This Weeks News In Florida

KEEP COSTS DOWN: Vice President Joe Biden visits FSU to tout the administration's plan to reduce financial aid support for students at universities that raise tuition. (AP photo) SHARE THE TAX: A Florida Senate committee moves a bill that would force school districts to share their capital improvements tax revenue with charter schools , unlike the House which removed that provision.  BAD ...

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In a recent ABC News/Univision News survey the Hispanic/Latino vote in Florida favors President Obama 50 percent, over Mitt Romney’s 40 percent and 52 percent for Obama, over Newt Gingrich’s 38 percent. That is not significantly different from the 57 percent of the Florida Hispanic vote that Obama took in 2008 race.

The older brother of New York Knicks forward Amar'e Stoudemire died early today when his car rear-ended a tractor-trailer on U.S. 27 in Lake Wales, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

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READ ALL ABOUT IT: Journalism students at John Hopkins Middle School explore violence at their school . (Times photo, Melissa Lyttle) POWER TO THE PARENTS: Florida lawmakers continue to press ahead with a "parent empowerment" bill despite the opposition of several — but not all — parent organizations. NO CHEATING: The Palm Beach school district bans smart phones from public superintendent ...

Authorities say a human trafficking case that started in Alabama was uncovered because of a traffic stop in Florida. The report says an investigation found that five Mexicans in the car were being driven from Alabama to...

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL:  As Pasco high schools prepare their musical theater productions, at one school some adults play roles that students aren't offered. (Times photo, Stephen Coddington)   TOO HARD? Hillsborough high school students can pass their midterms with less than half the answers correct , a practice district testing officials defend. SELLING THE PENNY: Pasco community leaders prepare ...

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DON'T POST IT: An appeals court upholds a Manatee teacher's suspension over what the district considered improper Facebook postings, the Bradenton Herald reports.  DON'T SAY IT: A Broward teacher faces suspension after being accused of calling a Haitian-American student "little chocolate boy," the Miami Herald reports. More from the Sun-Sentinel . DON'T GO: Several parents keep their kids home ...