Bullying in senior communities targeted
Dubbed the “Stand Up for Seniors Act,” a newly filed House bill would seek to prevent residents of 55-or-older communities from bullying and harassing other residents.
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University system Chancellor gets new contract
Thursday, the Florida Board of Governors approved a one-year extension of the contract for Marshall Criser as chancellor of the state university system.
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Democrats say Trump link may have helped swing St. Pete mayoral race
A virtual tie between St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman and challenger Rick Baker in a mayoral primary Tuesday has left Florida Democrats giddy and Republicans groping for ways to rebrand their candidate. Baker, a Republican former mayor who remained wildly popular years after leaving office, led Kriseman in polls and fundraising throughout the campaign.
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Supreme Court admonishes judge over ‘misleading’ campaign conduct
The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday publicly reprimanded an Orlando-area circuit judge for an advertisement during her 2014 election campaign that Chief Justice Jorge Labarga said included false statements that “misled” the public.
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Workers’ comp rates could decrease in 2018
Florida businesses could see workers’ compensation insurance premiums decrease in 2018, after a tumultuous period that included a double-digit rate hike late last year and a lobbying battle about whether to revamp workers’ compensation laws.
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Tallahassee Commissioner Gil Ziffer talks home-rule, FBI investigation
Gil Ziffer is the newly elected 2017-2018 president of the Florida League of Cities, the organization that represents more 400 municipalities in the state. Ziffer, 60, has served on the Tallahassee City Commission since 2009 and is seeking re-election next year.
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Justices to hear case over Supreme Court appointments
The Florida Supreme Court said Friday it will hear arguments this fall in a case that could help shape the future of the court. The Supreme Court scheduled arguments for Nov. 1 in a battle about whether Gov. Rick Scott will have the authority to appoint as many as three new justices as he leaves office in January 2019.
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