Politics

Florida Space Coast Represented In Delegation At Paris Air Show

2013-06-16T07:57:00.002-04:00

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida and PARIS, France -- Florida's Space Coast will be represented by two economic development organizations as part of a delegation lead by Florida Governor Rick Scott at the...

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Amazon Coming To Florida And Will Collect State Sales Tax

2013-06-13T19:14:00.000-04:00

TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- Florida Governor Rick Scott and Amazon today announced Amazon’s proposal to create more than 3,000 full time jobs with benefits and more than $300 million in investment in...

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Brevard Republican Women's July Meeting Topic: Homeschooling

2013-06-09T10:38:00.000-04:00

MELBOURNE, Florida -- The Brevard Federated Republican Women will hold their July meeting at the Holiday Inn located at 8298 N. Wickham Road in Melbourne on Wednesday, July 3,...

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Can Florida's Food Stamp Governor Win In 2014?

2013-06-08T19:12:00.000-04:00

Florida's economy is once again shaping up to be the number one issue in the 2014 gubernatorial race. But can Florida's food stamp governor win on his economic record in 2014? Well, in a...

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City of Palm Bay To Waive Impact Fees To Spur Growth

2013-06-07T12:40:00.001-04:00

PALM BAY, Florida -- In an effort to spark new commercial growth in the city, the city council on Thursday June 6th approved a resolution to temporarily waive the transportation impact fee for new...

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IRS Employees Make Line Dancing Video On Taxpayers' Dime

2013-06-02T14:57:00.004-04:00

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Following the infamous IRS Star Trek video scandal, yet another IRS video has surfaced in the wake of Congressional investigations into the agency's spending practices and...

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North Brevard Commission on Parks and Recreation to meet June 13

2013-06-01T11:00:00.001-04:00

TITUSVILLE, Fla.—The North Brevard Commission on Parks and Recreation will hold its next monthly meeting at 5 p.m. Thursday, June 13, in the Brevard Room at 518 South Palm Ave. in Titusville. ...

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Sen. Altman: Florida Sex Laws Should Be Changed For Teens

2013-05-30T11:17:00.000-04:00

Kaitlyn "Kate" Hunt SEBASTIAN, Florida -- Florida State Senator Thad Altman (R-Rockledge) told NBC news affiliate WPTV during an interview that Florida's sexual consent laws should be changed...

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Melbourne "March Against Monsanto" Photos

2013-05-26T09:54:00.000-04:00

MELBOURNE, Florida -- Brevard County residents joined tens of thousands of activists around the world on May 25 at 2 p.m. to "March Against Monsanto." The global March Against...

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"March Against Monsanto" Today

2013-05-25T06:33:00.001-04:00

MELBOURNE, Florida -- Organizers say that hundreds of citizens on Florida's Space Coast will join tens of thousands of activists around the world on May 25 at 2 p.m. to "March Against...

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NASA Contractor Pleads Guilty To Faking Minority Status

2013-05-24T11:43:00.002-04:00

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Michael Brian Dunkel, 59, of Merritt Island, Fl., pleaded guilty today to fraudulently obtaining more than $4.4 million in government contract payments that should have...

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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." UPDATE:...

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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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