Politics

Protest Against IRS "Abuse of Power"

2013-05-21T03:14:00.003-04:00

MELBOURNE, Florida -- In reaction to recent developments in the Internal Revenue Service scandal where agents selectively singled out conservative political organizations during the application...

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Brooke Deratany Goldfarb Announces Candidacy For Circuit Court Judge

2013-05-20T14:45:00.002-04:00

INDIALANTIC, Florida -- Brevard County native Brooke Deratany Goldfarb, a member of the Florida Bar since 1996, has announced her candidacy for 18th Judicial Circuit Court, Group 14...

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Melbourne "March Against Monsanto"

2013-05-19T23:33:00.001-04:00

MELBOURNE, Florida -- Organizers say that hundreds of Brevard citizens will join tens of thousands of activists around the world on May 25 at 2 p.m. to "March Against Monsanto." The global...

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Governor Scott Stops Amazon Jobs From Coming To Florida

2013-05-16T20:51:00.000-04:00

TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- Florida Governor Rick Scott has denied a behind-the-scenes deal that would have brought an Amazon.com distribution warehouse to Florida where Amazon would have been given a...

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Kneessy: More Brevard Schools Could Close

2013-05-13T06:02:00.002-04:00

VIERA, Florida -- More schools could close if the Brevard County Commissioners decide to suspend the educational impact fact fees, Brevard School Board member Amy Kneessy warns. During the...

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Florida Environmentalist Warns Of Acid Oceans

2013-05-12T08:02:00.002-04:00

Image: Wiki Commons MELBOURNE, Florida -- Corry Westbrook, a Democratic candidate who is hoping to unseat Republican Congressman Bill Posey from the 8th Congressional District located...

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Food Stamp Enrollment Drops 2 Months In A Row

2013-05-10T18:33:00.000-04:00

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- According to the latest U.S. Department of Agricultural report released on May 10, 2013, the number of U.S. participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP...

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Poll: Gun Homicide Rate Down 49% Since 1993, Public Unaware

2013-05-08T16:53:00.004-04:00

National rates of gun homicide and other violent gun crimes are strikingly lower now than during their peak in the mid-1990s, paralleling a general decline in violent crime, according to a Pew...

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Commissioner Chuck Nelson to host Cocoa Open House May 10

2013-05-06T12:03:00.002-04:00

COCOA, Fla. – Brevard County Commissioner Chuck Nelson, who represents District 2, hosts a monthly open house in Cocoa to encourage residents to speak with him about community issues. This...

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Tax Money For Confusing Florida Jobs Numbers Explained

2013-04-29T12:35:00.000-04:00

MELBOURNE, Florida -- When Northrop Grumman announced in March that it was restructuring some of its operations into Centers of Excellence, with the largest move being from its Bethpage, N.Y....

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Florida Governor Rick Scott Signs Drone Regulation Bill

2013-04-25T16:37:00.003-04:00

TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- Florida became the first state in the U.S. to regulate the use of law enforcement drones today after Florida Governor Rick Scott signed into law drone regulation legislation...

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Commissioner Nelson hosts Cocoa Beach Open House April 26

2013-04-25T05:14:00.001-04:00

COCOA BEACH, Fla. – Brevard County Commissioner Chuck Nelson, who represents District 2, hosts a monthly open house in Cocoa Beach the fourth Friday of every month to encourage residents to speak...

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Florida Senate Votes To Reduce Motor Vehicle Registration Fees

2013-04-24T14:01:00.001-04:00

Negron TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- This morning the Florida Senate unanimously passed (39-0) Senate Bill 1832, sponsored by Senator Joe Negron (R-Stuart). The bill, which reduces annual...

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Florida AG Bondi Sues BP, Halliburton For $5.4 Billion

2013-04-24T06:44:00.003-04:00

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Attorney General Pam Bondi filed a lawsuit against BP and Halliburton on Saturday over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. During a press conference yesterday, Bondi announced...

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Brevard Young Democrats "Drinking Liberally" To Vent Frustration

2013-04-23T12:59:00.001-04:00

MELBOURNE, Florida - A new group of Democratically-inclined young adults have been working to reform a Young Democrats chapter in Brevard County, Florida. To kick-off their...

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Florida Governor Rick Scott Signs Landmark Education Bill

2013-04-23T11:14:00.001-04:00

TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- In his book Democracy In America, Alexis de Tocqueville remarked about 19th Century Americans' attitudes towards higher education that: "At fifteen they enter upon...

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Florida Legislature First To Limit Law Enforcement Drones

2013-04-18T14:55:00.000-04:00

Workman Negron TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- The Florida Legislature unanimously voted to regulate the use of drones by law enforcement to gather evidence or other information. ...

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Gun Control Bill Defeated In U.S. Senate

2013-04-17T20:19:00.002-04:00

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A piece of gun control legislation was defeated in the U.S. Senate today by a vote of 54-46. Senate Bill 649, titled Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013, would...

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Did Space Coast Transportation Planning Organization Forget To Renew Its Domain?

2013-04-17T14:53:00.002-04:00

VIERA, Florida -- The Space Coast Transportation Planning Organization's website is down, and visitors are redirected to Network Solutions which is often a tell-tale sign that a website did not renew...

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Internet Cafes Donated Selectively To Brevard Politicians

2013-04-16T15:19:00.003-04:00

PALM BAY, Florida -- Contributors connected to internet cafes are good at gambling with their campaign donations when it comes to picking winners in Brevard County elections. All but one of the...

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Police Sergeant Responds To Firing For "Trayvon Martin" Target

2013-04-14T07:30:00.002-04:00

PORT CANAVERAL, Florida -- Former Port Canaveral Police Sergeant Ron King issued a statement in a You Tube video in response to his firing last week for allegedly using a target resembling Trayvon...

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Waste Management To Host Community Meeting On Planned Recycling Facility

2013-04-10T12:46:00.003-04:00

COCOA, Florida — Waste Management will host a Community Meeting on its planned Space Coast Recycling Facility on Thursday, April 11 at 6 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Express, 301 Tucker Lane in...

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Obama: Put Assault Weapons Ban To A Vote

2013-04-08T22:53:00.002-04:00

HARTFORD, Connecticut -- President Obama traveled to Connecticut today to make his case with the American people to push forward with an assault weapons ban. "We have to tell Congress...

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Congressman Posey Keynote Speaker At Space Coast Prayer Breakfast

2013-04-05T11:44:00.003-04:00

U.S. Rep. Bill Posey VIERA, Florida -- U.S. Congressman Bill Posey will deliver the keynote address at this year’s Space Coast Prayer Breakfast to be held on Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 7:30 AM at...

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Residents Weary About Proposed Waste Management Recycling Facility In Cocoa

2013-04-04T20:49:00.000-04:00

COCOA, Florida -- The transformation of a moving and storage business located at 5155 West King Street (State Road 520) in Cocoa into a Waste Management recovered materials processing facility has...

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