On April 1, Washington Mayor Vincent Gray was denied a second term, defeated in the primary by upstart city councilwoman Muriel Bowser. The beginning of the end came on March 10, when U.S. Attorney Ronald Machen struck a plea bargain with a wealthy businessman who confessed he'd spent $668,000 on an illegal "shadow campaign" to fund get-out-the-vote efforts that helped Gray win the mayoral office in 2010.
Gov. Rick Scottmet with families from the Orlando area on Tuesday at Colonial High School to discuss a hot issue across the state: tuition and college affordability.
Tuitions too high," said Scott. "Weve got to figure out how to reduce the cost of tuition for all of Floridas students. Including the students that came here and grew up here, and dont qualify for in-state tuition like their peers do. Weve got to help them, make sure they can afford tuition in this state.
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The Department of Children and Families (DCF) announced Tuesday that Janice Thomas would be taking over as assistant secretary for programs, overseeing family safety, child welfare, adult protection, child care, domestic violence and homelessness.
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Congressional candidate and businessman Curt Clawson is facing the rare sight of his three Republican primary opponents -- Florida Senate Majority Leader Lizbeth Benacquisto, R-Fort Myers, former state Rep. Paige Kreegel and Michael Dreikorn -- demanding to know about his ties with Glen Borst, a convicted child molester who lived in a home owned by Clawson in Utah.
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Two female legislators held a news conference in Tallahassee to highlight "Equal Pay Day" on Tuesday, promoting pay equality for men and women.
Rep. Janet Cruz, D-Tampa, joined with Sen. Arthenia Joyner, D-Tampa, to address the public on the importance of pay equality.
Let me try to appeal to the senses of men dont you want your wife to get equal pay for equal work? asked Cruz.
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Floridas newest state university has narrowed down its search for its first president to two candidates.
Florida Polytechnic Universitys presidential search committee held a public meeting on Tuesday morning in which it announced that the choice came down to Randy Avent, currently the associate vice president for research and the associate provost at North Carolina State University, and Robert McGrath, the senior vice president and director of the Georgia Tech Research Institute.
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