Florida leaders say they are committed to paying Alan Crotzer for the 24 years he spent in prison and to creating a process that automatically compensates some other wrongfully convicted inmates.
Despite a tight budget year, Florida Senate President Ken Pruitt said Wednesday that the two goals are among his top priorities this Legislative session. The […]

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The price tag for influencing state government in Florida: More than $200-million.
In the second year that lobbyists have had to disclose how much they made peddling their clients' wishes to lawmakers, state agencies and the governor, a St. Petersburg Times analysis found one of the nation's largest lobbying corps earned roughly five times the payroll […]

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Federal health officials have issued a warning about the dangers of the “choking game” after determining that at least 82 youths have died in the past 12 years.

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School Architecture Awards, Young Adult Literature Awards

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“Most distressing to us is that students and their parents put their faith in this expensive prep process that was ultimately based on stealing the College Board’s work product”
The owner of the SAT and PSAT exams sued a Dallas-area test-preparation company Wednesday, accusing it of trying to give its customers an unfair edge on […]

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According to the February 19th issue of the Orlando Sentinel:
“All told, corporations, unions, local governments and industry groups spent at least $97.6 million in fees on professional lobbyists to represent their interests in Tallahassee last year. The actual number is likely far more, since the state requires only that lobbying firms report the range of […]

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