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Tallahassee (United States)

Type: City

Name: Tallahassee (United States)

Country: United States

Latitude: 30.459999

Longitude: -84.279999

population: 153,583

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents

Good news from the capital

Some good news out of Tallahassee:Gov. Charlie Crist this week endorsed a statewide ban on texting while driving, a move that could save lives and prevent more carnage on our streets and highways -- if lawmakers sign on.Julie Jones, executive director ... [Miami Herald - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Frank Peterman, Tallahassee (United States), Charlie Crist

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 3 Documents

Unemployment comp tax hike on business triggers partisan outburst

TALLAHASSEE - Florida's record unemployment rate will result in the largest-ever hike in unemployment compensation taxes next year, prompting a burst of partisan rancor over whether the state could have avoided the hike by accepting more federal stimulus ... [Orlando Sentinel - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Unemployment, Tallahassee (United States), Adam Hasner, Florida Department of Revenue

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents

Republican Party (US)

Sunshine State Slowdown: Cut services? Hike taxes? Recession has GOP in a fix

State's budget gapXText SizeTALLAHASSEE - For decades, Floridians have essentially bought government on the cheap, satisfying a swelling appetite for expanded services with taxes paid in large measure by visitors and newcomers.But the idea that the Sunshine ... [Orlando Sentinel - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Taxes, Tallahassee (United States), Republican Party (US)

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 3 Documents

Charlie Crist

Crist orders probe of justice chief

TALLAHASSEE - Gov. Charlie Crist ordered an internal investigation and a citizen lodged an ethics complaint Wednesday over the extensive taxpayer-funded travel of Juvenile Justice Secretary Frank Peterman between the state capital and Tampa, near his ... [Miami Herald - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Charlie Crist, Frank Peterman, Juvenile

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)

A new rail wrinkle: Atwater says feds aren't sold on rental car tax

TALLAHASSEE -- One of the behind-the-scenes discussions going on over a potential rail special session is how to pay long-term for the operating costs of commuter trains -- since ridership alone won't generate enough revenue to fund their operations. ... [Orlando Sentinel - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Taxes, Surcharge, Referendum, Tallahassee (United States)

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)

New Report Calls Half the Miami Area High Schools "Drop Out Factories"

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Forty percent of the students in half of the high schools in the Miami area either drop out or graduate late. This alarming statistic is one of many in a new report by the Alliance for Excellent Education.Florida's drop-out rate, one ... [Public News Service - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Miami (Florida, United States), Bob Wise, Education, Alliance for Excellent Education, Florida Education Association

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Vendors better 'pucker up' this budget cycle

By John Kennedy, The News Service of FloridaTALLAHASSEE -- One of the nation?s largest technology companies may be losing its grip on a handful of lucrative Florida contracts, as impatient lawmakers look to save money in a feeble economy.Affiliated Computer ... [Orlando Sentinel - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Medicaid, Kevin Ambler, Don Gaetz, Health Management International Limited, Jeb Bush

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

FSU speeds up search for new prez

FSU's presidential search committee just released a timeline for choosing longtime President T.K. Wetherell's successor, with the aim of sending a list of finalists to the Board of Trustees by early December.The search consultant, John Hicks of Academic ... [St. Petersburg Times - 11/19/2009]

Entities: John Hicks, Tallahassee (United States), Education, T. K. Wetherell, Teach-In

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Jim Greer still has a job

This shouldn't be much of a surprise, but Florida GOP leaders took no formal action at their closed door meeting in Lake County this afternoon - called to help iron out concerns many party leaders expressed about the state Chairman Jim Greer."It was productive, ... [St. Petersburg Times - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Jim Greer, Republican Party (US), Tallahassee (United States)

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents

FL: Crist orders probe of justice chief

TALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Charlie Crist ordered an internal investigation and a citizen lodged an ethics complaint Wednesday over the extensive taxpayer-funded travel of Juvenile Justice Secretary Frank Peterman between the state capital and Tampa, near his ... [Stateline - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Charlie Crist, Juvenile, Frank Peterman

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents

Tallahassee firm eyes move to LO

A Tallahassee company wants to relocate here, bringing with it as many as 400 jobs over a three-year period, according to Dennis Cason, president of the Suwannee County Economic Alliance. Neither the name of the company or the nature of its business has ... [Individual.com - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Tallahassee (United States), Catalyst

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents

Report: Health Reform Measure Insolvent by 2025

More Long Term Care NewsAlzheimer's is Quietly Exploding Rutland Herald Nov. 19, 2009Opinion: Long-Term Care is Part of Holistic Financial Planning Tallahassee Democrat Nov. 18, 2009CMS Actuary Adds Hurdle To Adding CLASS Act To Reform Bill Inside ... [Ahip Hi-Wire - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Insolvent, Long Term Care Group Inc, Tallahassee (United States)

Quotes

The Florida Constitution requires a "high-quality system of free public schools that allows students to obtain a high-quality education." A lawsuit filed last week in Tallahassee on behalf of a coalition of public school parents and students claims the state has failed to meet that obligation...

For better schools [St. Petersburg Times - 10 hours ago]

...the ServNet member auctions, but to forge stronger relationships and facilitate communication between the owners and consignors,' explained Lelux. "These events connected the national remarketers directly with the auction owners, and evolved into the 'Know the Owners' meetings held in 2009." In additional to the organizational changes, Lelux focused on expanding ServNet's geographic footprint, and spent a great deal of time and attention...

Lelux Concludes Two-Year Term as ServNet's President [Vehicle Remarketing - 11 hours ago]

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Citizens high-risk rate hike approved [Biz Journals - 11/20/2009]

Blogs

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Movies: New Moon Casts Spell Over ‘Twi-Hards’ [Wired: Underwire - 11/18/2009] Tweens across the nation are salivating over Chapter 2 in the ongoing Twilight story a year after the vampire romance struck box office gold to the tune of $384 ...
Size and Strength Not a Mate-Choice Factor for ... [Wired: Wired Science - 11/16/2009] Unlike most Western guys and gals looking for love, Africa’s Hadza foragers pair up without regard to each other’s size and strength, a new study finds. And that ...
Brad Balfour: Q&A: Actor Woody Harrelson De... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 11/13/2009] While actor Woody Harrelson has been characterized as a stoner, he's been no slacker lately, having worked hard on three movies coming out virtually back ...
Movies: 2012 Turns Apocalypse Into Spectacle [Wired: Underwire - 11/13/2009] Director Roland Emmerich vows that he’s had it with disaster pictures, but if that’s the case, he’s going out with a bang. The man behind Independence Day and ...
Letters: Giving by example [USATODAY.com - Opinion - 11/09/2009] Giving by example Stephen Sgan - Tallahassee The USA TODAY article "Charities expect not-so-generous giving season" seems to attribute the decline in charitable ...

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