June 12, 2013 - 6:00pm
USF Associate Professor Will Hold Media Availability Friday Regarding Dozier School
Submitted by Anonymous on June 13, 2013 - 11:39am
University of South Florida associate professor Erin Kimmerle will be holding media availability regarding her research and the possible exhumations at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys at 1 p.m. on Friday in the Galleria at the USF Research Park on the Tampa campus.
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Marco Rubio Calls For Barack Obama to Suspend Federal Health Care Law
Submitted by Kevin Derby on June 13, 2013 - 11:37am
Appearing on Americas News Room on Fox News Thursday morning, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., called for President Barack Obama to suspend implementation of the federal health-care law.
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Rep. Larry Metz Named Florida Chamber's 'Most Valuable Legislator' of 2013
Submitted by Kevin Derby on June 13, 2013 - 11:20am
Citing his efforts on behalf of legal reform, the Florida Chamber of Commerce has named state Rep. Larry Metz, R-Yalaha, its annual "Most Valuable Legislator" in 2013.
Metz received the Chamber's premier legislative award for his ultimately successful three-year effort to get Florida to strengthen its expert witness standards, despite fierce opposition from the state'splaintiff trial lawyer lobby.
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Ann Coulter Compares Marco Rubio to Jack Kevorkian and Includes in 'Stupidest Republicans'
Submitted by Kevin Derby on June 13, 2013 - 10:56am
As he continues to push immigration reform, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., continues to draw heavy fire from the right.
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Department of Children and Families Announces New Legislative Affairs Team
Submitted by Anonymous on June 13, 2013 - 10:52am
On Thursday, the Department of Children and Families announced its new legislative affairs team. Timothy Parson will serve as DCF's legislative affairs director and Nicole Stookey will serve as deputy legislative affairs director.
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George W. Bush Back in the Saddle
June 12, 2013 - 6:00pm
Our former presidents haunt our popular culture. We plaster their portraits on dollars and cents. We carve their faces on a giant rock in South Dakota.
Rick Scott Honors Charlotte Maguire as a 'Great Floridian'
Submitted by Kevin Derby on June 13, 2013 - 10:03am
Gov. Rick Scott has been spending recent days naming Great Floridians and that trend continued on Thursday with the latest honoree being Dr. Charlotte Maguire, a longtime pediatrician who served as assistant secretary of health and scientific affairs in the Nixon administration. Maguire helped create the Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services which has become the Department of Health and the Department of Children and Families.
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Marco Rubio Hits Bill O'Reilly's Show to Talk Up Immigration Reform Bill
Submitted by Kevin Derby on June 13, 2013 - 7:28am
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., continues to hit the cable talk-show circuit to talk about the immigration reform bill that he is sponsoring in the Senate. On Wednesday night, Rubio appeared on Bill OReillys show on Fox News.
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Common Core Standards the Focus of Briefing from Florida TaxWatch
Submitted by Kevin Derby on June 13, 2013 - 7:21am
On Thursday, Florida TaxWatch unveiled a briefing on implementing Common Core Standards. Florida TaxWatch promises this briefing, entitled The Importance of Getting It Right, will be the first in a series on the issue.
"The Common Core State Standards are the future of our state's educational system, said Dominic Calabro, the president and CEO of Florida TaxWatch in a statement on Thursday. In order to best serve our students, all of Florida's communities need to support the transformation of teaching and learning in schools."
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