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Alimony reform bill heading to Gov. Scott's desk
A bill that would do away with permanent alimony in Florida is headed to the governor's desk. It's the first time alimony reform has come this close to becoming law. Critics believe stay-at-home moms will be hardest hit by the changes. Sheila Klapper Barrett of Maitland said she can't imagine ...
Central Fla. pastors embracing immigration reform
As Congress gears up to debate overhauling the immigration system, the pastor of one of central Florida's largest churches is traveling to Washington, D.C., to weigh in on Capitol Hill. Channel 9 found out that there is a change taking place among conservative evangelicals when it comes to legalizing immigrants. ...
Poinciana could have own government in 2014
Poinciana could have own government in 2014 A group of Poinciana residents are not giving up their fight to turn the area into a city. Supporters said it would cost them less to pay taxes than to pay their homeowners association fees. At a meeting Monday some questioned if the ...
Former Holly Hill city manager receives $100K severance pay
Holly Hill leaders have agreed to pay the former city manager $100,000 in severance package. Oel Wingo was fired in 2010 and accused of falsifying documents and destroying records. A city commissioner said if he had been there when her contract was written, her severance pay would have been a ...
Orange Co. mayor hesitates to provide funds for new soccer stadium
Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs is putting the brakes on county funding for a new soccer stadium. Her statements came in the same memo providing $25 million for the Dr. Phillips Performing Arts Center. Orlando City Soccer is lobbying hard to get city and county funds for a new stadium ...
Common Core would standardize national education, eliminate FCAT in Florida
More than two dozen people staged a protest outside the Marion County School System's Technical Institute Wednesday. They were there to protest a plan called "Common Core,” a common curriculum that would be used across the country. "We plan to fight 'Common Core' tooth and nail throughout the state of ...
Lake Co. expanded courthouse will beef up security
Lake County's 155,000-square-foot addition to its courthouse has cost $40 million -- but taxpayers will have to dig a little deeper as it nears completion. Officials say that’s because the team of deputies assigned there now is not enough, and the expansion will require more armed security. Lt. John Herrell ...
APS cheating scandal as the AJC reported it
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's investigative reporters broke the story about widespread cheating on tests in Atlanta Public Schools in December, 2008, and we've continued digging ever since.
House panel clears 'cyberbullying' bill
A Florida House panel has cleared a bill that would include "cyberbullying" under the state's anti-bullying law. The House Education committee Friday passed the bill (HB 609) by a vote of 14-0. The state defines bullying as "inflicting physical hurt or psychological distress." School districts already have to ...
City of Titusville reaches agreement to end police, fire furloughs
Titusville residents don't have to worry about their police or firefighters being out on unpaid furloughs anymore. Just weeks after a deal was closed with firefighters, the city ratified a contract with the police union. "We just had to reduce the costs," said Titusville Mayor Jim Tulley. Tulley said the ...
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