This Weekend in the News
Sunday April 20, 2008
Region: Has USF lost its “backup school” status? (Tribune) ; Orlando-area high-school students skip classes at alarming rates
State: A new FCAT without the hype? (Sentinel)
Commentary: County, Developers Shouldn’t Overlook Established Property Rights (Tribune) ; If legislators don’t act now, region’s springs could be ruined
Saturday, April 19, 2008
It’s Saturday morning and these are the links to today’s new that affects our region:
Region:
Some Azalea Park residents live on a WWII bomb testing site (Sentinel) ; Workforce Central Victim of Tax Cuts (Sentinel) ; Tax Cuts Force Polk County Health Plan to Further Restrict Eligibility (Ledger) ; Another Twist in the Mulberry 8 Case (Tribune)
State:
House Democrats and Republicans Waste Taxpayer Dollars Reading Out Loud (Sentinel) ; Unemployment continues to grow in state, region (Sentinel) ; Florida unemployment is highest since 2004 ; Polk Jobless Rate Increases ; Orlando Federal Judge see sex offenders as a state issue, not federal (Sentinel) ; State To Ease Class-Size Measure (Tribune)
Commentary:
Cutting eyeglasses for school kids seems myopic (Sentinel) ; Oddly, in at least one case the Sentinel Editorial Board dislikes projects started in secret. (Sentinel) ; Making Sure Citizens Are Heard (Tribune)
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