June 15, 2012 - 6:00pm
The roots of Gov. Scott Walker's recall victory in Wisconsin can be traced to Springfield, Ill.
Pam Bondi: Alachua Woman Charged for Exploiting Disabled
Submitted by Anonymous on June 16, 2012 - 9:28am
An Alachua County woman, Zonia Cooper, was arrested after an investigation by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of the state attorneys office, alleging she exploited 11 disabled adults.
The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit is dedicated to protecting elderly and disabled adults in health-care facilities throughout Florida, and we will not allow these individuals to be exploited or abused, Attorney General Pam Bondi stated in a release.
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Hush-Hush Rocket Launch Lined Up for Monday at the Cape
Submitted by Anonymous on June 16, 2012 - 9:27am
East Coast residents may get a chance to see an Atlas 5 rocket, with a classified National Reconnaissance Office payload, launched from Cape Canaveral.
The 19-story rocket is set to go up between 8:26 a.m. and 9:25 a.m. from the Complex 41 pad.
While the launch is set to head east over the Atlantic, details about the ascent and its duration were not released.
Space Coast watchers should expect to get updates only for the first stage of the flight, up to the jettison of the nose cone, which should occur about five minutes after liftoff.
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Flags at Half-Staff in DeLand for Private Cory Eiland
Submitted by Anonymous on June 16, 2012 - 9:24am
Gov. Rick Scott has ordered state and national flags to be at half-staff at the Volusia County Courthouse, Deland City Hall and at the Capitol in Tallahassee on Saturday, June 16, for Private Second Class Cory D. Eiland.
Eiland, assigned to Charlie Company, 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y., died of injuries from a single-car crash on June 6 in Hammond, N.Y.
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Rick Scott Names Elizabeth Webster to Board of Governors
Submitted by Anonymous on June 16, 2012 - 9:23am
Elizabeth L. Webster, the regional vice president of health services for Arcadian Health Plan, has been appointed by Gov. Rick Scott to the Board of Governors of the State University System.
Webster, 39, of Weston, has been with Arcadian Health Plan since 2008.
Previously, she was director of case management and admissions for Cornerstone Hospital from 2006 to 2008 and executive director of case management for Kindred Hospital from 2002 to 2005.
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Weekly Roundup: Gov. Scott Alive, Well, Able to Vote
June 15, 2012 - 6:00pm
Florida's voter registration purge headed to court this week as state and federal agencies traded lawsuits in the politically charged effort to remove ineligible voters from the critical swing state's voter rolls.
In contrast, U.S. and Florida environmental officials appeared harmonious in their joint effort to restore portions of the Everglades after federal officials signed off on a revised plan to clean up water entering the region by reducing phosphorus levels and restoring flow.
The Banality of Watergate
June 15, 2012 - 6:00pm
WASHINGTON -- Forty years ago, all of America learned the name of a particular condominium, hotel and office complex along the Potomac in the nation's capital.
Watch Out on the Road!
June 15, 2012 - 6:00pm
Define 'Fine'
June 17, 2012 - 6:00pm
Voter List Victim? Deal With It
June 15, 2012 - 6:00pm
Great story the governor tells about turning up at the polls dead. You might think that would win a few hearts and minds for the guy.
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