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Unemployment Fight Posted by: flanewscapitol
Video duration: 93 seconds Floridas unemployment rate is the highest its been since 1975. The rate rose to 11.9 percent today, with more than 1-million, 100-thousand people looking for jobs. As Whitney Ray tells us, the news comes as the governor is touring the state praising a legislative freeze on the unemployment tax hike. |
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Dozier School has Nine Lives.mpg Posted by: flanewscapitol
Video duration: 101 seconds The troubled Dozier School for Boys in the Florida Panhandle has survived a hundred years of scandals, but as Mike Vasilinda tells us, the schools time may be finally running out. |
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Snake Hunters Posted by: flanewscapitol
Video duration: 98 seconds Its open season on Burmese Pythons. Starting this week anyone with a Florida hunting license and 26 dollars can register with the state to kill the snakes. As Whitney Ray tells us, the war to rid the state of non-native reptiles is being fought on two fronts: in the wild, and at the state capitol. |
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Teacher Fight Looming Posted by: flanewscapitol
Video duration: 102 seconds Florida teachers are up in arms over legislation buried deep within a sixty-one page bill that references child abuse. The legislation makes drastic changes in the way teachers are rewarded or punished. And as Mike Vasilinda tells us, future employment and salary increases would be based on how well students do on tests. |
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Sinkhole Cap Sinks Posted by: flanewscapitol
Video duration: 94 seconds Every year in Florida insurance companies lose 100s of millions of dollars to fraudulent sinkhole claims. Legislation to cut down on insurance fraud would help companies curb their losses by limiting the amount of money theyre on the hook for, but as Whitney Ray tells us, the idea isnt very popular, because it could leave people with real claims hurting. |
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Reefer Madness Posted by: flanewscapitol
Video duration: 102 seconds At a time when California is releasing thousands of small time drug offenders from prison, Florida could consider reducing the penalties for people caught with small amounts of marijuana and cocaine. As Whitney Ray tells us, lessening the penalties could save the state millions and help fill a three billion dollar budget gap. |
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Class Size Freeze Headed to the Floor.mpg Posted by: flanewscapitol
Video duration: 95 seconds Legislation paving the way for a freeze on the class size amendment is heading to the Senate Floor. If approved by 3/5ths of the legislature, voters would have a chance to reverse the last phase of the class size requirements. As Whitney Ray tells us, even if the legislation gets the votes this spring, the final phase of the class size requirements will still go into effect. |
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911 Records Posted by: flanewscapitol
Video duration: 100 seconds Access to recordings of 911 phone calls is being challenged by state lawmakers. Legislation to ban the public from hearing the calls has been filed. As Whitney Ray tells us, the debate began shortly after the 911 recording of a neighbors report of the Tiger Woods car crash was released. |
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Legislature Begins Under Cloudy Skies Posted by: flanewscapitol
Video duration: 98 seconds Florida lawmakers began their annual 60-day session today, uncertain about the economy and state revenues. The day began with bipartisan action to prevent a huge tax hike to businesses, but as Mike Vasilinda tells us, some in the GOP are already taking shots at others in their own party. |
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Unemployment Tax Hike Delayed Posted by: flanewscapitol
Video duration: 85 seconds The 2010 Florida legislative session began with a victory for businesses and thousands of job-seekers. Lawmakers passed a bill delaying a steep increase in the states unemployment tax. As Whitney Ray tells us, their vote would extend unemployment benefits to 20-thousand Floridians who have run out of money. |
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107th Florida Session Starts Tuesday Posted by: flanewscapitol
Video duration: 44 seconds State lawmakers will begin their 107th session since Statehood tomorrow in Tallahassee. 2010 brings more challenges than anytime since the great depression, and as Mike Vasilinda tells us, the legislative search for money is on in more ways than one. |
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Unemployment Benefits Run Out Posted by: flanewscapitol
Video duration: 105 seconds By the end of the month as many as 100-thousand Floridians could be kicked off the unemployment rolls. A program extending unemployment benefits to thousands of Floridians expired Sunday. As Whitney Ray tells us, if Congress acts this week the program could continue without a hiccup. |
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Real ID a Real Pain Posted by: flanewscapitol
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Rubio?s Credit Card Tab Posted by: flanewscapitol
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Red Light Cameras Posted by: flanewscapitol
Video duration: 98 seconds More than 50 cities in Florida have installed cameras at busy intersections to catch red light runners, even though a 2005 opinion said the cameras, while illegal, could not be used to fine motorists. Now a judge is saying the fines levied by the cities is unconstitutional. As Mike Vasilinda tells us, state lawmakers will likely have the final say. |
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Ray Sansom Resigns from House.mpg Posted by: flanewscapitol
Video duration: 99 seconds Former House Speaker Ray Sansom resigned his legislative seat on the eve of a scheduled disciplinary hearing over whether he misused his official position. The resignation effectively ended the legislative hearing, so, as Mike Vasilinda tells us, taxpayers will have to wait for criminal proceedings to know the truth about the tangled relationship with a well-healed donor. |
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Haitian Class Size Problems Posted by: flanewscapitol
Video duration: 79 seconds Florida lawmakers are worried students arriving from Haiti could bankrupt local school districts. 23-hundreds have already enrolled, and more are coming. As Whitney Ray tells us, even if the feds chip in, they probably wont give enough to help schools meet strict class size requirements. |
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Sansom Tribunal to Proceed Posted by: flanewscapitol
Video duration: 93 seconds Beginning Monday, a select group of Florida lawmakers will take on the rare responsibility of disciplining one of their own members. Former House Speaker Ray Sansom will be on trial before a political tribunal accused of violating House ethics rules. As Mike Vasilinda tells us the charges Sansom's job as chief budget writer. |
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9-1-1 Bill Clears Hurdle Posted by: flanewscapitol
Video duration: 101 seconds Denise Amber Lee was kidnapped and murdered in 2008. Her death is considered largely preventable if more than one 9-1-1 operator had followed through on tips about the killer. As Mike Vasilinda tells us, for the second time this week, the family is in Tallahassee working to make nobody else dies because someone was untrained. |
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Texting Crazy.mpg Posted by: flanewscapitol
Video duration: 91 seconds 15 bills to ban drivers from texting or talking on the phone have been filed in Tallahassee. There are more than 30 sponsors and co-sponsors for the different pieces of legislation. A ban has failed three years running, but as Whitney Ray tells us, lawmakers arent worried about getting a ban passed this year; theyre just curious about whose bill will be signed by the governor. |
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FCAT Phase Out Posted by: flanewscapitol
Video duration: 84 seconds A plan to phase out the FCAT exam and replace it with end of the year tests is gaining ground in Tallahassee. The FCAT is catching flack from parents, students and teachers concerned to much emphasis is being put on passing the test and not on learning. As Whitney Ray tells us, changes could even come as soon as next year. |
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Denise Lee Act Clears Committee Posted by: flanewscapitol
Video duration: 97 seconds 9-1-1 Emergency operators will have to undergo increased training under legislation approved by a State House Committee this morning in Tallahassee. The legislation was inspired by the preventable death, as Mike Vasilinda tells us, of Denise Amber Lee, a Sarasota woman kidnapped and murdered in 2008. |
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Middle Management Mess Posted by: flanewscapitol
Video duration: 94 seconds The state could save 300 million dollars by eliminating the middle man. There is an average of one manager for every four employees in state government. As Whitney Ray tells us, Floridas Chief Financial Officer says 46-hundred could be weeded out over the next year and a half. |
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Sansom Decision Looms Posted by: flanewscapitol
Video duration: 98 seconds With unemployment expected to reach 12 percent and lawmakers considering layoffs to help fill a three billion dollar budget hole, there seems to be little to cheer about. But as Whitney Ray tells us, economists have found a few bright spots in Floridas economy. |
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Economic Bright Spots Posted by: flanewscapitol
Video duration: 96 seconds With unemployment expected to reach 12 percent and lawmakers considering layoffs to help fill a three billion dollar budget hole, there seems to be little to cheer about. But as Whitney Ray tells us, economists have found a few bright spots in Floridas economy. |
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