Fla. Senate panel signs off on gambling expansion
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Florida could get three new large casinos, as well as slot machines at every dog and horse track in the state, …
Ga. district investigating homework on slavery
NORCROSS, Ga. (AP) _ Gwinnett County schools officials are investigating whether to discipline teachers who gave third-grade students math homework with word problems about slavery, …
NAACP tells Ga. lawmakers to end death penalty
ATLANTA (AP) _ The Georgia chapter of the NAACP is asking state lawmakers to end capital punishment.
Judge tosses suit to keep Obama off Ala ballot
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) _ A state judge agreed with Democrats on Monday and dismissed a lawsuit aimed at keeping President Barack Obama off the ballot …
Fla. House narrows proposed redistricting maps
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ The Republican-controlled House has narrowed the number of redistricting maps it's considering to three each for itself and Florida's congressional delegation.
Citizens Property Insurance president resigning
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Citizens Property Insurance Corporation President Scott Wallace is resigning after six years at the head of the state-backed property insurer.
PICO United / Prophetic Voices launch action event
MIAMI — Families in Miami-Dade County are hit on all sides. Whether it is the rising rate of foreclosure, with one of each two homes …
The Gantt Report: Let us make the new year a time to look after ourselves first
The Gantt Report would like to wish you a prosperous and successful New Year. I can’t say “happy” because 2012 is an election year and, …
Colleges and suicide threats a dilemma
The issue of when colleges should notify parents that their adult children may be suicidal remains fraught with legal, medical and ethical dilemmas. College policies, …
African scientists taking lead in solving continent’s problems
I went to Durban, South Africa, during the Recent United Nations climate change negotiations to participate in a number of side events as part of …