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Florida backs Obama plan for No Child Left Behind Act [09/27/2011]

After years of waiting for Congress to act, local education leaders are glad to see President Barack Obama stepping forward with a plan that will allow states to opt out of sanctions imposed under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.

Obama announced the plan last week as changes to t ...

State Sen. Stephen Wise again trying to allow ads to Florida trails [09/27/2011]

Companies would be able to advertise on Florida trails and greenways under a bill filed this month by state Sen. Stephen Wise, R-Jacksonville.

The bill is an attempt to pump revenue into the state office that oversees the trail system. The Office of Greenways and Trails has faced cuts ...

  • Florida backs Obama plan for No Child Left Behind Act [09/27/2011]
  • State Sen. Stephen Wise again trying to allow ads to Florida trails [09/27/2011]
  • Florida couple among Nepal plane crash victims [09/27/2011]
  • 3 Fantasy 5 players win $64,279.63 top prize [09/27/2011]
  • Dover drug dealer sentenced to 54 months [09/27/2011]
  • Panama City Beach to undergo beach renourishment [09/27/2011]
  • Fla. Panhandle inmate dies of puncture wounds [09/27/2011]
  • Government will not seek appellate court review of health care overhaul [09/26/2011]
  • Florida's challenge to federal health care reform moves a step closer to U.S. Supreme Court [09/26/2011]
  • Rubio to pen autobiography [09/26/2011]
  • Lee County schools could get $35 million from Obama plan [09/26/2011]
  • Senate candidate Craig Miller injured in motorcycle crash [09/26/2011]
  • Partial FEMA shutdown would have little or no effect on Florida, Palm Beach County [09/26/2011]
  • Huge Solar Power Farm Announced for Panhandle [09/26/2011]
  • How much will you pay for biomass plant fuel? [09/26/2011]
  • FPL customers to prepay for nuclear plants? [09/26/2011]
  • Judge takes drug test injunction under advisement [09/26/2011]
  • Federal court hears welfare drug testing case [09/26/2011]
  • Ousted Florida prisons chief deposed in union lawsuit challenging privatization [09/26/2011]
  • Florida Republican straw poll shocker: Herman Cain wins with 37.1 %, Perry at 15.4 % [09/24/2011]