The Florida State Board of Education will be heading to Santa Rosa County next Tuesday for their next meeting.
The board will discuss the following items at the meeting:
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Pointing to recent problems in a VA hospital in Phoenix where a fake waiting list led to the deaths of 40 veterans, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., called for Congress to pass a bill giving the VA secretary more flexibility to demote senior officials in the department.
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Tennis, anyone?
On Wednesday, Gov. Rick Scott announced that the United States Tennis Association (USTA) will build a new facility at Lake Nona in Orlando, bringing more than $60 million to Central Florida and creating 154 new jobs. The new facility will contain 106 courts and will be used by the University of Central Floridas (UCF) tennis program.
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Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Penn., the defending champion of the Iowa Republican presidential caucus, announced on Wednesday that he was backing conservative talk-show radio host Sam Clovis for the Republican nomination to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa.
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With U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki under fire after reports emerged that secret waiting lists were used in a VA hospital in Arizona, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., demanded answers on Tuesday if similar lists were in place for Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (VAMC) in Florida. The VA hospital in Phoenix altered its waiting list to appear wait times were less than they were in actuality, leading to the deaths of 40 veterans.
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WASHINGTON -- When my neighbor gleefully reported that Bill Maher had dedicated a searing monologue to me for a column about the Donald Sterling/Cliven Bundy rants, my first thought was, Nah.If I tussled with everybody who tossed a brick through the window, I'd never get the draperies hung.
Speaking at the National Press Club in Washington on Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., offered a plan opening the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), a retirement program that federal employees and members of Congress have access to, to all Americans and for reforming Medicare. Rubio, who is a potential Republican presidential contender in 2016, also called for more private-sector options for Americans looking to save for their retirements.
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U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., is a top target for Republicans in November as the GOP looks to flip the U.S. Senate. While polls have generally shown it close, a recent batch have found Pryor with solid leads over U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, R-Ark. To help close the gap, former U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., is increasing his efforts on behalf of Cotton. West endorsed Cotton through his Allen West Guardian Fund PAC earlier in the election cycle.
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