Newspaper questions Florida investment claims
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ The State Board of Administration on Monday stuck to its claim that Wall Street investment firms misled the agency into buying …
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EEOC accuses Calif. university of discrimination
SAN DIEGO (AP) _ A federal agency that fights work place discrimination says a private Southern California university denied tenure to a black professor due …
US Reps fighting Fla. redistricting amendments
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Both sides claimed the moral high ground Monday on the issue of minority representation in the debate over a pair of …
Miami, Pitt coaches share plenty of common bonds
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) – Randy Shannon played for Dave Wannstedt, then saw his coaching career get a huge boost years later thanks to Wannstedt. …
Obama: Black lawmakers must rally voters back home
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama implored black voters on Saturday to rekindle the passion they felt for his groundbreaking campaign and turn out in …
Jackson recalls Walters as civil rights pioneer
WASHINGTON (AP)- Ron Walters, a leading expert on race and politics who died this month at age 72, is being remembered for his early activism …
Reggae star Buju Banton faces drug trial in Fla.
MIAMI (AP) – Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton is scheduled to go on trial this week on charges that he bought five kilograms of cocaine …
Florida unemployment rate increases slightly
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Florida's unemployment rate has increased slightly again, but a state economist says that's not necessarily bad news.
Florida public universities may adopt flat tuition
MIAMI (AP) _ Florida's full-time public university students could soon be paying a flat tuition, no matter how many classes they take, under a plan …
White House cites 3 Florida stimulus projects
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ The White House has cited three Florida stimulus projects as part of a push back against critics of the $814 billion …