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Court tosses out school voucher law in Florida

August 21, 2021 at 9:48 a.m.

The state Supreme Court on Thursday struck down Florida's landmark school voucher law--the only statewide voucher program in the country and a cornerstone of education reforms championed by Gov. Jeb...

Judge allows slot machines in Broward starting July 1

August 18, 2019 at 3:11 p.m.

Broward County's four pari-mutuel venues can start installing slot machines July 1, Circuit Judge Leroy Moe ruled Tuesday in a swift, bluntly worded decision demanding that regulations be created for...

Slots lobbyists line up for huge payoffs

August 18, 2019 at 3:42 p.m.

TALLAHASSEE * South Florida pari-mutuels stand to make hundreds of millions off slot machines and they've hired dozens of lobbyists to make sure they get the best deal possible from...

Bid to limit slot machines to bingo-style gambling stumbles in Legislature

August 18, 2019 at 3:07 p.m.

A House proposal that would allow only bingo-style slot machines in Broward County and require local pari-mutuels to ante up almost double what they expected in taxes was dubbed a...

Legislature to decide rules for operation of slot machines

August 18, 2019 at 3:07 p.m.

The slots battle on Wednesday quickly moved from the polling booths of South Florida to the state Capitol as both sides prepare for the next phase -- regulation and taxation....

Reno loses bid for statewide recount in Florida primary

August 20, 2021 at 1:18 a.m.

Refusing to concede defeat, Janet Reno late Friday lost her bid for a statewide recount of ballots cast in Tuesday's Democratic primary but continued to push Miami-Dade and Broward elections...

Harris’ PC drives still stir questions

August 20, 2021 at 8:34 a.m.

The dueling roles of Katherine Harris, chief vote-counter for the state of Florida and campaign partisan for President Bush, emerged from an exhaustive examination of thousands of computer files in...

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