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Agriculture | Agriculture Guide
- Is Atkins thinning Florida juice sales? heraldtribune (10/03)
- Day 3: The Fight Over Fish orlandosentinel (09/03)
- Bush praises Fla. farms — a $7B industry south florida business journal (09/03)
- State to help boost Apalachicola oyster harvest naplesnews (09/03)
- Storms bring hope to Gulf Coast fishermen and the 'Dead Zone' sun-sentinel (09/03)
- Florida farmers have bumper revenue crop businessjournal/tampa (09/03)
- Florida farmhands reap a harvest of poverty, pain and exploitation miamiherald (09/03)
- Hunt or be hunted: Night stalkers enter gator season miamiherald (09/03)
- Citrus reluctant to give up its genetic secrets to scientists sun-sentinel (08/03)
- Rain damages tomato crop | Inventor markets his EarthBox planter bradentonherald (08/03)
- Florida grapefruit growers face rough patch news-press (08/03)
- 'Fresh from Florida' promo boosts fruit, vegetable sales orlandosentinel (08/03)
- Lauderdale company borrows from French to market frozen herbs sun-sentinel (08/03)
- Officials urge safety as lobster mini-season opens throughout S. Florida sun-sentinel (07/03)
- Beefing up historic stock: Cracker cattle tampatribune (07/03)
- Aqua farms grow into $100 million industry in Florida miamiherald (07/03)
- Florida wineries are rolling out more cases naplesnews (07/03)
- State appeals order to stop canker cuttings bradentonherald (07/03)
- Federal help may be too late for American shrimpers naplesnews (07/03)
- Water report asks farmers to conserve news-press (07/03)
- Orange crop forecast upped tampatribune (07/03)
- Broward judge gives canker eradication opponents partial victory news-journalonline (07/03)
- Keys lobsters face uncertain future news-press (07/03)
- Opponents of canker eradication program win delay sun-sentinel (07/03)
- Return of scallops: Recreational scallop season starts Tuesday... gainesvillesun (06/03)
- Loxahatchee citrus grower shuts down packing plant sun-sentinel (06/03)
- Bronson defends citrus policy bradentonherald (06/03)
- Agriculture: Keeping farms thriving gainesvillesun (06/03)
- Farmers win no new local regulation sptimes (06/03)
- Clown fish farms create thousands of Nemos away from coral reefs naplesnews (06/03)
- Fruitful Empire: Crystals International is a key player in the foods industry tampatribune (06/03)
- Florida's orange forecast rises by 1 million boxes bradentonherald (06/03)
- Palm Beach County ends $45 vouchers for removed citrus trees sun-sentinel (06/03)
- Tropicana orange patent claim denied bradentonherald (06/03)
- Citrus board OKs settlement with juice importers bradentonherald (06/03)
- Citrus department, processors reach settlement in tax dispute news-journalonline (06/03)
- Canker compensation fund for tree owners is running dry miamiherald (06/03)
- Growers sue over citrus tax, lawsuit threatens future of state citrus agency naplesnews (06/03)
- It's raining blueberries in Alachua County gainesvillesun (06/03)
See also Florida Agriculture Guide
(Main Agriculture Page at State of Florida.com)
Business & Economy | Business Guide
- Program puts seniors back to work news-journalonline (10/03)
- Florida's Chico's sales rise 22 percent naplesnews (10/03)
- CVS drugstore looks to nudge into Naples market naplesnews (10/03)
- When a business is caught in a divorce naplesnews (10/03)
- Stiles to sell 5 Fla. shopping centers southflorida.bizjournals (10/03)
- Jacksonville becomes test market for new video rentals venture jacksonvilletimes-union (10/03)
- Report offers agenda for Florida's future sun-sentinel (10/03)
- Dead, dying or born again businesses miamiherald (09/03)
- Many problem brokers remain on job naplesnews (09/03)
- Winter Park firm takes matters in hand orlandosentinel (09/03)
- Florida online firm forms partnership with Japan's Mitsui naplesnews (09/03)
- Interactive marketing workers form industry organization southflorida.bizjournals.com (09/03)
- Daytona may land national aquatics complex news-journalonline.com (09/03)
- Law lets building owners cash in on history palmbeachpost (09/03)
- Despite retail funk, store properties are in demand sun-sentinel (09/03)
- Economy may lead workers to move on news-journalonline (09/03)
- More employers are turning to temps orlandosentinel (09/03)
- State's vendor limits draw concern tallahasseedemocrat (09/03)
- Location scouts on front lines of competitive film business gainesvillesun (09/03)
- Screening company sniffs out new deal...First Advantage, specializing in background checks sptimes (09/03)
- Crystals joins Ireland group...its freeze-dried products are widely used tampatribune (09/03)
- Dovetailing events create plywood shortage palmbeachpost (09/03)
- Orlando: Economy sputters back even as job losses mount orlandosentinel (09/03)
- Post-9/11 rules bring uncertainty for businesses miamiherald (09/03)
- Orlando expected to get a new Veterans Affairs hospital jacksonville.com (09/03)
- Manufacturers seek Fla.'s help palmbeachpost (09/03)
- Small businesses struggling to hang on while awaiting upturn sun-sentinel (09/03)
- Many Florida CEOs see economy accelerating palmbeachpost (09/03)
- Tight borders create barriers for international business sun-sentinel (09/03)
- Low costs make area prime for call centers news-journalonline (09/03)
- GloTech teams with state safety group to market products gainesvillesun (09/03) | GloTech Industries
- Older workers succeed on job...thrive in jobless recovery gainesvillesun (09/03)
- Motorola's Plantation-based iDEN unit thrives miamiherald (09/03)
- North Central Florida's economic health linked to UF gainesvillesun (09/03)
- Entrepreneurs sever partnerships, start over miamiherald (09/03)
- Coach keeps bagging sales through recession...employs about 480 people at the Jacksonville International Tradeport jacksonville (09/03)
- Wackenhut CEO taking aim at the billion-dollar threshold sun-sentinel (09/03)
- The business of saving lives: Local firms provide CPR training, defibrillators news-journalonline (09/03)
- Economic diversity lacks state support, leaders say miamiherald (09/03)
- What does the organizational chart say about your business? tallahasseedemocrat (09/03)
- Expansion means more work for Tech Packaging jacksonville.com (09/03)
- FindWhat expanding: Agrees to purchase Calif. software firm news-press (09/03)
- View from bottom of wage scale still bleak in Florida sptimes (09/03)
- Sparton more than just a defense contractor news-journalonline (09/03)
- Vermont Teddy Bear Co. purchases Vero Beach floral business jacksonville.com (09/03)
- West Boynton community looks to curb teen entrepreneur sun-sentinel (09/03)
- Navy's busiest airfield still a target after 60 years...Panhandle's Whiting Field naplesnews (09/03) | More
- Labor Day 2003: A tough road to organize workers in SW Florida naplesnews (09/03)
- Job prospects still looking strong in Duval jacksonville.com (09/03)
- Bay area dealmakers offer tips for acquisitions sptimes (09/03)
- Smoking Ban: Most establishments complying with the law gainesvillesun (09/03)
- FIU study finds Florida has jobs aplenty, but hourly pay lowest in nation sun-sentinel (08/03)
- No ceiling on home prices: Study sees rise in S. Fla. continuing miamiherald (08/03)
- Palm Beach County fourth in nation in jobs palmbeachpost (08/03)
- Hispanics help Southeast catch up to nation in Web use orlandosentinel (08/03)
- Water district gives Weeki Wachee more time to fix aging park news-journalonline (08/03)
- Protests or not, Latin Grammys ready to go in Miami naplesnews (08/03)
- Port Richey company is one of the country's last to make kazoos tampatribune (08/03)
- Job market clouds Floridians' outlook: Consumer confidence rose nationwide this month, but slipped in Florida orlandosentinel (08/03)
- Cingular Wireless opens new call center in Jacksonville: Company to add up to 400 jobs jacksonville.com (08/03)
- Palm Beach: Trump plays tax cards right at Mar-a-Lago palmbeachpost (08/03)
- News of accounting woes rattle Catalina sptimes (08/03)
- Home resales set U.S. record in July as buyers race interest rates sun-sentinel (08/03)
- Businesses rush to get fax OK's...law requires businesses that send faxes to customers and potential clients to have written permission to send them miamiherald (08/03)
See also Florida Business Guide
Doing Business in Florida
(Main Business Page at State of Florida.com)
Children & Families | Family Services
- Schools feed lunch-less students heraldtribune (10/03)
- DCF manager won't be charged for altering records heraldtribune (09/03)
- Nearly 50,000 children reported missing last year...number of children reported missing is dropping news-journalonline (09/03)
- Court upholds state ban on Medicaid-funded abortions naplesnews (09/03)
- State's waiting list grows...providing health insurance for children of low-income families tampatribune (08/03)
- Audit: DCF backlog project left kids at risk miamiherald (08/03)
- Study: Florida fails its kids orlandosentinel (08/03)
- Florida expands missing child alerts to e-mail news-journalonline (08/03)
- Resources needed for elderly as their numbers boom news-journalonline (08/03)
- Child support collections double during past 10 years tampatribune (07/03) | More
- Lost in latest DCF shuffle: Disabled adults may be moved as state deals with budget cuts bradentonherald (07/03)
- Familiar problems haunt DCF as number of missing children mount sun-sentinel (07/03) | More
- Advocacy group: DCF doesn't respond to report on deaths news-journalonline (07/03)
- UF study: Marital infidelity growing via Internet 'hookups' news-journalonline (07/03)
- King says 'no hurry' on constitutional amendment for parental notice news-journalonline (07/03)
- Speaker seeks amendment for parental notice on abortions news-journalonline (07/03)
- State lawmaker wants parents notified before minors can have abortion sun-sentinel (07/03)
- Minors don't have to tell about abortions: Florida Supreme Court overturns Parental Notice Act bradentonherald (07/03)
- Legislators attempting to amend law that ends foster care at age 18 sun-sentinel (07/03)
- Missing Florida children on rise despite DCF, FDLE efforts news-journalonline (07/03)
See also Florida Health Guide
(Main Health & Social Services Page at State of Florida.com)
Consumer Issues | Consumer Guide
- Visitor: Fake bills came from bank news-journalonline (10/03)
- State raids warehouse; claims charity operation bogus news-journalonline (10/03)
- ACLU won't fight ten commandments monument orlandosentinel (10/03)
- FCC calls for voluntary compliance on do-not-call list news-journalonline (10/03)
- Phone firms' plans cut off miamiherald (10/03)
- Pitting privacy vs. free speech in do-not-call law miamiherald (09/03)
- Products that know too much tampatribune (09/03)
- Second judge says no to do-not-call list miamiherald (09/03)
- Florida do-not-call list continues despite ruling naplesnews (09/03)
- Consumers invited to try free wireless Web access miamiherald (09/03)
- Consumers: Avoid 'Do Not Call' scam south florida business journal (09/03)
- Lottery scam takes in couple in their 80s miami.com (09/03)
- Jacksonville man recovering from shark bite jacksonville.com (09/03)
- AARP seeking to intervene in phone rate hike request naplesnews (09/03)
- State Farm can charge extra for mold policy palmbeachpost (09/03) | More
- State Farm, the largest home insurer in Florida, seeks another rate hike miamiherald (09/03) | More | More
- State official tries to delay increase in phone bills tampatribune (09/03)
- ID thieves take cash and more, often target seniors news-journalonline (09/03)
- Backlash begins on phone rate proposal sptimes (08/03)
- Florida phone firms ask for local service rate increases miamiherald (08/03)
- Cremations becoming more common in Florida, nation news-journalonline (08/03)
- Protect yourself when shopping for condos news-journalonline (08/03)
- Officials warn of banking, advance fee loan scams businessjournal/tampa (08/03)
- Allstate eases rate-hike request for condo unit owners sun-sentinel (08/03)
- State auction offers abandoned treasures tampatribune (08/03)
- Florida's geography and capacity a safeguard from blackouts bradentonherald (08/03)
- Thousands of unclaimed items set for Tampa auction gainesvillesun (08/03)
- Rampant computer virus shuts down Internet users news-journalonline (08/03)
- State insurer of last resort finding its path is not smooth sun-sentinel (08/03)
- Attacks by sharks decrease for 3rd year miamiherald (08/03)
- Face of poker to change, thanks to new state law sptimes (08/03)
- Governor won't sign, will allow higher-stakes poker law; types of gambling allowed in Florida news-journalonline (08/03)
- ACLU starts campaign warning library patrons about 'Big Brother' surveillance sun-sentinel (07/03)
- Palm Beach County may crack down on moving companies businessjournal/sofla (07/03)
- Residents on state do-not-call list also on U.S. list gainesvillesun (07/03)
- Consumer services layoffs may drain aid in disputes tampatribune (07/03)
- Warnings on eating fish often unheeded: Mercury in Florida's fish is again under scrutiny gainesvillesun (07/03)
- 'Do Not Call' registry could put more junk in mailboxes tampatribune (07/03)
- Advertisers counterattack do not call list with other strategies jacksonville.com (07/03)
- State tax amnesty proves popular orlandosentinel (07/03) | More
- Cable rates really have risen faster miamiherald (07/03)
- Do-not-call hotline opens in the East miamiherald (07/03) | DoNotCall.gov
- Naples man sues companies buying Florida drivers' public records bradentonherald (07/03)
- Investigation: Investors lose almost $1 billion as fraud outruns the feds sun-sentinel (07/03)
Education | Education Guide
- UF plans to name its new president next Wednesday news-journalonline (10/03)
- Unclaimed $50 million jackpot should be used for school naplesnews (10/03)
- GOP lawmaker blasts 'faltering commitment' to education naplesnews (09/03)
- School board approves whistleblower procedure orlandobizjournal (09/03)
- Parody issue prompts Stetson to shut down newspaper news-journalonline (09/03)
- State appeals after Pinellas teen wins right to review FCAT exam he failed sun-sentinel.com (09/03)
- CFO auditors looking at state's voucher program naplesnews.com (09/03)
- Classroom a model of Internet-intensive instruction news-journalonline.com (09/03)
- Class size reduction still a political question naplesnews (09/03)
- Florida universities cracking down on illegal file-sharing gainesvillesun (09/03)
- Online classes are on the rise sun-sentinel (09/03)
- Teacher Retention: State raises pension stakes bradentonherald (09/03)
- Gov. Bush promotes education plan with tour of schools naplesnews (09/03)
- Bush: One Florida has increased minority enrollment news-journalonline (09/03)
- Ave Maria: First new U.S. Catholic university in 40 years opens naplesnews (09/03) | More | University
- State, federal reports differ on Florida school's academic progress sun-sentinel (09/03)
- Early graduation option gets little attention jacksonville.com (09/03)
- He proffers the proof in voucher fights sptimes (09/03)
- Fewer students seek tax credit vouchers sptimes (09/03)
- EDITORIAL: Florida SAT scores aren't everything orlandosentinel (09/03)
- School board members say tight budgets are forcing program cuts naplesnews (08/03)
- NAACP claims bias in Florida schools miamiherald (08/03)
- Teachers devote extra time, money, study says sptimes (08/03)
- Florida's average SAT score up 1 point bradentonherald (08/03)
- Universities begin year under budget constraints naplesnews (08/03)
- Community colleges stretched beyond limits sptimes (08/03)
- Guide puts Embry-Riddle, Stetson among best news-journalonline (08/03)
- Scores on ACT rise in Florida...but still fall just short of the national average gainesvillesun (08/03)
- State education board asks voters to overturn new class-size law sun-sentinel (08/03)
- Class size amendment to cost $1 billion in first two years gainesvillesun (08/03)
- Schools in Dade considering ads in buses miamiherald (08/03)
- Colleges try variety, fast track as lures: Schools aiming to boost offerings, ease financial toll miamiherald (08/03)
- Teen techie heads Collier schools computer system naplesnews (08/03)
- Bush asks program to analyze state's school test scores news-journalonline (08/03)
- Home schooling an increasingly popular alternative for S. Florida families sun-sentinel (08/03)
- Florida's school grades often mislead parents on student performance sun-sentinel (08/03)
- Board recommends budget hike for state universities news-journalonline (08/03)
- Florida schools fail to meet new federal test standards miamiherald (08/03)
- Budget squeeze could mean no raises for Florida's teachers orlandosentinel (08/03)
- Intensive course trains, fills teaching need palmbeachpost (08/03)
- Voucher program secrecy assailed: Tax benefits go to corporations miamiherald (07/03)
- Palm Beach County races to hire 500 teachers in two weeks sun-sentinel (07/03) | Info
- Budget cuts, more students create university crunch jacksonville.com (07/03)
- Board looks at 'grading' universities gainesvillesun (07/03)
- Duval teacher is state's top pick jacksonville.com (07/03)
- Fla. universities may close doors to thousands of incoming students sun-sentinel (07/03) | More
- Fallen Tampa Marine honored by Florida State; brother awarded scholarship naplesnews (07/03)
- More than 600 children signed up for vouchers naplesnews (07/03)
- Report: State fails to audit spending on private schools naplesnews (07/03)
- Private school enrollment dips sptimes (07/03)
- Florida students test well in writing news-journalonline (07/03)
- Official: State altered voucher school records palmbeachpost (07/03)
- Next UF president may get big payday sptimes (07/03)
- Meteoric rise, fall from power for FAU's chief fundraiser sun-sentinel (07/03)
See also Florida Education Guide
(Main Education Page at State of Florida.com)
Environment | Environment Guide
- October is scariest month for hurricanes naplesnews (10/03)
- Deep Trouble: The Solutions naplesnews (10/03)
- Deep Trouble: Running Amok naplesnews (10/03)
- Deep Trouble: The Keys In Peril naplesnews (10/03)
- Storm whips up trouble news-journalonline (10/03)
- Deep Trouble: The Caloosahatchee naplesnews (10/03)
- Surfers near Stuart, Ocean Reef beaches bitten by sharks sun-sentinel (10/03)
- Deep Trouble: The Panhandle naplesnews (10/03)
- Deep Trouble: The Estuaries naplesnews (10/03)
- Lake water releases questioned news-press (09/03)
- Private beaches may get more tax dollars naplesnews (09/03)
- Beachfront homeowners object to renourishment in Panhandle www.naplesnews.com (09/03)
- Lovebug season making mess of windshields news-journalonline (09/03)
- Trace levels of contamination detected in the Floridan Aquifer gainesvillesun (09/03)
- Volusia to study restoring beach news-journalonline (09/03)
- Woodpecker's status lowered sptimes (09/03)
- Volunteers slog through Everglades to eradicate invasive trees sun-sentinel (09/03)
- Water storage to be increased; rock-mining pits will be used as reservoirs in So. Fla. sun-sentinel (09/03)
- Florida, states can't agree: Water dispute ends up in court bradentonherald (09/03)
- Activists root for endangered plant's comeback sun-sentinel (09/03)
- Cabinet adds Cypress Gardens tourist attraction to protected list naplesnews (08/03)
- Daily rains flooding Florida; tropical activity would hurt news-journalonline (08/03)
- Conservation group plans to buy parts of Cypress Gardens naplesnews (08/03)
- Panel: Florida needs water commission news-journalonline (08/03)
- Report: Pollution closed beaches in Florida 1,745 times in 2002 naplesnews (08/03)
- State recovers from weather naplesnews (08/03)
- Florida Straits top spot for ocean diversity, study says orlandosentinel (08/03)
- Restoration of meandering Kissimmee River falls years behind schedule sun-sentinel (08/03)
- Once-stranded pilot whales released off Florida Keys naplesnews (08/03)
- Tornadoes destroy homes, flip cars in Palm Beach County sun-sentinel (08/03) | More
- Government predicts more hurricanes this year than first expected naplesnews (08/03)
- Dead fish are just a sign of the tide... Red Tide sptimes (08/03)
- Hurricane scientist sees slower season in updated forecast sun-sentinel (08/03)
- Foes say river-sharing plan might leave Florida thirsty sun-sentinel (08/03)
- EPA relisting of polluted waters hailed tampatribune (08/03)
- Dishing out Florida's water: A challenge for the future tampatribune (07/03)
- Number of horses with encephalitis rises sharply naplesnews (07/03)
- Florida's Water Crisis: Rain can't meet demand orlandosentinel (07/03)
- Broward developer champions Everglades wildlife sun-sentinel (07/03)
- Georgia, Alabama, Florida governors sign water agreement naplesnews (07/03)
- Environmentalists and boaters are divided over the proposed expansion of slow speed zones for Manatees sptimes (07/03)
- Glades fight far from over despite revised water law miamiherald (07/03)
- Lizards living large in Cape Coral: Scientists setting traps for thriving giant monitors news-press (07/03)
- Federal pest control money may be cut palmbeachpost (07/03)
- DEP expands Wal-Mart tank probe gainesvillesun (07/03)
- Glades water quality plan backed miamiherald (07/03)
- Manatee zone response debated: E-mails favor protection of mammal news-press (07/03)
- Florida trying to deal with potential ecological disaster news-journalonline (07/03)
- State set to approve running fiber-optic cables through gaps in reefs sun-sentinel (07/03)
- Sierra Club says state's waters are threatened gainesvillesun (07/03)
See also Florida Environment Guide
(Main Environment Information Page at State of Florida.com)
General Interest
- Ancient remains found in central Florida peat farm naplesnews (10/03)
- Who had $50 million ticket? Florida's biggest Lotto loser miamiherald (09/03)
- Latin Grammys: Miami sparkles with star-studded awards show miamiherald (09/03)
- In Miami-Dade County, more than half the residents were born in another country sptimes (09/03)
- Amber skin makes Mellow Yellow a rare gator in Panhandle pond sun-sentinel (08/03)
- Shipwreck searchers claim discovery of Civil War-era boat sptimes (08/03)
- Ship's wreck revealed: Huguenot Park surf yields old timbers jacksonville.com (08/03)
- Bob Hope's several UF visits were memorable gainesvillesun (07/03) | More
- Papou's legacy: dive-helmet maker...family trade now art form sptimes (07/03)
- Campus Crusade's founder Bill Bright dies at 81 orlandosentinel (07/03)
- Delray Beach grabs its share of movie fame in "Bad Boys 2" sun-sentinel (07/03)
- Squeezing a spat for all it's worth...real story of the 6-year-old and her lemonade stand sptimes (07/03)
- UF grad is Miss Florida; she'll seek Miss USA title miamiherald (07/03) | More
- Four women become first to paddle across Florida Straits naplesnews (07/03)
- 'Good friend' is state's top postmaster bradentonherald (07/03)
- Entrepreneur big hit with fans at Miracle game: Lemonade seller has been in spotlight news-press (07/03)
Health Care | Health Guide
- Man charged with illegally practicing dentistry out of his home miamiherald (10/03)
- Annual flu fears heightened by disease outbreaks news-journalonline (10/03)
- 46 schools receive F's in hygiene orlandosentinel (09/03)
- Doctors vs. lawyers: Medical Association president faces Tallahassee rematch news-journalonline (09/03)
- UF joining effort to develop new smallpox vaccine sptimes (09/03)
- Floridians at unusually high risk for mosquito-borne illnesses this year sun-sentinel (08/03)
- Malaria experts consider outbreak localized in Palm Beach County sun-sentinel (08/03)
- Malaria cases in county hit 7 palmbeachpost (08/03)
- Bush creates task force to study making health care affordable news-journalonline (08/03)
- Palm Beach County's 5th malaria case raises concerns sun-sentinel (08/03)
- The long search for medical malpractice middle ground jacksonville.com (08/03)
- Malpractice lawsuits may be on the rise news-journalonline (08/03)
- Health officials: Be alert for mosquito-borne illnesses naplesnews (08/03)
- New insurers apply to offer coverages for medical malpractice sun-sentinel (08/03)
- Miami-Dade has first West Nile case; 3 S. Florida counties under medical alert sun-sentinel (08/03)
- Doctors flinch at new Medicare cuts sptimes (08/03)
- Florida braces for mosquito bites orlandosentinel (08/03)
- Sprayers battle West Nile from air, ground as virus spreads across S. Florida sun-sentinel (08/03)
- Study: Medigap premiums highest in Florida gainesvillesun (08/03)
- Doctors scale back work as premiums rise news-journalonline (08/03)
- Obstetricians getting hammered by soaring rates news-journalonline (08/03)
- VA plans would add hospital in Orlando naplesnews (08/03)
- Florida-developed nicotine vaccine being tested to help smokers naplesnews (08/03)
- Sarasota company develops powder that helps scabs form... Biolife, LLC gainesvillesun (08/03)
- Alligators linked to transmission of West Nile virus news-journalonline (08/03)
- Florida doctors say they'll quit without changes bradentonherald (07/03)
- Florida confirms its fourth case of West Nile virus bradentonherald (07/03)
- Malaria source hunted after Lake Worth men contract disease sun-sentinel (07/03)
- 19 jailed, dozens sought as agents bust fake prescription drug ring sun-sentinel (07/03)
- Why are local healthcare costs among the highest in the nation? miamiherald (07/03)
- Senior care lobby wants its own caps tampatribune (07/03)
- Florida lowers count of possible SARS cases from 22 to 6 naplesnews (07/03)
- UF cell phone study brings good news gainesvillesun (07/03)
- Malpractice bill stalls over suit cap news-journalonline (07/03)
- Fight against Canadian drugs stumbles on paper sptimes (07/03)
- S. Florida researchers testing new theory on cause of Alzheimer's sun-sentinel (07/03)
- Family and Medical Leave Act here to stay palmbeachpost (07/03)
- Pfizer deal saved state $16 million, agency says sun-sentinel (07/03)
- More doctors refuse crucial procedures, blaming lawsuit risk orlandosentinel (07/03)
See also Florida Health Guide
(Main Health & Social Services Page at State of Florida.com)
or
Florida Seniors Guide
(Main Seniors Page at State of Florida.com)
Law Enforcement & Corrections | Law Enforcement Guide | Statutes, Laws & Legal Resources
- Made in prison: Everything from eyeglasses to furniture miamiherald (10/03)
- Judge orders injunction to block band's suicide show news-journalonline (10/03)
- Woman, 70, gives car thief a whack with her walker miamiherald (10/03)
- State Supreme Court sets aside DNA deadline news-journalonline (10/03)
- Former exec pleads guilty to securities fraud tampatribune (10/03)
- Band vows to defy new city law with onstage suicide naplesnews (09/03)
- Judge dismisses bad check charges against former Naples bank president naplesnews (09/03)
- Pensacola judge orders bumper stickers for drunken drivers naplesnews (09/03)
- More than 150 government workers in state face corruption counts news-journalonline.com (09/03)
- Broward prosecutor lifts DNA-test deadline for convicts who claim innocence sun-sentinel (09/03)
- Juvenile justice agency under scrutiny sun-sentinel (09/03)
- Wellington couple charged in Ebay scheme gainesvillesun (09/03)
- FBI raids Alachua Medical Manager offices gainesvillesun (09/03)
- State sues Sarasota firm for call violations, unsolicited telemarketing bradentonherald (09/03)
- Construction site crimes growing in Jacksonville jacksonville.com (09/03)
- Hill executed for '94 slayings of abortion doctor, bodyguard sun-sentinel (09/03)
- FHP beefs up efforts for holiday weekend gainesvillesun (08/03)
- Probe of lawyer balloons into massive visa fraud case news-journalonline (08/03)
- Court rejects plea to block execution miamiherald (08/03)
- 18 migrants caught after boat reaches shore near Jupiter miamiherald (08/03)
- Residents protest Miami's plans for river surveillance cameras bradentonherald (08/03)
- Smoking ban: Group pushes law change sun-sentinel (08/03)
- Victim's kin has unusual court gesture: Relatives comfort killer's family miamiherald (08/03)
- Bush: drug treatment cuts not to blame for prison population jump news-journalonline (08/03)
- Police unplug facial-recognition software used to scan crowds in Ybor City tampatribune (08/03)
- Prisons bulging, drug offenders causing biggest increase naplesnews (08/03)
- No legal notices in the paper? Lawmaker proposes placing them on the Internet... sptimes (08/03)
- In search of breathing space: Change is in the air as local bars try to comply with the state's smoking ban sptimes (08/03)
- Lawmakers approve extra $66 million in funding for prisons news-journalonline (08/03)
- Florida's terrorism database gets boost bradentonherald (08/03)
- Increases in Florida court fees criticized palmbeachpost (08/03)
- Federal judge says state can't prosecute 2 tipsy pilots orlandosentinel (08/03)
- Law firm, Brockovich begin look at Coronet tampatribune (08/03)
- High-tech tools help police write tickets orlandosentinel (08/03) | Traffic School
- Little League thief sentenced to probation only news-journalonline (08/03)
- Record number of applicants try to become lawyers in Florida sun-sentinel (07/03)
- Police break major drug ring in Northeast Florida jacksonville.com (07/03)
- Tampa truck-stop proprietors defy smoking ban news-journalonline (07/03)
- Florida prison population growing naplesnews (07/03)
- Florida Institute for Girls names new directors news-journalonline (07/03)
- Lobster poachers now on Florida's 'most wanted' list miamiherald (07/03)
- Florida will help felons regain vote: Some 125,000 didn't get advice on rights news-press (07/03) | More
- Court throws out Florida law against wearing police gear naplesnews (07/03)
- Alert officer foils 'largest armored car heist in history' news-journalonline (07/03)
- Maximum security prison for girls is safe, juvenile justice chief says sun-sentinel (07/03)
- Coast Guard takes 15 into custody after boarding hijacked Cuban boat sun-sentinel (07/03)
- Lawyers challenge tobacco reversal miamiherald (07/03)
- Life for $20 heist not fair, judge says orlandosentinel (07/03)
- Agents investigating illegal military sales to Iran seize files at Sunrise firm sun-sentinel (07/03)
- Palm Beach County wants to test all jail inmates for HIV sun-sentinel (07/03)
- Florida death row defense agency faces downsizing bradentonherald (07/03)
- 25 inmates exonerated from Florida Death Row since 1972 naplesnews (07/03)
- FDLE says it will be able to solve backlogged cases naplesnews (07/03)
- Law enforcement: Will remain vigilant over Fourth of July weekend naplesnews (07/03)
- FHP shields all patrol cars for collisions: Fuel tank explosions spur retrofit in vehicles jacksonville.com (07/03)
- More law enforcement & corrections news...
See also Florida Law Enforcement Guide
(Main Law Enforcement & Corrections Page at State of Florida.com)
Politics & Government | State Offices
- Special session devoted to economic development called news-journalonline (10/03)
- Oliphant says she's fighting so Florida won't be 'butt of jokes' sun-sentinel (10/03)
- Gov. Bush supports therapy for woman in right to die case news-journalonline (10/03)
- Local lawmakers a relatively affluent group news-journalonline (10/03)
- Battle over public beach access gets turned up a notch naplesnews (10/03)
- Floridians Turning Out For Gambling, Industry Study Finds tampatribune (09/03)
- City Council questions overpayments on employee health plan naplesnews (09/03)
- Graham presidential campaign aides fret over poor fund raising naplesnews (09/03)
- Bush talks up Florida and more miamiherald (09/03)
- Money Is Presidential Candidates' Priority In Florida tampatribune (09/03)
- Bush noncommittal on Confederate specialty plate naplesnews.com (09/03)
- Gov. Bush wants special legislative session for business incentives sun-sentinel.com (09/03)
- Florida High court: Personal e-mails on city computer not public naplesnews (09/03)
- Chamber: Poll supports limits on Constitution amendments sptimes (09/03)
- Florida's version of commandments likely to stay miamiherald (09/03)
- President Bush collects $3 million at Florida fundraisers sun-sentinel (09/03)
- Graham won't rule out Senate news-press (09/03)
- It's spam, some say of e-mail by Byrd sptimes (09/03)
- Phone industry dials up big cash for lobbyists news-journalonline (09/03)
- President Bush to attend fund-raisers in Jacksonville, Fort Lauderdale jacksonville.com (09/03)
- Bob Graham: Working to fanfare for the common man propels multimillionaire to political heights jacksonville.com (09/03)
- Report: Doctors inflated malpractice insurance troubles orlandosentinel (09/03)
- Petition drive set to eliminate class size amendment news-journalonline (09/03)
- State election system under scrutiny again tampatribune (08/03)
- House speaker used state's 'Choose Life' list for mailing miamiherald (08/03)
- Orlando Sentinel Editorial: Bow out, Bob Graham orlandosentinel (08/03)
- Byrd bought Choose Life license tag list sptimes (08/03)
- Florida voters glad it's California's turn naplesnews (08/03)
- Governor signs medical malpractice bill into law bradentonherald (08/03) | More
- Pain, suffering award limits for medical malpractice victims will not help, doctors say sun-sentinel (08/03)
- Medical liability bill OK'd: Governor expected to sign legislative compromise bradentonherald (08/03) | More
- Orange firefighters to test new radio technology ...MeshNetworks orlandosentinel (08/03)
- Karl Rove says Florida will be 'ground zero' in 2004 election bradentonherald (08/03)
- Federal wildlife officials are starting to get heat over statewide moratorium on building boat docks news-press (08/03)
- Florida Legislature: Lawmakers rushing through prisons funding naplesnews (08/03)
- Florida lawmakers finally set to pass medical malpractice measure news-journalonline (08/03)
- Special session: Bush says he'll ask Legislature to increase prison spending sun-sentinel (08/03)
- Politics possibly part of malpractice accord bradentonherald (08/03)
- Lawmakers agree on medical liability cap bradentonherald (08/03)
- McKay going ballot route in campaign to revamp tax system naplesnews (08/03)
- Harris' brevity angers residents bradentonherald (08/03)
- Governor works for compromise: Medical liability discussions optimistic bradentonherald (08/03) | More | More
- Poll: Graham would lose Florida to president naplesnews (08/03)
- Voters support cap on medical lawsuit awards: But figures up for debate, poll says miamiherald (08/03)
- Bush scrubs special session...will wait until a deal has been reached on how to reduce malpractice insurance premiums bradentonherald (08/03)
- State's workplace ban gets South Florida smokers all fired up sun-sentinel (08/03)
- Cubans' return 'just not right,' Gov. Bush says miamiherald (08/03)
- Anti-gambling groups calls on Gov. Bush to veto card rooms bill news-journalonline (08/03)
- New ad attacks malpractice insurance firms naplesnews (07/03)
- Budget outlook for next year has some worried news-journalonline (07/03)
- Florida urged to reduce smoking by raising taxes: State's rates among the lowest in nation news-press (07/03)
- MALPRACTICE LEGISLATION: Medical standoff goes to third OT bradentonherald (07/03)
- Malpractice...third special session in August likely miamiherald (07/03)
- Gov. Bush extends malpractice special session through Monday naplesnews (07/03) | More
- Florida's favorite son Graham comes in 2nd orlandosentinel (07/03)
- MALPRACTICE DEBATE: Senate experts dispute 'myths' bradentonherald (07/03) | More
- House speaker eyes run for Graham's seat miamiherald (07/03)
- Lawmakers worry about solving malpractice crisis bradentonherald (07/03)
- Doctors say their ranks being thinned by insurance costs news-journalonline (07/03)
- House OKs liability bill: Reluctant Senate takes up medical malpractice cap bradentonherald (07/03) | More
- Medical malpractice: Florida House offers larger insurance limits news-journalonline (07/03)
- FLORIDA: Lawmakers worry about solving malpractice crisis bradentonherald (07/03)
- Legislators revisit insurance issue sun-sentinel (07/03) | More
See also State Officials & Government Offices Page
Sports | Sports Guide
- Florida football goes high-class tampatribune (08/03)
- Ex-Cub pitches osprey plea deal news-journalonline (08/03)
- Little League team gets hero's welcome palmbeachpost (08/03)
- East Boynton falls to Japan in World Series finale sun-sentinel (08/03)
- Ron Zook wants things to go a lot smoother in Year 2 sun-sentinel (08/03)
- Bowden still keeps tight grip on 'Noles orlandosentinel (07/03)
- FSU recruits don't make grade news-press (07/03)
- Rookie Biffle smokes field to win Pepsi 400 news-journalonline (07/03)
- Miami leaves Big East for ACC: Hurricanes plan to join in fall 2004 but lawsuit looms news-press (07/03)
See also Florida Professional Sports Guide
(Main Sports Page at State of Florida.com)
Transportation & Tourism | Transportation Guide | Tourism Guide
- Disney hopes media treat brings big publicity payoff? news-journalonline (10/03)
- Tourists warned of souvenirs made from endangered species naplesnews (10/03)
- Orlando moves up on destinations list orlandobizjournals (10/03)
- 'Sunny' lights the way for Florida tourists orlandosentinel (09/03)
- Cypress Gardens Deal Struck tampatribune (09/03)
- Lee tourism to cut out ‘coast' news-press (09/03)
- FDOT project to reinforce fences along I-75 http://www.naplesnews.com (09/03)
- Orlando figures into United's plans for new low-cost carrier www.orlandosentinel.com (09/03)
- Group wants Confederate flag on Florida's specialty license plates sun-sentinel (09/03)
- Gridlock solution sets high example miamiherald (09/03)
- Orlando: Expanded convention center opens to uncertain future orlandosentinel (09/03)
- Effort to get cars off beach regroups news-journalonline (09/03)
- Tampa Bay: Summer turned out okay for tourism sptimes (09/03)
- Flight schools stung by 9-11 stigma; 500 forced to close nationwide sun-sentinel (09/03)
- German tourism in Florida a shadow of its former self miamiherald (09/03)
- Teaching tourism: Hospitality education at Florida universities tampatribune (09/03)
- Key West-Miami ferry service to begin Sept. 18 naplesnews (09/03)
- DHL is ramping up hiring at its new U.S. headquarters in Plantation, cutting jobs at other locations miamiherald (09/03)
- Specialty license tags draw criticism from police miamiherald (09/03)
- Travelers plan record holiday weekend palmbeachpost (08/03)
- Florida sees slight gain in tourists for 2003 so far gainesvillesun (08/03)
- High gas prices expected through holiday: Costs predicted to abate soon after gainesvillesun (08/03)
- With ValuJet disaster in past, AirTran makes stunning recovery sun-sentinel (08/03)
- Concealed weapons reach record: Confiscations rise at Miami airport miamiherald (08/03)
- Palm Beach County catalogues its rich archaeological sites naplesnews (08/03)
- Air traffic to Latin America on the rise miamiherald (08/03)
- Museum exhibit showcases Vatican treasures sun-sentinel (08/03)
- States takes steps to put brakes on aggressive driving naplesnews (08/03)
- Cost of filling up going up miamiherald (08/03)
- Bad news in the mermaid tank: As Weeki Wachee wanes news-journalonline (08/03)
- New tag out to stop heart disease gainesvillesun (08/03)
- Two Florida towns, AAA feud over warning on billboards miamiherald (08/03)
- AirTran soars while other airlines struggle news-journalonline (08/03)
- State's airport traffic affected by North's blackout news-journalonline (08/03)
- Too cold for comfort: Frigid water chills lifestyles, commerce news-journalonline (08/03)
- Under the surface: Snorkeling in Southwest Florida news-press (08/03)
- Residents divided over AAA's billboard warning: 'Speed Trap' news-journalonline (08/03) | Photo
- By land and sea: Amphibious tour to roll into Miami miamiherald (08/03)
- AAA billboards warn of 'speed traps' gainesvillesun (08/03)
- Marineland: A breath of fresh air jacksonville.com (08/03)
- Aging brings concerns over safety on the road jacksonville.com (08/03) Mature Driver Program
- Bahia Mar spends $17 million expanding dock space for megayachts in Fort Lauderdale sun-sentinel (08/03)
- Gov. Bush says tourism on rebound in Florida sun-sentinel (08/03) | More
- Eckerd selling state's toll road passes bradentonherald (08/03)
- Roadside memorials for crash victims pose delicate dilemma sun-sentinel (08/03)
- Florida residents look like tourists...but don't spend orlandosentinel (08/03)
- New campaign seeks tougher seat-belt law for Florida miamiherald (08/03)
- Lawmakers: End the specialty license plate bradentonherald (08/03)
- Tourists trickle back to South Florida miamiherald (08/03)
- Florida residents help drive Central Florida's visitor count higher orlandosentinel (08/03)
- Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport has applied for federal funds to help woo a new airline bradentonherald (08/03)
- Lovers of great outdoors get chance to explore first phase of Everglades' self-guided tour news-press (07/03)
- Fishing for moor business... Jones Boat Yard miamiherald (07/03)
- Motor maker hopes new engine gives a boost... Outboard Propulsion Systems, LLC news-journalonline (07/03)
- New Bahamas-S. Florida ferry to offer $129 trips at 50 mph sun-sentinel (07/03)
- Motorcycle medics zip through traffic, react fast to wrecks miamiherald (07/03)
- SW Fla. International tops in midsize hubs: Airport seat capacity growing news-press (07/03)
- AMA recommends that doctors evaluate seniors for driving ability sun-sentinel (07/03)
- Stuart woman proposes 'Trust God' license plate gainesvillesun (07/03)
- Take a peek inside 'Central Florida's Bedroom': Tradeoffs in social life part of being a commuter news-journalonline (07/03)
- Builders and sellers of boats still at sea miamiherald (07/03)
- Florida leads nation in fatal crashes involving senior drivers sun-sentinel (07/03) | Mature Driver Program — Online accident prevention course
- Weather Service to lead Panhandle-Alabama beach safety effort naplesnews (07/03)
- Tampa Bay area residents lead nation in spending on transportation tampatribune (07/03)
- Crashes put focus on elderly drivers: State takes notice bradentonherald (07/03) | More | Mature Driver Program
- Port security price tag could slow future action sun-sentinel (07/03)
- New Florida security system scans semi-trucks jacksonville.com (07/03)
- Bed-tax collections show tourism returning to traditional patterns sun-sentinel (07/03) | More
- Florida's nudist resorts attracting tourists news-journalonline (07/03)
- Underwater music fest attracts hundreds orlandosentinel (07/03)
- Florida's east coast ocean cooler than normal gainesvillesun (07/03)
- Ferry service between Tampa, Mexico postponed until 2004 sun-sentinel (07/03)
- Condos push aside mom-and-pop motels tampatribune (07/03)
- Lauderdale airport still climbing: Low-cost hub is only major U.S. airport to add flight seats in past 3 years miamiherald (07/03)
- NASA launches second Mars rover after nearly two weeks of delays gainesvillesun (07/03) | NASA
- Millions expected to blast out of town for July 4th trips sun-sentinel (07/03)
See also
Florida Tourism Guide
(Main Florida Attractions Page at State of Florida.com)
or
Florida Transportation Guide
(Main Transportation Page at State of Florida.com)