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March 24, 2002

Ostrich market fails to take off
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[Times photo: Dirk Shadd]
A high-flying business with its own tax exemption, for ostrich feed, plunges to featherweight status.
Session of squabbling produces little
Consumers will see the effects of many bills passed by the Legislature -- and many that failed. Some could be reconsidered in special session.

Senate president relishes victory after bill passes
TALLAHASSEE -- Savoring the moment, John McKay leaned back, a glass of champagne in his hand.

Rewriting of code stays on to-do list
TALLAHASSEE -- Education was supposed to be a top priority of the 2002 Legislature. It turned out to be one of its biggest failures.

Big winners in disabled crusade? Lawyers
A group of lawyers files hundreds of lawsuits seeking compliance with rules on handicapped access. Critics call it a racket. Area businesses are targets.

Session reveals division in GOP
From a battle between party titans to senators ripping Gov. Jeb Bush, Republicans find leading can have a high price.

Winners & Losers
WHAT PASSED

Cloud over Sunshine Law mostly dissipated
Only a few of a record number of proposed exemptions to open records passed.


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