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LATEST PRESS RELEASES

July 28, 2010
MOLLOY URGES FL LEGISLATURE TO END BUSINESS AS USUAL & CUT STATE BUDGET

STEVE SOUTHERLAND REACHES 'CONTENDER' STATUS

FWC MOVES SEPT. 1-3 MEETING FROM WESTON TO PENSACOLA BEACH

FLA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ENDORSES BILL MCCOLLUM IN THE REP PRIMARY

FLORIDA DEEPWATER HORIZON RESPONSE JULY 28, 2010

July 27, 2010
FEA: CO-OP EFFORT HELPED FLA BECOME FINALIST FOR FEDERAL GRANT

FLA MEDICAID ACHIEVES FED CERTIFICATION OF FISCAL AGENT SYSTEM

PUTNAM JOINS EFFORT TO HELP DISABLED SAVE FOR EXPENSES

CRIST APPLAUDS AIRTRAN AIRWAYS FOR JOB-CREATING EXPANSION IN ORLANDO

CRIST ANNOUNCES DELEGATION FOR RACE TO THE TOP PHASE 2 COMPETITION

FORMER CHAIRMEN OF THE RPOF ENDORSE HOLLY BENSON

FLORIDA DEEPWATER HORIZON RESPONSE JULY 27, 2010

ADL AUDIT: ANTI-SEMITIC INCIDENTS DECLINE IN FLORIDA

July 26, 2010
ADA 20th ANNIVERSARY, AWARD LETTERS TO REPS. HELLER & KRISEMAN

CRIST PRAISES NEW PROTECTIONS FOR VULNERABLE FLORIDIANS

JAMES GRANT ENDORSED BY NRA AND UNIFIED SPORTSMEN OF FLORIDA

KENDRICK MEEK LAUNCHES FIRST TELEVISION AD

FLORIDA DEEPWATER HORIZON RESPONSE JULY 26, 2010

THE ONGOING ADMINISTRATION-WIDE RESPONSE TO THE DEEPWATER BP OIL SPILL

July 23, 2010
FLORIDA HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES NEW OFFICERS

FWC OFFERS GATOR-HUNTING CLASSES

FWC DISCOVERS NONNATIVE LIONFISH IN GULF OF MEXICO

STATEMENT BY EDU COMMISH SMITH ON 2ND REQUEST FOR DAMAGES FOR FCAT

AWI APPLAUDS GOVERNOR CRIST FOR COMPENSATION TO LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYED

SINK STATEMENT ON RESULTS OF HEALTHY KIDS INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF WELLCARE

FLORIDA DEEPWATER HORIZON RESPONSE JULY 23, 2010

NEXTERA ENERGY ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER 2010 EARNINGS

THE ONGOING ADMINISTRATION-WIDE RESPONSE TO THE DEEPWATER BP OIL SPILL

July 22, 2010
ATTORNEY GEN WARNS FLORIDIANS OF EMAIL SCAM RELATED TO OIL SPILL DISASTER

FLORIDA DEEPWATER HORIZON RESPONSE JULY 22, 2010

FLORIDA RETAIL FEDERATION ENDORSES ADAM PUTNAM

THE ONGOING ADMINISTRATION-WIDE RESPONSE TO THE DEEPWATER BP OIL SPILL

DCF, LUTHERAN SERVICES FLORIDA TO ANNOUNCE THERAPEUTIC DAY CAMPS

July 21, 2010
STATEMENT BY EDU COMMISH DR. SMITH REGARDING FORDHAM'S REPORT

FLA INSURANCE COMMISH MCCARTY TESTIFIES BEFORE CONGRESS

SINK CALLS ON ENTERPRISE FLORIDA TO LEAD NW FL ECONOMIC RECOVERY

REPRESENTATIVE KEVIN RADER LEADS FIGHT FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS

EXCITEMENT BUILDING FOR BACK-TO-SCHOOL SALES TAX HOLIDAY

FLORIDA DEEPWATER HORIZON RESPONSE JULY 21, 2010

THE ONGOING ADMINISTRATION-WIDE RESPONSE TO THE DEEPWATER BP OIL SPILL

PUTNAM CAMPAIGN SETS FUNDRAISING RECORD FOR COMMISH OF AGRICULTURE

GULF RED SNAPPER SPORT SEASON CLOSES JULY 24

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FLA GETS SECOND SHOT AT RACE TO TOP
July 27, 2010
Florida is once again a finalist for the Race to the Top grant program administered by the U.S. Department of Education, after falling short earlier this year in its quest to bring more than $1 billion in federal education dollars to the state...

INSURERS TO TRY AGAIN TO SOFTEN REGULATION
July 27, 2010
Legislation seeking to make it easier for property insurers in some cases to raise rates without a drawn-out regulatory case will return next year, and backers are hopeful that with a new governor it will become law...

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David Royse - Executive Editor
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BENNETT: INSURANCE DE-REG COULD BE DONE THIS YEAR
A compromise bill to deregulate some property insurance rates could be worked out between lawmakers and...

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John Kennedy - Associate Editor
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GOP HAS SIGHTS ON JUSTICE'S SENATE SEAT
Former House Speaker John Thrasher's victory in a Senate Republican primary is convincing some GOP leaders that comebacks are possible despite...

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Keith Laing - Reporter
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WEEKLY ROUNDUP - WAIT AND SEE, BUT DON'T TEXT
The wait-and-see game surrounding a possible special session to ratify a gambling compact with the Seminole Tribe tilted toward...

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Michael Peltier - Reporter
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MCCARTY: PRIVATE CAPACITY THERE TO ABSORB MOST STATE FARM POLICIES
Despite difficult times for many insurers during the first half of 2009, there is ample capacity in the existing private market...

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Kathleen Haughney - Reporter
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BAR TO BEGIN CHECKING OUT APPLICANTS' FACEBOOK PAGES
If your Facebook status is "wants to be a lawyer," be careful what else you put on your page The board that licenses new lawyers...

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