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The Legislature has ended a bleak two-month session in which little happened that wasn't overshadowed by the state's lack of money. more ]]> The Associated Press Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:28:27 +0000 13468 http://wkrg.com/news/article/legislature_passes_autism_bill/13466/
A bill that supporters hope will lead insurers to cover most costs for diagnosis and treatment of autism is headed to the Governor Charlie Crist's desk. more ]]> The Associated Press Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:28:27 +0000 13466 http://wkrg.com/news/article/anti_bullying_bill_goes_to_governors_desk/13376/
School districts in Florida will have to adopt policies against bullying and harassment under a bill that passed Wednesday and will now go to the governor. more ]]> The Associated Press Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:28:27 +0000 13376 http://wkrg.com/news/article/teacher_sex_bill_passes_fl_house/13374/
The Florida House passed a bill to weed out teachers like Debra LaFave, who had sex with a student, by creating statewide standards for hiring, screening and reporting misconduct. more ]]> The Associated Press Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:28:27 +0000 13374 http://wkrg.com/news/article/slowing_down_specialty_tags/12174/
Florida legislators consider a moratorium on specialty license plates more ]]> Associated Press Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:28:27 +0000 12174 http://wkrg.com/news/article/background_checks_for_online_daters/11947/
Online dating services would have to tell you whether or not they tried to find out if your perfect match has a criminal history under a bill approved by a Florida Senate committee. more ]]> The Associated Press Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:28:27 +0000 11947 http://wkrg.com/news/article/gay_adoption_ban/11719/
Two Florida lawmakers are trying to pass legislation that would allow gay people to adopt. Florida is the only state with a ban on gay adoption. more ]]> The Associated Press Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:28:27 +0000 11719 http://wkrg.com/news/article/limit_on_class_size_in_limbo/11608/
A ballot proposal that would have loosened class size limits has failed in the Florida Legislature. more ]]> The Associated Press Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:28:27 +0000 11608 http://wkrg.com/news/article/fl_presidential_primary_appeal_in_federal_court/11586/
Federal appeals court in Atlanta will decide whether Florida gets a re-do of it's January 29th presidential primary. more ]]> The Associated Press Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:28:27 +0000 11586 http://wkrg.com/news/article/locked_loaded_at_work/11421/
Florida residents would be allowed to take guns to work under a bill approved by a House council today. more ]]> The Associated Press Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:28:27 +0000 11421 http://wkrg.com/news/article/gov_crists_goals_for_2008_session/11049/
Governor Charlie Crist wants lower property taxes, cleaner energy, thinner kids, healthier Floridians and better schools. more ]]> The Associated Press Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:28:27 +0000 11049 http://wkrg.com/news/article/florida_state_of_the_state_tonight/11030/
Florida lawmakers began their 2008 session today amid a budget crunch spurred by the weakened economy. Gov. Charlie Crist will deliver his State of the State address tonight at 5 p.m. CST. Watch it live on wkrg.com. more ]]> WKRG Staff/The Associated Press Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:28:27 +0000 11030