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Partly Cloudy and 72 degrees F at Cocoa / Patrick Air Force Base, FL
Winds are East at 14 MPH. The pressure is 30.30" (1026.0 mb) and the humidity is 65%. The heat index is 75. Last Updated on Mar 17, 9:55 am EDT.
Categories: Weather
There are no active watches, warnings or advisories in Florida (Northern Brevard/FLZ147)
There are no active watches, warnings or advisories
Categories: Weather
Florida Dems set to nix mail-in vote; now what?
WASHINGTON - Florida Democrats today likely will put an end to the idea of a mail-in presidential primary as party leaders struggle to find a fair way to seat delegates at the August convention.
Categories: State
Crist signs budget with $512 million in cuts
Gov. Charlie Crist signed $512 million in cuts to this year's budget into law on Friday. As promised, he did not veto any of the items included in the revised budget, which lawmakers already slashed by about $1 billion in the fall.
Categories: State
Panel considers competing property tax relief proposals
A state panel is deciding which of two major proposals for massive property tax relief should go on the November ballot.
Categories: State
Black woman will be first to lead court
Justice Peggy Quince, who attended segregated schools in her native Virginia, will be the first black woman to lead the Florida Supreme Court and any branch of state government.
Categories: State
Democrats unable to agree on Florida do-over
As the Florida Democratic Party gets ready to decide Monday whether to pull the plug on a long-shot bid to restage the state's presidential primary by mail, it faces a larger question: Is there a Plan B?
Categories: State
Cuts may force unwanted steps at FIU
Gloomy budget talk dominated Florida International University's Board of Trustees meeting Friday, with one faculty member saying the financial outlook for the institution amounted to far more than simply cutting to the bone.
Categories: State
Legislative panel to consider two plans for major property tax relief
A state panel is deciding which of two major proposals for massive property tax relief should go on the November ballot.
Categories: State
Marco Rubio trying one more time to push his tax plan
House Speaker Marco Rubio's power may be waning as he moves toward the end of his two-year term as presiding officer. But the conservative West Miami Republican has set the table this week for what could be his last best shot at major property tax reform.
Categories: State
Records-access cases drop, McCollum says
Since Bill McCollum was elected attorney general, the Information Age has dominated his agenda. He has beefed up the office's pursuit of cyber criminals and more than tripled the number of staff hunting down sexual predators trolling online for children. But by his own admission, his staff of 440 lawyers hasn't prioritized a low-profile program designed to help the public better resolve disputes with local governments over access to public records.
Categories: State
Gay political clout growing
From mounting a major offensive against Fort Lauderdale's mayor to winning county protections for transgender residents, South Florida's gay community wants politicians to know: We're here. Get used to it.
Categories: State
Deal would compensate disabled drivers for permits
The state has agreed to pay $2 million to settle a 12-year-old lawsuit that contended it was illegal to charge disabled drivers a fee for parking permits.
Categories: State
Bill would let Florida cities and counties ban pit bulls, other dog breeds
Sparked by a spate of pit bull attacks in recent years, state Rep. Perry Thurston, D-Plantation, is leading an effort in the Legislature to authorize cities and counties to target dangerous breeds of dogs with tighter controls or even bans.
Categories: State
Nation awaits D.C. handgun ruling
The District of Columbia's fight to preserve its nearly 32-year-old ban on handguns before the U.S. Supreme Court has drawn nationwide attention as a bellwether vote on the limits of gun control.
Categories: State
Student loans threatened, UMD director tells Congress
WASHINGTON - The nation's financial woes are already putting a strain on families trying to pay for a child's college education, and current government contingency plans are untested, said a Maryland financial aid officer.
Categories: State
Oregon voting by mail evolved over years
Florida and Michigan face a daunting task if they try to cobble together in a few weeks a mail voting system that evolved in Oregon over more than a decade.
Categories: State
As the economy falters, so do state budgets
Programs for the elderly are being slashed in Maine. Government jobs are being eliminated in New Jersey. Prison construction has been put off in Virginia. Some schools in California will end their music programs.
Categories: State
Visit the Stateline.org Florida Page
Categories: State
NSS Florida Discussion Groups
Why not utilize google for our discussion/email list for all things
NSS Florida Space Coast Chapter. This will be a trial run to see
how it is accepted by the general membership.
Bob
NSS Florida Space Coast Chapter. This will be a trial run to see
how it is accepted by the general membership.
Bob
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