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Click for coverage of the 2003 Florida Legislature

April 29, 2003

Family, friends bid farewell to a 'patriot and warrior'
Cpl. John Travis Rivero was the only Florida National Guard soldier killed in the war in Iraq.

Around the state
Lafayette sheriff again suspended after DUI arrest
MAYO - A North Florida sheriff who served a seven-month suspension last year for multiple incidents of drunken public behavior was suspended again Monday by Gov. Jeb Bush after new drunken driving charges.

Legislature
Medically Needy plan gets reprieve
The deal still must be approved by the state Senate, which is expected to consider it today.

Bright Futures, tuition break GOP's ranks
TALLAHASSEE - Some Republicans bucked the House leadership Monday on two big higher education issues: changes to Bright Futures scholarships and a potential 12.5 percent tuition increase.

Even opponents oppose changes to Glades bill
Environmental and sugar industry interests decry revisions in the Senate's bid to delay restoration.

Budget negotiations hit two more bumps
Legislators make some progress but can't agree on a tax holiday or funding for an Alzheimer's center at USF.

Budget writer bids for 2006 House speaker
His work on the education budget whacked a hornet's nest, but he sees it as a platform.

Condos could get to vote on sprinklers
A bill heading toward approval would let owners of older high-rise units sidestep a law requiring sprinklers.

Crist's 'comfort' level rises on phone rate bill
Today is the 57th day of the 60-day session.

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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