Archive of Florida on Monday June 29, 2009
FL: Alex Sink orders her office to review her state-plane use
By Mary Ellen Klas and Steve Bousquet, The Miami Herald
Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink has ordered her office to ''conduct a thorough and immediate review'' of her use of the state plane after questions were raised about whether the plane was being used strictly for official duties.
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FL: Florida House panel to review Sansom case
By Alex Leary and Steve Bousquet, The Miami Herald
State Rep. Ray Sansom, already indicted by a grand jury, now faces disciplinary action from his colleagues after an investigator Friday found probable cause that he damaged ''faith and confidence'' in the Florida House.
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Tracking the recession: Budget deadline looms
By Stephen C. Fehr, Stateline.org Staff Writer
Unlike the federal government, states have to balance their budgets. But several states still have not completed spending plans for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
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FL: New state laws take effect July 1
By Josh Hafenbrack, The Sun-Sentinel (South Florida)
On July 1, a yearly ritual takes place in Florida: a crop of new laws passed by legislators and signed by the governor takes effect.
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FL: The special investigator hired by the Florida House of Representatives...
By Alex Leary, The Miami Herald
The special investigator hired by the Florida House of Representatives to investigate Rep. Ray Sansom's dealings with a Panhandle college has concluded that there is probable cause that the former speaker of the House violated House rules and could be sanctioned.
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FL: Florida attorney general's schedule shows part-time workload
By Dara Kam, The Miami Herald
Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum has carried a part-time workload for the past two months, according to his schedule posted on his website.
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US: National sex offender registry delayed a year
By The Associated Press, Argus Leader (Sioux Falls)
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. has given states and American Indian tribes another year to feed a national Internet database set up to protect children by showing where possible predators live and work.
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