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July 17, 2001

Study: High-tech may not be best for voting

[Times photo: James Borchuck]
A study finds that "touch screen" machines, being considered in the bay area, are not much better than the much-maligned punch cards.
Bush veto prompts senator to drop bridge support

Ken Pruitt had steered $25-million to the east coast project. He ended his support when the governor vetoed money for another bridge.

Vote controversy turns to computer records
Katherine Harris says her office did not erase public records from state computers.

Around the state
Summon Legislature, Frankel urges

Tampa-Orlando rail costs drop slightly
The $1-billion project would include stations in Lakeland and Celebration with a possible extension to St. Petersburg.

State insurance chief's campaign pot brimming
TALLAHASSEE -- State Insurance Commissioner Tom Gallagher has quietly raised almost $500,000 to run for the state's chief finance officer in 2002.

Father's suit: Son killed by brutal guards
Frank Valdes' father claims prison guards killed Valdes after the inmate complained about the abuse of others.

Replacement found for New College's acting president
The tiny school's second interim president in two weeks says steep challenges are ahead.


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