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Gov. Scott announces 15 state board appointments

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Gov. Rick Scott announced 15 appointments – including 11 reappointments – to a variety of state regulatory boards. Flagler County Housing Authority  Scott began with the announcement of two reappointments to the Flagler County Housing Authority, each for a term ending December 15, 2018. Robert DeVereux, 65, of Palm Coast, is a financial advisor with Ameriprise Financial Services. He currently chairs the board. William Seeney, 76, of Palm Coast, is retired from corporate management. Board of Orthotists and Prosthetists Scott next…

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Miami-Dade legislative delegation lays out 2015 priorities

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The Miami-Dade delegation approved its list of legislative priorities last week, agreeing to stand behind a wide array of issues, from final funding  for a Miami Military Museum, to beefing up funding for community mental health providers, to supporting efforts to grant additional protection to policyholders taken out of Citizens property insurance. The Miami-Dade delegation met in Tallahassee last week to vote on the priorities. All items making the list had unanimous support of the delegation members in attendance, said…

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Miami Gardens police turn friends (like Quickstop job creator) into enemies

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If you don’t live in Miami Gardens, you probably think its police department is no concern of yours. Ira Glass thinks otherwise. This week, the host of This American Life used his highly respected program to bring the Miami Herald‘s reporting on the out-of-control police department to his international audience of public radio listeners. The tale was first told to Herald investigative reporter Julie K. Brown by Alex Saleh, the owner of the Quickstop convenience store on Northwest 207th Street. Saleh’s Quickstop…

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