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Review the Times' day-by-day coverage of the 2002 Florida Legislature

November 27, 2002

Panel to weigh big tuition increases
An advisory group will choose ideas to revamp higher education then forward them to the state.

Woman fights $34,000 fine for messy yard
DANIA BEACH -- A woman who spent more than a year in Vermont caring for sick relatives is fighting a $34,000 fine for leaving her yard unkempt while she was away.

Around the state
1,243 more teachers get national certification

Stubborn stomach bug besets ship again
ORLANDO -- At least 85 people aboard the Disney cruise liner Magic have contracted a flu-like illness this week, just days after the ship was scrubbed for hours because scores of people fell sick on an earlier trip.

Killer of Tarpon woman granted fifth stay
Amos Lee King Jr. won't be executed on Monday, as he won a delay to appeal a court decision.

Freshman senator quietly affirming her independence
TALLAHASSEE -- Once a rowdy member of the Florida House, newly elected state Sen. Nancy Argenziano says she's toning down her act for the "kinder, gentler Senate."

Scalia: Constitution often twisted for political gain
TALLAHASSEE -- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia captivated the capital's power elite Tuesday with a speech that sharply criticized judges who "bend" the Constitution to suit their political agendas.

From AP's Florida news wire

Hurricane Jeanne appears on track to hit Florida's east coast

Rumor mill working overtime after Florida hurricanes

Developments associated with Hurricanes Ivan and Jeanne

Four killed in Panhandle plane crash were on Ivan charity mission

Hurricane Frances caused estimated $4.4 billion in insured damage

Disabled want more handicapped-accessible voting machines

USF forces administrators to resign over test score changes

Man's death at Universal Studios ruled accidental

State child welfare workers in Miami fail to do background checks

Hurricane Jeanne heads toward southeast U.S. coast

Hurricane Jeanne spurs more anxiety for storm-weary Floridians

Mistrial declared in case where teen was target of racial "joke"

Panhandle utility wants sewer plant moved to higher ground

State employee arrested on theft, bribery charges

Homestead house fire kills four children, one adult

Pierson leader tries to cut off relief to local fern cutters

Florida's high court rules Terri's law unconstitutional

Jacksonville students punished for putting stripper pole in dorm

FEMA handling nearly 600,000 applications for help

Man who killed wife, niece, self also killed mother in 1971

Producer sues city over lead ball fired by Miami police

Tourism suffers across Florida after pummeling by hurricanes

Key dates in the life of Terri Schiavo

An excerpt from the unanimous ruling in the Schiavo case

Four confirmed dead after small plane crash in Panhandle

Correction: Disney-Cruise Line story

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