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Davis: Ready to Run for District 13

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Tiffany Griffith
@ September 1, 2010 11:53 PM
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A Jacksonville City Councilman is ready to step in to represent District 13.
... continue reading Davis: Ready to Run for District 13.

Special Session: Who's to Blame for Wasting Your Tax Dollars?

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Tiffany Griffith
@ July 21, 2010 4:48 PM
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There's plenty of finger pointing over who really wasted your tax dollars for a failed special session.
... continue reading Special Session: Who's to Blame for Wasting Your Tax Dollars?.

Greer Puts Severance Pay Lawsuit on Hold

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Tiffany Griffith
@ June 14, 2010 5:00 AM
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The former chairman of Florida's Republican Party is putting his lawsuit on hold while he deals with some serious legal problems of his own.
... continue reading Greer Puts Severance Pay Lawsuit on Hold.

BP Now Getting its Share of Criticism from FL Lawmakers

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Tiffany Griffith
@ June 9, 2010 5:05 PM
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Lawmakers in Tallahassee got their chance to put a BP representative on the hot seat today.
... continue reading BP Now Getting its Share of Criticism from FL Lawmakers.

Crist's Bumpy Independent Road to Washington

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Tiffany Griffith
@ April 20, 2010 4:31 PM
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Governor Charlie Crist confronted by reporters the day after it's leaked that he's considering a senate run as an Independent candidate.
... continue reading Crist's Bumpy Independent Road to Washington.

Teachers, Parents Protesting Senate Bill 6, House Bill 7189

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Tiffany Griffith
@ March 31, 2010 5:19 PM
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You may have noticed several teachers, parents and students protesting on the corners of several busy intersections in Duval County on Wednesday.

... continue reading Teachers, Parents Protesting Senate Bill 6, House Bill 7189.

Skyrocketing Costs During First Decade of the FCAT

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Tiffany Griffith
@ March 24, 2010 5:00 AM
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As revenue for Florida's schools shrinks, leaving teachers, students and parents protesting to save basic classes, the cost of administering the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test grows by the millions.

... continue reading Skyrocketing Costs During First Decade of the FCAT.

School Funding Falls $800-Million

By
Tiffany Griffith
@ December 4, 2009 5:00 AM
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Spending on Florida Schools could fall hundreds of millions of dollars.
... continue reading School Funding Falls $800-Million.

Lawsuit Claims Florida Fails to Provide Quality Education

By
Tiffany Griffith
@ November 19, 2009 12:12 AM
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Duval School Board Member Tommy Hazouri warned WOKV recently that this would happen...and it has.

... continue reading Lawsuit Claims Florida Fails to Provide Quality Education.

LeMieux Prepares to Take U.S. Senate Seat

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Tiffany Griffith
@ September 8, 2009 10:05 PM
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Florida will have a new U.S. Senator by Thursday.
... continue reading LeMieux Prepares to Take U.S. Senate Seat.

Differing Opinions on Crist's Senate Run

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Tiffany Griffith
@ May 12, 2009 10:17 PM
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We're hearing early predictions on how well Governor Charlie Crist might be as Senator Charlie Crist.
... continue reading Differing Opinions on Crist's Senate Run.

Losses and Gains of Proposed Budget

By
Tiffany Griffith
@ May 11, 2009 4:06 AM
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The state legislature closes an "unusual budget session" with over a billion dollars in new and increased fees for Florida taxpayers.
... continue reading Losses and Gains of Proposed Budget.

Duval School Day will be 45 Minutes Shorter

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Tiffany Griffith
@ April 27, 2009 10:51 PM
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The school bell will ring 45 minutes earlier for Duval County students starting next school year.
... continue reading Duval School Day will be 45 Minutes Shorter.

Just hours before a federal tax hike tacked on more than 60 cents to the price of a pack of cigarettes, a powerful Florida Senate panel unanimously approved an effort that could tack on a full dollar to the price of smokes.
... continue reading State Senate Panel Signs Off on Cigs Tax Hike.

Lawmakers in Tallahassee are leaving no vice unturned in it's search for new revenue opportunities. Looking to close a near $7 billion budget gap, beer and cigarettes are now in the tax hike "crosshairs."
... continue reading Tax Hikes Proposed for Suds, Cigs.

Crist Talks Education, Crime Prevention at Mayport Town Hall

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Tiffany Griffith
@ March 18, 2009 8:08 PM
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A public Q & A with Governor Charlie Charlie Crist covered several state and local issues, but the common theme was how do we fund it all?

... continue reading Crist Talks Education, Crime Prevention at Mayport Town Hall.

Outerbelt Could Find New Life This Year

By
Jeff Hess
@ March 18, 2009 5:45 PM
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The push to build an outer beltway in the First Coast is renewed in Tallahassee.
... continue reading Outerbelt Could Find New Life This Year.

Economists: Florida Revenues Down $3.4-Billion

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Tiffany Griffith
@ March 13, 2009 4:42 PM
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Economists say Florida's tax and revenue streams could bring three-point-four billion dollars less to the state's coffers.
... continue reading Economists: Florida Revenues Down $3.4-Billion.

Bill Proposes Property Tax Cut for First-Time Homebuyers

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Tiffany Griffith
@ March 12, 2009 4:40 PM
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A state lawmaker says he wants to stabilize the housing market by providing incentives to first-time homebuyers.
... continue reading Bill Proposes Property Tax Cut for First-Time Homebuyers.

Hundreds Protest Clay School Budget Cuts

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Tiffany Griffith
@ March 7, 2009 3:09 PM
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SLIDESHOW: Hundreds Protest School Budget Cuts in Clay

Clay School Board Member Carol Studdard called for an uprising - and she got one.

... continue reading Hundreds Protest Clay School Budget Cuts.

A sobering, and short, State of the State Address is earning mixed reviews from state lawmakers trying to balance a $6 billion budget gap.
... continue reading 'The State of our State May Be Challenged'.

FCCJ Becomes Florida State College at Jacksonville

By
Tiffany Griffith
@ March 3, 2009 4:21 PM
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What used to be called FCCJ will be known as Florida State College at Jacksonville, once approved by the legislature.
... continue reading FCCJ Becomes Florida State College at Jacksonville.

State lawmakers could look at Florida's bottled water industry to help balance a ballooning budget deficit. The governor proposes a tax on every gallon bottled by producers.

... continue reading Lawmakers Eye Bottled Water Tax.

Clay County School District Cuts 450 Jobs

By
Tiffany Griffith
@ March 2, 2009 3:23 PM
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In a vote, 5-0, the Clay County School Board eliminated 450 employees, including 270 teachers.
... continue reading Clay County School District Cuts 450 Jobs.

Crist Issues $66.5-Billion for '09-'10 Budget

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Tiffany Griffith
@ February 20, 2009 3:44 PM
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Governor Charlie Crist introduces the budget he hopes will get us through another tight spending year.
... continue reading Crist Issues $66.5-Billion for '09-'10 Budget.

There will still be negative impacts to the classroom, even if the best budget is laid out by the Duval County School Board.
... continue reading Duval School's Budget Cuts Will Impact Classroom, Spokesperson Says.

Former Jacksonville City Councilwoman Takes On State Budget

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Tiffany Griffith
@ January 6, 2009 1:18 PM
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After years of battling Jacksonville's budget, a former city councilwoman is now working the numbers on the state level.

... continue reading Former Jacksonville City Councilwoman Takes On State Budget.

 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) __ Florida legislative leaders have called a special session Jan. 5-16 to deal with a $2.3 billion budget deficit.

... continue reading Legislature Sets January Special Session to Erase Budget Deficit.

A voter referendum that could save First Coast homeowners more than 30 percent on their property tax bill is the source of public information campaigns launched by supporters and opponents of a so-called tax swap.

... continue reading Amendment Five: Bolstering Taxpayers or Busting Schools?.

State Farm Seeks 47% Rate Increase

By
Tiffany Griffith
@ July 17, 2008 9:27 AM
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Florida's largest insurance provider looks to hike their rates by nearly 50%

... continue reading State Farm Seeks 47% Rate Increase.

Florida's Governor is Engaged

By
Tiffany Griffith
@ July 3, 2008 8:13 PM
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By BRENDAN FARRINGTON
Associated Press Writer

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Gov. Charlie Crist won't be sleeping alone in the governor's mansion much longer - he is engaged to a woman he met in New York City last September who quickly captured his heart.

... continue reading Florida's Governor is Engaged.

State Missing 3 Billion, Lawmakers Still Push For Tax Cuts

By
Adam Kirk - Morning News Producer
@ April 30, 2008 5:19 AM
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Despite a budget shortfall of more than 3 billion dollars lawmakers are still considering two tax break holidays.

... continue reading State Missing 3 Billion, Lawmakers Still Push For Tax Cuts.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida residents would be able to keep guns in their cars while at work under a bill that will likely be signed by the governor.

 

... continue reading Lawmakers Approve 'Guns at Work' Bill.


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