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Home > News > Politics > Florida 5/9/2008 1:06:21 PM
Facebook, States Set Bullying, Predator Safeguards 
TALLAHASSEE, FL (AP) -- Florida is joining other states in adding more safeguards to protect young Facebook users from sexual predators and cyberbullies. 
 
Attorney Questions Actions of State Attorney Candidate 
JACKSONVILLE, FL - The campaign tactics of State Attorney candidate Jay Plotkin are the target of legal action by a Fernandina Beach lawyer.  
 
Fla. Anti-Smoking Campaign to Start Offering Free Nicotine Patches, Gum, Lozenges  
TALLAHASSEE, FL (AP) -- Florida's revamped anti-smoking campaign is starting to move into high-gear.
 
 
Wrongly Imprisoned Florida Man Gets Compensation from the State 
TALLAHASSEE -- Al Crotzer officially received his financial compensation from the state for spending nearly a quarter of a century behind bars for a crime he didn't commit. 
 
State Settlement Awards Millions to Disabled Girl 
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Gov. Charlie Crist has signed a bill that gives a 9-year-old disabled girl $1.2 million for injuries she sustained due to the state's negligence. 
 
State Employees Double Dipping 
TALLAHASSEE, FL -- Would you take retirement money and still keep working with that company while receiving a separate paycheck?  
 
Bills that passed in the Florida Legislature  
TALLAHASSEE, FL -- Legislation that passed in the 2008 regular session of the Florida Legislature, which ended Friday. 
 
Bull Testicles & CSX Among Legislative Losers 
TALLAHASSEE, FL -- Legislation that failed in the 2008 regular session of the Florida Legislature, which ended Friday. 
 
Two Bills Tackle State Song Controversy 
By First Coast News Staff
TALLAHASSEE, FL (AP) -- Governor Charlie Crist is getting two songs to consider from the Legislature. 
 
Legislature Ends 60 Day Session 
TALLAHASSEE, FL (AP) -- The Legislature ended a bleak two-month session Friday in which little happened that wasn't overshadowed by the state's lack of money. One of the last things it did was send Gov. Charlie Crist an anemic budget -- the smallest the state has passed in three years. 
 
Florida Legislature Sends Budget to Governor 
TALLAHASSEE, FL (AP) -- The governor now has the smallest budget in three years -- at 66 billion dollars. 
 
Break-down of Florida Legislature's Budget 
TALLAHASSEE -- The roughly $66 billion budget the Legislature passed includes less money for many state programs than they received last year because the overall budget is about $5 billion smaller. 
 
House Lets It All Hang Out 
TALLAHASSEE, Fl (AP) -- The Florida House has amended a bill that would have banned saggy pants for Florida students. 
 
Deal For State To Buy Track For Commuter Rail Could Be Put On Hold 
TALLAHASSEE, FL (AP) -- A deal for the state to buy 61 miles of track from a private company for a commuter rail system in central Florida could be put on hold when the Senate takes up a transportation bill today. 
 
Gov. Crist Says He'll Approve State University Tuition Increases 
TALLAHASSEE, FL (AP) -- Governor Charlie Crist vetoed higher tuition for state universities and community colleges last year but says he'll approve 6 percent increases for each this year.  
 

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