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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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Every day Floridians are targeted by individuals seeking to use them as pawns in schemes to defraud and collect millions, and it is costing Florida families as much as $100 in higher auto insurance
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Gov. Rick Scott namedDorina Sackman, an eighth-grade ESOL language arts teacher from Westridge Middle School in Orange County as2014 Macy's Teacher of the Year on Thursday at Hard Rock Live at Universal Studios in Orlando. Hundreds of teachers attended the event, which was hosted byEmmy Award-winning journalist Deborah Norville. Gov. Rick Scott; Darlene Hanes, Macys executive vice president, regional director of stores; and Florida Commissioner of Education Tony Bennett were at the event to make the announcement.
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The defense began its closing arguments Friday morning in the trial of George Zimmerman, who is charged with second-degree murder in the death of teenager Trayvon Martin. The defense's closing arguments will then be followed by a one-hour rebuttal by the prosecution. After the rebuttal, the jurors will be sequestered to decide the verdict.
By Kevin Derby
Following a speech earlier in the day where he suggested the Senate not pass continuing resolutions on the budget unless President Barack Obamas health care law was defunded, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., signed on as a co-sponsor to U.S. Sen. Ted Cruzs, R-Texas, bill to defund it. Cruz and Rubio are both possible contenders for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.
By Kevin Derby
Gov. Rick Scott formed a tag team with Paul Levesque, the executive vice president of talent and live events for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), on Thursday to open the WWEs Global Performance Center in Orlando. Levesque, best known by wrestling fans as Triple H is the son-in-law of WWE CEO Vince McMahon. The project will bring $2.3 million in capital investment and almost 100 jobs to Central Florida.
By Kevin Derby
Sunshine State News is hitting the radio airwaves on Thursday from 2:20-3 p.m. Your humble blogger will be on the Ed Dean radio show, which is hosted by one of the most feisty, informative and entertaining conservatives in Florida. It can be heard onlinehereand on two stations in Central Florida -- 89.3 on the west coast and 90.3 on the Atlantic coast.
By Kevin Derby
In a 5-2 decision along the usual ideological lines, Florida's liberal-leaning Supreme Court has denied a petition by the Florida Legislature to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the 2012 Senate redistricting map.
By Kevin Derby
Speaking at a breakfast event on Thursday sponsored by the Concerned Veterans of America and The Weekly Standard, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., took aim at President Barack Obamas health care law. Repeatedly calling the law unimplementable, Rubio suggested Republicans oppose passing continuing resolutions of the federal budget unless they defund it.
By Kevin Derby
Rep. Holly Merrill Raschein, R-Key Largo, has a head start in the money chase over a Democratic opponent. Raschein, who represents all of Monroe County and parts of Miami-Dade County, raised $10,575 and spent almost $2,400 in the second quarter of 2013. So far in the election, she has brought in $22,225 and spent around $3,860.
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With closing arguments scheduled for Thursday afternoon in the George Zimmerman trial, another charge is being added to the second-degree murder charge Zimmerman faces for the death of teenager Trayvon Martin.
Judge Debra Nelson met with both the prosecution and defense to discuss jury instructions and approved both the second-degree murder charge and a manslaughter charge. The prosecution argued for a third-degree murder charge, but defense attorneys say they only want the jury to consider the second-degree murder charge or not guilty.
By Kevin Derby
The stakes are getting raised as Rep. Karen Castor Dentel, D-Maitland, looks to defend her House seat in 2014. Castor Dentel defeated Republican incumbent Scott Plakon in 2012 to represent parts of Orange and Seminole counties.
While she could not raise funds in April and early May when the Legislature was in session, Castor Dentel raised almost $14,500 in the second quarter of 2013, relied on around $460 through in-kind donations and spent $4,460 in that period. So far in the contest, Castor Dentel has raised more than $37,600 and has around $33,000 on hand.
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