $30 per month for a family policy.

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Related Topix: Florida, Healthcare Law, Law, Medicaid, Health

11 hrs ago | Capital Soup

The Florida Department of Health Partners with Federal and State...

The Florida Department of Health Partners with Federal and State Health Organizations to Warn of Adverse Reactions Associated with Steroid Injections TALLAHASSEE - The Florida Department of Health is partnering with the Food and Drug Administration , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , state partners and other state health departments to ... (more)

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Related Topix: Florida, Tallahassee, FL, Healthcare Law, Law, Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Fri May 24, 2013

Politico

Iowa 2016: Who tops latest poll

Hillary Clinton beats Sens. Marco Rubio and Rand Paul in potential 2016 match ups in Iowa, according to a new poll Friday.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Senator Marco Rubio, US News, US Senate, Republican, Hillary Clinton, Senator Rand Paul, Joe Biden, Florida

Capital Soup

Rpof: that's Rich! Ask Florida Dems: Why No Love for Liberal Champion Nan?

Liberal Blog Reports That Florida Democratic Party Refusing To Allow Nan Rich To Speak At Major Annual Dinner.

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BizPacReview.com

Chris Christie still loving on Obama

Doing all he can to change the subject amid a number of swirling controversies, President Obama plans to return to New Jersey on Tuesday to survey recovery efforts still underway in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy .

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Related Topix: Chris Christie, US Governors, 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, US News, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Sandy, Mitt Romney, Florida, Opinion

BizPacReview.com

Fla. manipulating yellow-lights red-light camera

"Red-light cameras are all about generating revenue, period," said John Bowman, communications director of the National Motorists Association, a nonprofit advocacy group.

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Related Topix: Florida, Opinion

Florida Today

Florida ethanol bill fuels debate

A bio-energy company on the Treasure Coast is calling for Gov. Rick Scott to veto a measure that would repeal the state law requiring most gasoline sold in the state to include nearly 10 percent ethanol.

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Related Topix: Florida, US Governors, Rick Scott

St. Petersburg Times

Ruth: In Florida, the scheme rises to the top

Maybe you are one of those 1 million low-income Floridians who are uninsured and were just informed by the Florida Legislature that if you get sick in this state, buster, you're pretty much on your own.

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Related Topix: Florida, Healthcare Law, Law, Medicaid, Health, Rick Scott, US Governors, Opinion

Thu May 23, 2013

WSVN-TV Miami Beach

DCF secretary: worker lied about dead toddler's mother

A Department of Children and Families employee has come under fire for allegedly falsifying a report about Catalina Bruno, the South Florida mother who is currently behind bars for the death of her toddler.

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Layover

Kenworth of South Florida Opens New Parts and Service Loc...

Kenworth of South Florida has opened a new parts and service location near U.S. Route 1 in Fort Pierce, Fla., about three miles east of Interstate 95.

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Related Topix: Florida, Fort Pierce, FL

Information Technology

BioFront Technologies Receives Funding Through Florida Institute Seed Capital Accelerator Program

The Institute for the Commercialization of Public Research announced today that it has finalized a funding agreement with BioFront Technologies, producers of diagnostic kits and reagents that detect viral and allergenic proteins for food safety and infectious disease markets.

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Related Topix: Florida, Infectious Diseases, Medicine, Hepatitis, Health, Florida State University, Immunology, Biology, Science

Folio Weekly

Did you know there are 19,500 children in foster care in Florida? A...

Our mouth's are watering & after reading this restaurant review, you'll have no choice but to try out Simply Sara's. t.co/AQyterCJdQ Retweet this Ahhh! Dinosaurs have been spotted roaming Jax ... just kidding! But see if you were, at DinoTrek this weekend.

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Related Topix: Florida, Family, Teenagers, Duval County, FL

AmmoLand

Florida Carry Files Action To Stop Daytona Beach from Confiscating Firearms

Florida Carry, Inc., filed an action to stop Daytona Beach's illegal practice of refusing to return firearms to people, including veterans, who were Baker Acted but found to be no danger to themselves or others.

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Related Topix: Florida, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Guns

Florida Trend

South Florida home prices climb by more than 20 percent

Memorial Day, the traditional kickoff of the summer travel season, is just days away, and many Americans will take to the roadways and skies during the coming holiday weekend.

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Polk County Democrat

Court agrees to shield legislators from lawsuit

The Republican-controlled Florida Legislature scored a victory Wednesday in a long-running battle over how lawmakers drew up new districts for themselves and Congress.

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Related Topix: Florida, US News, US House of Representatives, US Politics, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Democrat

Wed May 22, 2013

WTLV

Day care shut down after child nearly drowns

A toddler nearly drowned in a pool at a neighborhood day care center on Tuesday.

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The Tallahassee O

Florida No. 1 In Barring Ex-prisoners From Voting

Florida leads the nation by a wide margin in the number of felons who have served their sentences but cannot vote.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Adam Putnam, Florida, Prison, Rick Scott, US Governors

Jerusalem Post

How secure are Jewish religious rights in the US?

Litigation over kosher food in state prisons welcomed less today by legal order than prohibited, discouraged conduct was decades ago.

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Related Topix: Prison, Israel, World News, Middle East, Florida, State Prisons, Gay/Lesbian, Opinion