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Senate Rejects “Parent Trigger” Bill For Second Year
A measure which would have given parents a voice in how to turn around a failing school has failed again in the Senate.
Scott Calls For Expanded Early Voting, More Polling Sites
Up to 14 days of early voting should be offered during Florida’s next election, Gov. Rick Scott said Thursday. The move would be a backpeddling of sorts for Republicans.
Senators Eye Changes New Redistricting Bill May Bring
With the new Senate maps expected to easily pass the House next week, before the March 30th end of the special session, lawmakers in the upper chamber and potential candidates for those seats are beginning to evaluate their electoral futures. A number of South Florida Senators could be affected.
Redistricting Map Approved By Florida Senate
A flurry of last minute amendments were added to a Florida Senate redistricting map which reached the floor Thursday for debate.
Florida Senate Panel To Vote On New Redristricting Map
The Florida Senate’s Reapportionment Committee is scheduled to vote on Wednesday on a revised redistricting map.
Committee OKs Internet Café Regulations But Not Ban
A Senate committee Thursday approved a bill that would regulate Internet cafés, and rebuffed a proposed ban on the hundreds of businesses that critics compare to “storefront casinos.”
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Shopping Around South Florida
Best Shopping Centers & Malls
From Sawgrass Mills to the Falls, these are your best bets for malls.
Best South Florida Thrift Stores
Malls too expensive? Check out the bargains and be thrifty.
