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		<title>Behind-the-scenes push for off-shore drilling near Florida</title>
		<link>http://www.lamarthames.com/2009/04/behind-the-scenes-push-for-off-shore-drilling-near-florida</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lamar Thames</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BY LUCY MORGAN AND MARY ELLEN KLAS HERALD/TIMES TALLAHASSEE BUREAU

TALLAHASSEE &#8211; Dangling the promise of millions for the state&#8217;s dwindling budget, a group of mostly unidentified oil and gas companies are bankrolling a last-minute fight to bring offshore drilling to Florida&#8217;s coastline.
Florida Energy Associates, a corporation formed in December by Daytona Beach lawyer Doug Daniels, has hired [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Voting issue getting widespread notice</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:42:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lamar Thames</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Institute for Southern Studies
Voting rights advocates were shocked after a Republican-dominated committee in the Florida House passed sweeping new election rules after allowing only six minutes of debate last Friday. 
The 81-page bill, which among other things eliminates two forms of ID used mostly by elderly voters and restricts third-party voter registration, now moves [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Whether you call it taxes or fees depends on the party in Florida</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 10:06:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lamar Thames</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Democrats and Republicans are at it again in Tallahassee concerning taxes. Democrats want to tax everything but the air we breathe while Republicans are OK with new revenue sources as long as they can call it a fee instead of a tax increase. 
As an example, House Republicans last week sought $700 million in new fees [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Legislative update</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 09:53:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lamar Thames</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[tobacco tax]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Tallahassee.com
The Florida Legislature is in session through May 1. Here are the key issues in the fifth week of session and what&#8217;s coming up. Get updates at floridacapitalnews.com:
Tobacco tax
What happened: A buck-a-pack increase in the state&#8217;s tobacco tax (and a dollar-per-ounce on other forms of tobacco) is moving fast through the Senate. It&#8217;s estimated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House, Senate budgets contain stimulus money for education</title>
		<link>http://www.lamarthames.com/2009/03/house-senate-budgets-contain-stimulus-money-for-education</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lamar Thames</dc:creator>
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NOTE: This is a legislative update from Emergent Design and Development, a Tallahassee consulting firm that advises clients about education matters.
From Bob and Mary Bedford
The session is progressing with the release of the Senate Budget &#8211; and the House budget is expected to be released this week.  In somewhat of a surprise, both Houses have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State must find alternatives to sales tax revenue</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:17:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lamar Thames</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Ellyn Bogdanoff 
Republican state representative from Fort Lauderdale. 
Consensus is that this will be one of the most challenging 60 days that the Florida Legislature has ever faced. The difficulty that lies ahead seems insurmountable, but with challenging times comes great opportunity. 


We must have the political will to take on the old ways of government and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A call for parents to speak out about education proposals</title>
		<link>http://www.lamarthames.com/2009/03/a-call-for-parents-to-speak-out-about-education-proposals</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:37:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lamar Thames</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gov. Charlie Crist]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By LAMAR THAMES
Whether you like his ideas or not, you have to admire the way Clay County School Board Chairman Charlie Van Zant Jr. thinks outside the box in trying to come up with methods to cut expenses for the cash-strapped system.
Earlier this year, Van Zant broached the subject of a four-day school schedule. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time to add your voice to education protest!</title>
		<link>http://www.lamarthames.com/2009/03/time-to-add-your-voice-to-education-protest</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lamar Thames</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, Clay County, here is your opportunity to show how much you care about the public education system. 
From 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 7, 2009, residents are encouraged to line the streets at the corner of Kingsley Avenue and Blanding Boulevard in Orange Park to show support for our school system and voice [...]]]></description>
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