Articles in Category: 'University of Florida'

Finally, EPA Does the Right Thing for Florida
By: Nancy Smith | Posted: November 7, 2011 3:55 AM

Groups like Earthjustice and Sierra Club didn't like it, but last week the Environmental Protection Agency finally listened, did the right thing and approved a state alternative to the EPA's draconian water pollution regulations proposed for Florida.

TAGS: Clean Water Act, Conservancy of Southwest Florida, DEP, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Department of Environmental Protection, EarthJustice, Environmental Confederation of Southwest Florida, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Florida Chamber of Commerce, Florida Wildlife Federation, Leticia Adams, News, PolitiFact, Sierra Club, St. John's Riverkeeper, St. Petersburg Times, University of Florida, Columns
 
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Count Agriculture Among Our Many Blessings
By: Adam Putnam | Posted: November 23, 2011 10:24 AM
 
According to some historians, the first feast of thanks took place in St. Augustine in 1565, more than 50 years before what most of us were taught was the first Thanksgiving.
TAGS: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, News, Plymouth, Spanish settlers, St. Augustine, Thanksgiving, Timucuans, University of Florida, Wampanoag Indians, Columns
 
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Oil Industry Lobbyist Applauds Rick Scott Stance on Drilling
By: Jim Turner | Posted: September 8, 2011 3:55 AM

TAGS: Big Cypress, CIA, Economic Club of Florida, Florida Everglades, Florida Petroleum Council, Florida State University, Michele Bachmann, News, Rick Scott, University of Florida, Politics
 
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UF: Consumer Confidence Drops in August
By: Michael Peltier News Service of Florida | Posted: August 31, 2011 3:55 AM
TAGS: Amy Baker, Bureau of Economic and Business Research, Chris McCarty, Consumer Confidence, debt ceiling, Economy, Medicare, News, Office of Economic and Demographic Research, Social Security, UF, University of Florida, Politics
 
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Universities Prepare Dental School Pitches
By: Lilly Rockwell News Service of Florida | Posted: August 16, 2011 3:55 AM
TAGS: Board of Governors, Cesar Sabates, dental school, Department of Health, DOH, Florida A&M, Florida Dental Association, Grant Heston, Lake Erie College of Medicine, Medicaid, News, State University System, UF, University of Central Florida, University of Florida, Politics
 
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How Did the Bad Guys Get Their Hands on All-Republican Bright Futures?
By: Nancy Smith | Posted: July 1, 2011 3:55 AM
 

All of a sudden 177,000 Bright Futures scholarship families are getting hip to what Sen. Evelyn Lynn and the rest of the lugheads in the Legislature did to one of the most successful Republican initiatives in Florida history.

TAGS: Bright Futures, Evelyn Lynn, FAFSA, Florida State University, FSU, Maria Morris, News, Obamacare, Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability, scholarship, University of Central Florida, University of Florida, Columns
 
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Whodunnit? Mike Haridopolos' Old College Book Saga
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: June 28, 2011 3:55 AM
 

It's no coincidence that the four-year-old story about state Sen. Mike Haridopolos' "book deal" resurfaced this week. After all, he's running for U.S. Senate, and that makes him target practice for both the right and left.
TAGS: book, Brevard Community College, History, Joyce Tarnow, legislature, Mike Haridopolos, News, Publishing, Tim Baker, Tuition, University of Florida, Columns
 
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Weekly Roundup: The Education of Mr. Robinson
By: Jim Saunders News Service of Florida | Posted: June 24, 2011 6:19 PM
 
TAGS: Ander Crenshaw, Andy Ford, Bernie Machen, Billy Buzzett, Dan Smith, DCA, Department of Community Affairs, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Eric Smith, Florida Education Associaion, Florida Retirement System, Florida Supreme Court, Gerard Robinson, Jeff Clemens, Jennifer Krell Davis, John Thrasher, Jose Martinez, Linda Williams, Mary Anne Carter, Mike Haridopolos, Mike Prendergast, News, Pam Bondi, Rick Scott, Roberto Martinez, South Florida Water Management District, State Board of Education, Steve MacNamara, United States Supreme Court, University of Florida, Will Weatherford, Government
 
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Bright Futures a $780,000 Jackpot for Shouping Hu; Students Out of Luck
By: Nancy Smith | Posted: June 24, 2011 3:55 AM
 
Please, God, give me three more years. I'll be good. Just let me live to see what Shouping Hu can possibly study about the Bright Futures scholarship program that hasn't been studied 10 times over.
TAGS: Bright Futures, Don Sullivan, Florida A&M, Florida State University, FSU, Ken Pruitt, News, Shouping Hu, University of Florida, Columns
 
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Twitter Turns Up Heat on Florida's GOP Senate Race
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: June 6, 2011 3:55 AM
 

TAGS: Adam Hasner, Bill Nelson, budget, Daniel Smith, Facebook, Florida, Florida Atlantic University, George LeMieux, Kevin Wagner, Medicare, Mike Haridopolos, News, Paul Ryan, Progress Florida, RedState.com, Republican Party, Rick Wilson, Robin Stublen, Tea Party, Twitter, University of Florida, Politics
 
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State Budget Sinks Florida Consumer Confidence, UF Says
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: June 1, 2011 3:55 AM
 
TAGS: budget, Bureau of Economic and Business Research, Chris McCarty, Conference Board, consumer confidence index, Florida Watch Action, gasoline, groceries, housing, Medicaid, Medicare, News, Progress Florida, Rick Scott, University of Florida, Government
 
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No Love for These Messy Florida Bugs
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: May 14, 2011 3:55 AM
TAGS: car wash, Central Florida, Department of Entomology and Nematology, John Capinera, Louisiana, Love bugs, Miami, News, Pensacola, predators, Texas, University of Florida
 
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Florida Universities Prepare to Slash Budgets
By: Lilly Rockwell News Service of Florida | Posted: May 13, 2011 3:55 PM
TAGS: Bernie Machen, Board of Governors, Bright Futures, Ed Mitchell, enrollment, Eric Barron, Florida Retirement System, Florida State University, FSU, Mark Walsh, News, Rick Scott, Tuition, UF, United Faculty of Florida, universities, University of Florida, University of South Florida, Government
 
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Florida Headed Back to Work
By: Kevin Derby and Gray Rohrer | Posted: April 16, 2011 3:55 AM
 

TAGS: Agency for Workforce Innovation, Cynthia Lorenzo, Economy, employment, Flagler County, jobs, News, Rick Scott, University of Florida, Government
 
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Tea Partiers Split on 'Union-Busting' Effort
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: March 28, 2011 3:55 AM
 
TAGS: Alex Snitker, certification, Chris Dorworth, collective bargaining, FreedomWorks, Janet Cruz, John Thrasher, Libertarians, Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda, News, paycheck deductions, public-employee unions, Robin Stublen, Scott Plakon, Tea Party, Teachers, Tom Gaitens, University of Florida, Politics
 
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March Madness and Tampa: Hottest Ticket in Florida
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: March 22, 2011 3:55 AM
 
TAGS: Bob Buckhorn, Convention Center, Kenny Chesney, NCAA basketball tournament, New York Yankees, News, Pam Iorio, Pat Riley, Raymond James Stadium, Republican National Convention, Rick Scott, Rose Ferlita, St. Pete Times Forum, Steinbrenner Field, Tampa, Tampa Bay & Co., University of Florida, Government
 
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Cloudy Forecast for Bright Futures
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: March 4, 2011 12:24 PM
TAGS: Bernie Machen, Bright Futures, Daily Alligator, grade point average, Ken Pruitt, legislature, Lottery, News, Rick Scott, SAT, scholarships, University of Florida, Politics, Government
 
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