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Business coalitions warn Florida’s failure to expand Medicaid will hurt them
TALLAHASSEE -- Two business-backed health insurance coalitions sent a warning signal Wednesday to Florida’s employers about the effects of rejecting Medicaid expansion for the uninsured.In a nutshell: brace yourselves, this is bad for business.They argue that if lawmakers continue to turn away an estimated $51 billion in federal money to pay for expanding Medicaid coverage, companies will ...
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Miami turns to Jorge Perez Stephen Ross to carry out long-stalled Watson Island redevelopment
Can superstar developers Jorge Perez and Stephen Ross reignite long-stalled plans to build a luxury hotel complex, shopping center and mega marina on Watson Island?The Miami City Commission is willing to bet on it.Last week, the commission voted to give the project’s original developer, Flagstone Island Gardens, a lease extension that grants additional time to start construction. The move ...
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Fans Go Inside the Huddle With Dolphins Players
Less than one week after the Miami Dolphins held their final mini-camp of the offseason, their fans got to interact with some of the players on an exclusive conference call tonight. Previously, these conference calls with players, owner Steve Ross, General Manager Jeff ...
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Heavener Rosenberg named UF trustees
Bill Heavener, an alumnus and longtime supporter of the University of Florida and CEO of one of the largest private universities in the country, has been named to fill a vacancy on the UF Board of ...
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Tampa charity sues homeless teens it tried to help seeking repayment
TAMPA -- The Tampa charity Starting Right, Now has earned acclaim and courted donors with a singular formula for helping homeless teens: In exchange for financial aid and the supervision of caring adults, participants sign a contract agreeing to strict rules governing their lives. This tough-love approach has bred success stories, as troubled kids leave behind the chaos of the streets for ...
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Woman accused of illegally practicing dentistry out of Davie home
DAVIE— Police raided a bogus dental office in a home on Southwest 49th Street Tuesday and arrested the woman they say posed as a dentist there.Luz Angela Maria Rios-Ossa, 49, has been charged with practicing dentisty without a license, a third-degree felony punishable by up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine. Rios-Ossa's ex-husband, John Collazos, 49, was arrested on charges ...
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Hollywood man used bribes from government job to furnish home feds say
Miami -Dade County government job to obtain more than $13,000 worth of bribes – including a new stove, refrigerator and air conditioning system for his home, federal authorities said Wednesday.George Brown, 50, was arrested Tuesday and is being held at ...
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MLB Arizona 3 Miami 1
Cody Ross slammed a pinch-hit three-run homer to back reliever Josh Collmenter's six shutout innings Wednesday in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 3-1 win over Miami. The game was scoreless until the eighth inning, when Miami starter Jose Fernandez issued a leadoff walk ...
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Feds Prison for Ohio woman who buried mom in yard
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Authorities say an Ohio woman who buried her mother in her yard and cashed the dead woman's Social Security checks for 14 years has been sentenced to 30 days in prison.Federal authorities say 66-year-old Marietta resident Patricia Hodges also was sentenced Wednesday in Columbus to six months of home confinement and ordered to repay more than $141,000. Hodges had pleaded ...
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Man gets 35 years for killing former landlady
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. -- A Tampa Bay area man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for strangling his former landlady and setting fire to her house.A Pasco County judge sentenced 49-year-old Charles Edward Dear on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, first-degree arson and other charges.Authorities say 46-year-old Theresa Jones' body was found buried in a shallow ...
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Facebook fans name Busch Gardens lion cub sisters
TAMPA -- Busch Gardens recently welcomed three lion cubs to the park, a boy and three girls. After a weeklong poll, 6,000 Busch Gardens Tampa Facebook fans voted to name the two lion cub sisters. The winning names for the three-month-old cubs are Shaba, meaning "brazen", and Shtuko, meaning "twitch." The Busch Gardens animal care team has started introducing the cubs ...
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Hillsborough OKs $225K tax break for Amazon
TAMPA -- Hillsborough commissioners could be one step closer to luring the on-line retailer, Amazon, to Ruskin. The company is considering building a warehouse on a piece of land in the South Shore Corporate Park, off of State Road 674 and I-75. On Wednesday, commissioners gave their initial approval on $225,000 in tax breaks for Amazon. They approved the company as a Qualified Target ...
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Analyst Defense should be faster in George Zimmerman traditional voir dire
Legal analyst Jaya Balani says when the attorneys are done questioning the jurors, they will determine if they will use their peremptory ...
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VIDEO Edgewater burglar caught on camera
EDGEWATER -- Police have turned to Facebook to help catch a burglar caught on camera breaking into an Edgewater home. Surveillance video of the home, posted Wednesday on ...
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Behind the camera Jurors worry about sequestration in George Zimmerman trial
George Zimmerman trial. Our courtroom reporter saw all 40 jurors in one room for the first time. They sat in three long rows together. We realized that some of the jurors were questioned before the judge made her decision to sequester them for the trial. One of the jurors, a young woman, had to ask what sequestration means. As the judge and attorney explained it, you saw the look on their ...
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Summertime swimming can invite amoeba danger
Amoebas can be found in bodies of fresh water, like lakes or rivers. Experts suggest wearing a nose plug if you go swimming, holding your nose or keeping your head above ...
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Woo Hoo Universal shows off new Simpsons expansion
Orlando -- For the first time since the new Simpson-themed expansion opened, Universal Orlando was finally ready to let our cameras in (just one day before Transformers: The Ride - 3D opens.) Wednesday morning, we toured the streets, the shops, and the restaurants we'd only seen as animated - until now. Springfield is anchored by the mega-attraction, The Simpsons Ride, and allows guests ...
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Authorities OH woman buried mother cashed checks
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Authorities say an Ohio woman who buried her mother in her yard and cashed the dead woman's Social Security checks for 14 years has been sentenced to 30 days in ...
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Holtz Childrens Hospital Hosts Game 6 Viewing Party
Heat fans are everywhere, including here at Holtz Children's Hospital, and about a dozen kids like 12-year-old Raymond Jimenez were feeling White Hot on Wednesday afternoon's NBA finals watch ...
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Driver in Fiery 2005 Crash Back in Court for Resentencing
Flavio Santisteban is back in court after his original 36-year sentence for vehicular manslaughter was overturned when a Broward judge cited jewish tradition in his sentencing. NBC 6's Hank Tester ...
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Highland Beach woman jailed again for practicing medicine
Highland Beach woman in jail again, authorities say.Sheri Goldman's probation was set to expire on Dec. 4, 2014 for practicing medicine without a license after ...
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Hillsborough County approves incentives for Amazon
TAMPA, Fla. -- Hillsborough County is giving financial incentives to Internet retailer Amazon.com to build a distribution center.County commissioners unanimously approved the package at a meeting Wednesday.Officials say the 1-million-square-foot, $200 million warehouse in Ruskin will create about 1,000 jobs. The Tampa Bay Times ( http://goo.gl/DDnpQ) reports that Amazon would get rebates from ...
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OfficeMax Office Depot pit Ill. v. Fla. for HQ
In this Tuesday, June 18, 2013 photo, OfficeMax CEO Ravi Saligram, right, and Illinois Sen. Tom Cullerton, D-Villa Park, left, make their pitch asking the state of Illinois for tax breaks to keep the company's headquarters in-state after the office supply chain's merger with Office Depot Inc., during a Senate Executive Committee hearing at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, ...
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Colo. voter citizenship checks yield few responses
DENVER -- The latest round of letters questioning the citizenship of some Colorado registered voters has 63 out of 298 people affirming their right to vote, and most recipients are ignoring the May letters altogether.The letters are part of an ongoing effort by Republican Secretary of State Scott Gessler to address what he says is a risk for voter fraud. Gessler's office provided the ...
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Conservative study lauds university system pans admin costs
A conservative Florida think tank commends Florida's university system for offering an affordable and quality higher education for students during a deep economic downturn and state budget ...
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Horticultural therapy for war veterans.
There are still Vietnam veterans living in poverty or on the street in the United States today, everyday many commit suicide from despair. Since the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, suicide rates among veterans have spiked again as sufferers of a range of mental and physical injuries fall through the net. Veteran Farms are one way in which these veterans can be helped.
Adam Burke is a man with a mission, to help war veterans returning to the United States after tours abroad, particularly in Iraq and Afghanistan, that have struggled to reintegrate with society. This may be due to PTSD (Post-traumatic stress disorder), physical injuries, such as disability, or a sense of a loss of purpose after the harried action of a war zone. Read more
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