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Florida Legislature
Legislators decided to pay $400,000 to a New Jersey company, Spectrum Gaming Group, for a term paper to determine the efficacy of expanded gambling.
Tampa Bay TimesIt's crunch time in Tallahassee, as lawmakers negotiate the details on the state budget. Among the many subplots:
Tampa Bay TimesHillsborough’s record on these issues suggests state lawmakers could benefit from more often following local governments’ lead on public safety.
Tampa TribuneCitizen Rights
Some congressional Republicans are criticizing the decision to file criminal charges in federal court against 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
Tampa Bay TimesCongress
Some congressional Republicans are criticizing the decision to file criminal charges in federal court against 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
Tampa Bay TimesEconomy
Florida filed a lawsuit to recover economic damages from the BP oil spill and a Manatee County environmental project tops the list for recovery.
Bradenton HeraldMacDill is too vital to the nation’s defense and the region’s economy to be subjected to unnecessary conflicts and headaches.
Tampa TribuneEnvironment
Florida filed a lawsuit to recover economic damages from the BP oil spill and a Manatee County environmental project tops the list for recovery.
Bradenton HeraldHigher Education
MOOCs are "massive open online courses" that allow large-scale student participation with top-level professors by using the Web.
Lakeland LedgerLocal Government
Hillsborough’s record on these issues suggests state lawmakers could benefit from more often following local governments’ lead on public safety.
Tampa TribuneA consolidated bus system in Manatee and Sarasota counties, operated by a private company, would take transit back to the future.
Sarasota Herald-TribuneRobert E. O'Neill set the right priorities in his three years as the top federal prosecutor for the Middle District of Florida.
Tampa Bay TimesManatee County Schools Superintendent Rick Mills expresses great confidence about the future of the district.
Bradenton HeraldTransportation
A consolidated bus system in Manatee and Sarasota counties, operated by a private company, would take transit back to the future.
Sarasota Herald-TribuneImmigration
Immigration is a hard issue, and we commend Rubio for tackling it with principles and practicality.
Tampa TribuneNation
What I did pick up, was that Americans were less fearful than they were ticked off that there are murderers such as this invading our lives.
Tampa Bay TimesCulture
What I did pick up, was that Americans were less fearful than they were ticked off that there are murderers such as this invading our lives.
Tampa Bay Times
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