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William MarchMarch 14, 2015

The Florida Legislature is considering a bill that would end permanent alimony in most future divorces, setting up formulas that would set time limits and amounts based on the length of the marriage and the income difference between the spouses. Sponsored by Rep. Colleen Burton and Sen. Kelli Stargel, both Polk County Republicans, the bill […]

William MarchMarch 11, 2015

In what one legislator called a “long-delayed meeting,” Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Legislative Black Caucus discussed race relations, economic deprivation and health care in sometimes confrontational language Tuesday, finding little common ground. Sen. Dwight Bullard, D-Miami, caucus chairman, said afterward he heard “non-responses” from Scott. “The blood of the community is boiling” over […]

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Alimony reform bill again stirs passions on both sides

Rick Scott, black legislators find little common ground