Articles in Category: 'Disney'

Weekly Roundup: Let's Get to Work on the Session
By: Brandon Larrabee News Service of Florida | Posted: November 19, 2011 3:55 PM
TAGS: Alan Feldman, Andy Abboud, Associated Industries of Florida, Broward County Sheriff's Office, casino gambling, Denise Grimsley, destination resorts, Disney, Eric Brody, Florida Chamber of Commerce, Florida Retail Federation, Florida United Business Association, insurance reform, Jeb Bush, Jeff Atwater. Sen. Joe Negron, John Thrasher, judicial qualifications commission, Lance Block, Las Vegas Sands, Latin Builders Association, MGM Resorts, Mike Fasano, Mike Haridopolos, News, pari-mutuel racetracks, Paul Hawkes, Redistricting, Rick Scott, Ron Saunders, Senate Reapportionment Committee, Senate Regulated Industries Committee, Wallace Pope, William Dillon, Politics
 
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Florida Casino Bill Could Face Long Odds
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: November 5, 2011 3:55 AM
 

TAGS: Broward, casino compact, Charlie Crist, destination resorts, Disney, Ellyn Bogdanoff, Florida Chamber of Commerce, Gaming, John Sowinski, Miami-Dade, Mike Fasano, News, No Casinos, Seminole Tribe, Politics
 
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Legislators Say Casino Bill Will Control Gaming Without Altering Florida's Image
By: Jim Turner | Posted: November 4, 2011 3:55 AM
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TAGS: casinos, Disney, Ellyn Bogdanoff, Erik Fresen, Florida Chamber of Commerce, Genting Group, Las Vegas Sands, News, Pari-mutuels, Rick Scott, Ron Saunders, slot machines, Politics
 
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FDOT SunRail Tour Draws Cheers and Jeers
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: June 29, 2011 3:55 AM
 

TAGS: Ananth Prasad, Ax the Tax, Beth Dillaha, Buddy Dyer, Business, commuter train, Corrine Brown, CSX, Disney, FDOT, Florida Hospital, freight train, John Mica, Matthew Falconer, News, Orange, Orlando, Orlando Magic, Osceola, Paula Dockery, Ports, Rick Scott, Seminole, SunRail, Tea Party, Tri-Rail, VETO SunRail, Volusia, Politics, Government
 
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Social Conservatives Take Aim at Gay Days in Orlando and at Disney
By: Kevin Derby | Posted: April 1, 2011 3:55 AM
 

TAGS: Brian Winfield, Chris Alexander-Manley, David Caton, Disney, Equality Florida, Florida Family Association, Gay Days, Magic Kingdom, News, Orlando, Pat Robertson, Robert Igner, Walt Disney World, Politics
 
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Rick Scott Rejects Stimulus Money for High-Speed Rail
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: February 16, 2011 11:24 AM
 

TAGS: Chamber of Commerce, Disney, High-Speed Rail, John Mica, News, Obama Administration, Orlando, Progress Florida, Rick Scott, Tampa, Tea Party, trains, Government
 
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Shame on Family Films?
By: L. Brent Bozell | Posted: October 5, 2010 4:05 AM
 

Don't read Newsweek magazine while drinking a beverage. A spit take is the obvious first reaction to a column by Julia Baird headlined "The Shame of Family Films." On the Internet, this article is coded as "Why Family Films Are So Sexist."

TAGS: Disney, Family Films, Finding Nemo, News, Newsweek, Columns
 
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Florida Venture Cleans the World
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: September 20, 2010 4:05 AM
 
An Orlando nonprofit is working to clean up the planet, one soap bar at a time.
TAGS: Business, Cap Haitien Health Network, Children, Clean the World, disease, Disney, Floating Doctors, Haiti, Harrah's, hotels, Las Vegas, News, Orlando, poverty, sanitation, shampoo, Shawn Seipler, soap, Toronto, Vancouver, World Vision
 
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House Committee Moves Liability Waivers Forward
By: Alex Tiegen | Posted: March 23, 2010 6:19 PM

State lawamkers Monday took a step toward allowing businesses to ask parents to sign a liability waiver before a child sets foot on a climbing wall, puts on a scuba tank or engages in other injury-prone activities.

TAGS: Business, Disney, Liability waivers, Mike Horner, News
 
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Florida Voices
Posted: March 2, 2010 12:00 AM
 
"The big moments are the ending of segregation. And Gov. Leroy Collins -- his moment. I don't know if Florida would be what it is today without them."
--Rivers H. Buford III, director of legislative affairs, Florida Department of State, whose grandfather served as attorney general, Florida Supreme Court justice and member of the House of Representatives

TAGS: Betty Reed, Disney, Edmund Kallina, Keith Fitzgerald, Mark Pafford, News, Rivers H. Buford III, Robin St. Onge, Thad Altman, Will Weatherford
 
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