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Unemployment drops slightly in February

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Job creation in Florida slowed last month, but continues. The unemployment rate for February fell one-tenth of one percent to 5.6, a drop of 0.6 percent compared to a year ago and down 2.3 percent -– down from February 2013, the Department of Economic Opportunity reported Friday. The U.S. unemployment rate is 5.5 percent. Employers added 19,700 jobs in the month, with private sector hiring 14,900 workers. There are 548,000 people in Florida looking for work, and the state’s workforce…

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U.S. Attorney arrests woman for ACCESS Florida security breach

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The personal identification information of more than 200,000 Floridians who had applied for public benefits may have been stolen and sold, according to the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida. A joint federal-state investigation has resulted in the arrest of Cora Eutsay, who is accused of using her position at CareerSource South Florida in Opa-Locka to access the information and then sold the information of at least 200 individuals, according to an arrest warrant. “Eutsay’s employment credentials were…

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The day that was at the Florida Capitol — March 26

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This day at the Florida Capitol the House Regulatory Affairs Committee held a four-hour workshop on gambling. Surprisingly, there was something comforting and familiar about spending a morning with a room full of Brooks Brothers suits. A historic review of the Tribal-State Gaming Compact and an overview of the legal relationship between the state and the Tribe may sound like a yawner. And the Department of Business Professional Regulation Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering presenting an overview may sound like a…

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Matt Gaetz has a special layer of hell for Charlotte’s Web challengers

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Florida’s Charlotte’s Web law is back before the judge who in November invalidated the previous rule for the growing of marijuana and the processing of oil from the plant. Judge W. David Watkins will decide the challenge against the latest proposed regulations filed by the Medical Cannabis Trade Association of Florida. He has until April 23 to set a hearing date. The MCTA is a Delaware LLC with a Fort Lauderdale attorney and a Tallahassee representative. It alleges the proposed…

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The day that was at the Florida Capitol — March 25

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Wednesday at the state Capitol we learned when the House and Senate begin talking to each other about a state budget what the focus of the discussion will be. We’ve watched the respective leaders draw lines in the sand. And we’ve seen the positions harden. And now, as we approach the mid-point of the 10-week legislative session it’s clear that the major difference between the House’s $76.2 billion proposed budget and the Senate’s $80.4 billion spending plan rest on an…

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Five minutes with astronaut Mike McCulley on Lewis & Clark, the final frontier, and human nature

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Humans are a strange species. One can be pushing 60 and a chance encounter with a childhood hero turns him into a little boy. I outed an astronaut today. I’m standing in a crowded elevator and next to me is Mike McCulley, a space shuttle Atlantis commander. You’re humble correspondent immediately blurted, “You’re an astronaut,” unleashing a shower of questions from the other riders: When? Who? You? Can I take your picture? Poor guy could barely get out of the Capitol building. I…

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More challenges filed against Charlotte’s Web rules

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A stack of court documents makes it difficult to see when epileptic children will have access to medicinal cannabis oil to calm their potentially fatal seizures. State Sen. Rob Bradley’s effort to provide growers more opportunities to participate in a nascent medicinal marijuana industry failed to stop more lawsuits to be filed against the Department of Health’s proposed regulatory structure for Charlotte’s Web. The Medical Cannabis Trade Association, a Delaware corporation, and Masters Growers of Sanford filed separate challenges Tuesday…

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