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Charlie Crist's Former Chief of Staff Headed to Higher Education

Submitted by Kevin Derby on March 17, 2011 - 10:19am

Shane Strum, best known in Florida politics for his service as former Gov. Charlie Crists chief of staff, will be heading into higher education. Strum was named as associate vice chancellor of business development for Keiser University.

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Florida Reacts to SB 736 Passing House

Submitted by Kevin Derby on March 17, 2011 - 9:40am

Reactions continued to pour in across Florida after the House joined the Senate in passing SB 736, a measure reforming teacher performance pay, on Wednesday afternoon. Gov. Rick Scott is expected to sign the bill into law.

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Finished Those March Madness Bracket Predictions? Pencil in the Florida Gators Thursday

Submitted by Nancy Smith on March 16, 2011 - 11:57pm

The Florida Gators are as close to a home team as you can get in Rounds One and Two at the only March Madness venue in the Sunshine State. Don't bet against them.

Vegas has UF (26-7) scribbled in as a 2-to-1 favorite in Round One Thursday against the UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos (18-13).

In a telephone interview Wednesday, Victor Alvarez, a booking agent at New York New York in Las Vegas, told Sunshine State News, "You want to bet on Florida, you gotta put down 50 cents for every quarter you win.

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Committee OKs New Gambling Measures

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Brandon Larrabee News Service of Florida
March 16, 2011 - 7:00pm

Two measures changing the rules of the game for gambling interests in the state passed the Senate Regulated Industries Committee on Wednesday, potentially kicking off a new round of gambling fights in this year's session.

It's not clear whether the odds are in favor of either bill; Senate President Mike Haridopolos, R-Merritt Island, was largely ambivalent about both when asked about them Wednesday, and neither bill's House companion has been scheduled for a hearing yet.

For St. Patrick's Day, A Look Back at Florida's Mad Irish U.S. Senator

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March 16, 2011 - 7:00pm

Space Industry Bills Gain Support with Focus on Jobs

Gary Bauer's Take on Calls for Marco Rubio to Run for President in 2012

Submitted by Kevin Derby on March 16, 2011 - 7:11pm

Social conservative leader Gary Bauer, who ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2000 and now leads the Campaign for Working Families PAC (CWF), weighed in on Wednesday on the increased calls that Florida U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio should run for the Republican presidential nomination.

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The Framers Never Imagined a New Hampshire Primary

Teacher Performance Pay Wins the Day

By
Kevin Derby
March 15, 2011 - 7:00pm

The Legislature sent its first bill of the year to Gov. Rick Scott Wednesday, when the House joined the Senate in passing the hotly contested SB 736, a measure basing teacher pay on performance and assessments instead of seniority and tenure.

Flanked by legislative leaders at a press conference after the vote was taken, Scott praised the passage of the bill. This will help attract and retain the best teachers, said Scott, adding that it was part of his plan to increase jobs in the Sunshine State.

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