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[CaRP] XML error: Invalid character at line 62 - Florida News - OrlandoSentinel.com  Destination casino bill is dead for this year 3 Feb 2012 at 6:04pm TALLAHASSEE – Attempts to bring destination casinos to Florida are dead – at least for now.
 Search on for missing cruise passenger on ship from Fort Lauderdale 3 Feb 2012 at 12:34pm MIAMI — A search is under way in waters near Mexico for a British cruise ship passenger who apparently went overboard.
 Man, 36, survives suicide jump off Skyway bridge 3 Feb 2012 at 9:54am TAMPA, Florida — Deputies say a 36-year-old man is in good condition after jumping off the Sunshine Skyway bridge, which spans Tampa Bay.
 Florida Senate panel offers plan to tax online retailers 2 Feb 2012 at 5:08pm TALLAHASSEE – With lobbyists for Amazon.com Inc.watching silently, the Florida Senate on Thursday took the first step toward trying to force the Internet giant and other online retailers to collect...  Florida eyes school bus ads for extra money 1 Feb 2012 at 4:58pm Florida school districts mired in budget woes might soon get a new fundraising option — selling ad space on their fleets of yellow school buses.
Business-tax breaks exceeding $125 million clears key committee 1 Feb 2012 at 8:27pm TALLAHASSEE An influential state House committee unveiled plans Wednesday for more than $125 million a year worth of new business-tax breaks, ranging from broad cuts sought by Republican Gov. Rick ... Telecom tax sails through committee 31 Jan 2012 at 5:05pm TALLAHASSEE — A tax bill sought by Verizon Communications Inc. and other big telecom companies sailed through another legislative committee Wednesday, despite uncertainty about the measure's long-t...  Pythons wiping out Everglades mammals, study finds 30 Jan 2012 at 6:47pm Burmese pythons have virtually wiped out raccoons, marsh rabbits, opossums and other once-common mammals in the southern region of Everglades National Park, according to a nine-year study that show...  Florida's deadly pileup: Churchgoers among victims of I-75 disaster 31 Jan 2012 at 10:19am GAINESVILLE (AP) — Senior pastor Arao Amazonas said he wanted to wait until the next morning to leave Florida after a religious conference. But pastor Jose Carmo Jr. wanted to be back in time for t...  Telecom companies seek tax changes that some say could rip big holes in state... 30 Jan 2012 at 4:25pm Verizon Communications Inc., Comcast Corp. and other big telecom companies are lobbying Florida lawmakers to exempt a host of digital items from the state's communications tax, in an overhaul the i... |