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Scott urged to veto $107 million from Fla. budget

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:32:17 -0400

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - A Tallahassee group with close business ties is urging that Gov. Rick Scott veto more than $100 million worth of projects included in the new state budget.

Bulls, Seminoles will play in 2015, 2016

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:46:01 -0400

TAMPA, Florida - South Florida and Florida State have agreed to a home-and-home football series, with games scheduled between the Bulls and Seminoles in 2015 and 2016.

Dems say Scott's vulnerable, but who'll face him?

Sun, 12 May 2013 12:31:42 -0400

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - Democrats consider Gov. Rick Scott to be one of the most vulnerable Republican incumbent governors facing re-election next year, which gives them hope that they can put one of their own in the governor's office for the first time since January 1999.

Tom Brady started successful note-taking business

Sat, 11 May 2013 07:56:14 -0400

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - College students no longer have to take comprehensive notes to help them prepare for finals. Not when they can buy them.

Panhandle barrel racing track loses legal fight

Mon, 06 May 2013 18:28:49 -0400

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - An administrative judge has ruled that state regulators ignored the law when they allowed a Panhandle horse track to use barrel racing as way to bring gambling to a small town near the state capital.

Stadium decision hurts Miami's Super Bowl chances

Mon, 06 May 2013 16:21:43 -0400

MIAMI - As Dan Marino campaigned for Miami to be chosen the site of the 50th Super Bowl, he made no pretense about being objective on the subject.

Cancer treatment bill clears Fla. Legislature

Fri, 03 May 2013 21:14:40 -0400

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - Florida lawmakers gave final approval Friday evening to legislation that would require health insurers to provide the same level of coverage for cancer treatments given orally as those drugs administered intravenously.

Fla. Legislature refuses to aid Miami Dolphins

Fri, 03 May 2013 21:08:14 -0400

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - Florida's oldest professional sports franchise - the Miami Dolphins - was dealt a crushing blow Friday after the Florida Legislature ended it session without passing any funding plan that would assist the team's quest to refurbish its stadium.

Tallahassee-area teacher killed in wreck with bus

Wed, 01 May 2013 18:02:08 -0400

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - A Tallahassee-area middle school teacher died early Wednesday after the car she was driving collided head on with a passenger bus full of southwest Florida students.

Fla. state agency evacuated due to letter

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:07:29 -0400

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - State and local authorities are examining a state agency building after a suspicious letter was discovered, forcing some 1,500 employees to evacuate.

House OKs bill to disclose 'fracking' chemicals

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:04:52 -0400

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - In a pre-emptive move, the Florida House voted Wednesday evening to require oil and natural gas companies to disclose the chemicals pumped underground as part of hydraulic fracturing operations - a process better known as "fracking."

Man gets life for fatally shooting woman

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:02:52 -0400

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - A Florida Panhandle man was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday for fatally shooting a woman.

Correction: Domestic Security story

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:31:43 -0400

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - In a story April 22 about Florida's anti-terrorism efforts, The Associated Press reported erroneously the year of the 9/11 terror attacks. The attacks happened in 2001, not 2011.