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5/14/01
 | THE FLORIDA LIBERATOR - Texans
Consider Death Penalty Moratorium |
| St Petersburg Times - Gambling
with lives on death row
Bill Jennings is gambling with the very lives he's now being paid by
the taxpayers to defend. His mass firings at the state agency for
death-row appeals smack of political opportunism. Gov. Jeb Bush gave
Jennings the job, and should he keep it, his record will reflect on
the governor's own standards of competence and fairness.
 | Power
and patronage
Republican legislative leaders did all the dirty work, but the
effect of their actions was to concentrate unprecedented power
in Gov. Jeb Bush's office. |
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| Tallahassee Democrat - Bill
Cotterell: CPM course is a helpful drop in the bucket
| Deregulation
to stay out of state for now
Legislative inaction leads to electrical status quo
When Floridians crank up the air conditioning or boot their
computers, many take for granted that the electricity to make it
happen will be there. |
| Museum
banks on Mickey to ease financial burdens
BOCA RATON - The International Museum of Cartoon Art is
auctioning off the same 73-year-old Mickey Mouse pencil sketches
it went to court to save. |
| Maloy
complaint filed early
Officials had prior knowledge of possible sexual misconduct
Leon County officials were notified last year of allegations of
sexual activity between Commissioner Rudy Maloy and several
aides, nearly four months before one of the aides made a sexual
harassment complaint against the county. |
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| Miami Herald - Miami
corruption might hit a home run -
| The latest scheme to finance a new Marlins baseball stadium
shows the potential upside to corruption and incompetence in
government. Much of the stadium's construction money would come
from bonds issued against future revenues from Miami's
20-percent parking surcharge. |
| McKay
plans drive to alter tax structure |
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| Palm Beach Post - Redistricting
weaves tangled political web
Snaking past decayed housing projects, Florentine mansions and
shotgun shacks, Palm Beach County's District 7 stands testament to
the wheeling, dealing and...
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| Tampa Tribune - A study released
last week by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
shows senior drivers - defined by NHTSA as those 65 and older - are
dying faster than any segment of the driving population. The numbers
are similar across Florida and Brevard County. |
| Orlando Sentinel - Fund
leaves investors high and dry
A dentist from out West put $1 million into an
Orlando-based offshore investment fund. Now he's afraid he's lost it
all and can't bring himself to tell his wife.
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| Gainesville Sun -
Political meddling feared in education
The end of the Board of Regents raises fears that individuals will
override what's good for the state.
| To
Jeb or not to Jeb?
Is it bad news or good news for Democrats if Jeb Bush
runs for re-election? Do the Democrats luck out, or run out of
luck, if an incumbent governor with incredible connections, a
track record and unlimited resources decides to bow out?
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5/11/01
| Tallahassee Democrat - Gov.
Bush celebrates overhaul of state's Career Service system --
BOCA RATON - Gov. Jeb Bush celebrated the overhaul of the state's
civil service system Thursday evening with business leaders who
drafted the proposed changes.
| Supporters
protest doctor layoffs ---
MANATEE - At least two Bradenton physicians, pediatrician Dr.
Carlos Mendez and Dr. Denise Baker, an obstetrician/gynecologist,
have been dropped from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida Health
Options network of health care providers |
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| Orlando Sentinel- Bronson
to take ag agency's reins |
| Miami Herald - Ruling
a blow for Homestead airport hopes - A judge refused to block an
Air Force order for environmentally friendly development at former
base.
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| Palm Beach Post - Democrats
asked to return cash
The Florida Democratic Party received nearly $50,000 in campaign
contributions from two companies that later turned out to be
massive...
| Democrats
say election reforms not enough
Election reforms such as those adopted in Florida will not prevent
a repeat of problems unveiled at polling places throughout... |
| Editorial:
Touch screen, scanner; either OK
Floridians have learned enough about election officials over the
past six months to worry about what might go on during the first
week of June. The 67 county elections supervisors are scheduled to
meet at a resort just north of Tampa to decide the hard details of
election reform, which Gov. Bush signed into law... |
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| St Petersburg Times - EPA
to rush arsenic-risk report
Some guidance for parents worried about
pressure-treated wooden playgrounds could come as soon as next month.
| Woman
sues tribal chief over sex acts
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- A fired employee of the Seminole
Tribe on Thursday accused the tribal chairman of getting her
pregnant, forcing her to have an abortion, then firing her and
arranging to pay her $100,000 in phony sick leave. |
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| Gainesville Sun - Employees
say end of waivers hurts UF
Legislative
budget tightening stops free courses for state employees at the
state's public universities for 2001-2002.
| Sun Editorial: 'Dumbing
down' state - If anyone doubted that the Republicans in
Tallahassee were waging war on professionalism in state government
this legislative session, consider their move to "dumb
down" the state workforce. |
| Sun
Editorial: Mendacity by the box load - Big Daddy, the family
patriarch in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" had a knack for
smelling mendacity. There was plenty of it to smell in Tallahassee
this past legislative session... |
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| Florida Times Union - Reformers
stress voter education
Despite a new law that demands election reform, one piece of mayhem
may still be tucked into the new voting machinery. |
5/10/01
| Gainesville Sun - Sun
Editorial: The trains roll -- Legislature back to it's old
tricks |
| Tallahassee Democrat - Bid
dispute negotiations resume Friday
State officials seemed bent Wednesday on including a politically
connected startup software company in a contract for laptop computers,
even if they have to overturn a yearlong procurement process.
| State
workers already looking for new jobs
Complaints with Service First voiced at town hall meeting.
State employees are already looking for new jobs in anticipation
of Gov. Jeb Bush signing his "Service First" plan into
law, two local Democratic Party activists said Wednesday |
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| St Petersburg Times -Airport
unsure how to spend budget windfall
After Rep. Johnnie Byrd gains $967,150 for Plant City Airport, it
wonders how to spend money it didn't ask for.
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| Miami Herald - Gov.
Bush visits to `celebrate' voting reforms
| Elections
chief now `No Party'--
WEST PALM BEACH -- Angry at her fellow Democrats and eager to make
a point that elections officials should be independent, Palm Beach
County Elections Supervisor Theresa LePore has dumped her party
and changed her affiliation to ``No Party.'' |
| Election Reform - What
the Law Does |
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| Palm Beach Post - 'Butterfly'
ballot banished in county
Gov. Jeb Bush completed Florida's historic role in the 2000
presidential election Wednesday at the place where it all began 183
days ago...
| State
tuition perk may drop by $9 million
One of the shiniest perks of working for state government -- free
college tuition -- will lose some of its luster after Gov. Jeb
Bush... |
| Editorial:
Helping the Ocklawaha
Sadly, Gov. Bush can't begin to restore the Ocklawaha River this
year. With a veto, however, he can make it easier to restore the
beautiful... |
| Editorial:
Death Row in Florida
Though the Legislature keeps looking for ways to make sure Florida
never will give up the death penalty, the Legislature also is
looking for ways to make sure those convicted . . . |
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| Florida Times Union - Budget
has less this year for Duval
With little clout in the state House and facing a tight budget,
Jacksonville will see a drop in the state tax dollars it receives for
projects next year
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5/9/01
| Florida Times Union - FLORIDA
LEGISLATURE: Perceptions vary
--
Reading summaries of the 2001 legislative session by the two major
political parties would make most people wonder if Democrats and
Republicans were sitting in the same chambers for two months. |
| Palm Beach Post - Gas
prices at premium
A measly one-tenth of a cent is all that separates gasoline prices
from reaching the $2-a-gallon mark for the first time ever . |
| Orlando Sentinel - A
Gulf postcard? Sun, sea -- gas rigs
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| Miami Herald - Lawmakers
put squeeze on Dade -Scandals, mismanagement trigger a possible
overhaul
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| St Petersburg Times -
Mining blasts away at Glades' future -The companies tear up vast
acres of wetlands and leave sterile "lakes'' behind. They want
more.
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| Tallahassee Democrat -
Statewide, FCAT scores rise
| FAMU
leader to stay longer |
| Computer
bidding is questioned. -
A politically connected company gets the nod
...
A law giving a Jeb Bush appointee almost complete control of state
big-ticket technology purchases doesn't take effect until July 1,
but charges of political interference in the process are already
surfacing.
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| Open
records laws attacked --
Legislature dims Florida's sunshine laws
...
The sunshine dimmed on open records laws in Florida this
legislative session. State lawmakers passed 15 bills creating new
exemptions to the public records laws, routinely met in secret,
and approved legislation so quickly some members didn't know what
they were voting on.
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