June 3, 2000
Bush okays stricter smoking law
By Oct. 1, half of seats in some restaurants must be for non-smokers. Even tougher standards are set for next year.
Parents who give up infants get immunity
Those who abandon babies at a safe place will be spared from criminal charges under a law starting July 1.
Lucy Morgan
After years of service, St. Peter is returning
"St. Peter from St. Petersburg" is moving home, selling his house in Tallahassee and heading south to the land of grandparents and lots of relatives with familiar names like Wallace and Pruitt.
Board wants surgeon to relinquish license
FORT LAUDERDALE -- Saying the proposed punishment was too soft, the Florida Board of Medicine rejected a settlement Friday with Dr. Alfred O. Bonati, a Pasco County back surgeon accused of performing unnecessary surgeries on 21 patients.
Voucher program to include disabled kids
A new law offers tuition vouchers regardless of whether the public school receives an A or an F.
Groups say bill sticks state with environmental cleanup
Ultimately, taxpayers would pay for damage caused by farmers' use of pesticides, they say.
