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Saving for retirement: Obama proposal sets up Wall St. fight

Written by Associated Press on March 5, 2015. Posted in News.

Tapping the anxieties of aging baby boomers, President Barack Obama last week called for tougher standards on brokers who manage retirement savings accounts, a change that could affect the investment advice received by many Americans and aggravate tensions between the White House and Wall Street.

Cat lovers united

Written by Staff Reporters on March 5, 2015. Posted in News.

Cat lovers united this past weekend for the Destiny Cat Fanciers Beauty & the Beach cat show at the Emerald Coast Convention Center, where felines of every kind competed for top honors.

Opening up bear hunting remains possibility in Florida

Written by Staff Reporters on March 5, 2015. Posted in News.

Online petitions are circulating in the hope of preventing the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission from lifting the ban on hunting bears in the state.

Navy Reserve celebrates centennial

Written by Staff Reporters on March 5, 2015. Posted in Military, News.

The Navy Reserve will marked its centennial anniversary Tuesday with a series of events that started in Washington, D.C., and will continue at installations around the country during the year. The events will highlight the history of the Navy Reserve and the contributions reserve sailors have made to the nation’s security.

NAS Whiting Field Golf Course to close

Written by Staff Reporters on March 5, 2015. Posted in Military, News.

After more than 65 years of providing entertainment for Naval Air Station Whiting Field sailors, Marines, airmen and Coast Guardsmen, the Frank W. Dahlinger Golf Course will shut its gates for the final time June 1.

Medicaid fight may cost Florida $1 billion federal grant

Written by Associated Press on March 5, 2015. Posted in News.

Florida is scheduled to lose $1 billion in federal health funds at the end of June, a hole in the state budget the Legislature must fill in its upcoming session if a settlement isn’t reached between the administrations of Gov. Rick Scott and President Barack Obama.

$100M settlement for hundreds in Florida tobacco lawsuits

Written by Staff Reporters on March 5, 2015. Posted in News.

A $100 million settlement has been reached between three major tobacco companies and hundreds of people who sued them for smoking-related deaths and illnesses in Florida federal court.

Santa Rosa School District receives recognition funding

Written by Brian Lester on March 5, 2015. Posted in Education.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced the distribution of more than $124 million in School Recognition Program funding, with nearly $2 million going to the Santa Rosa County School District.

District drops furlough provision

Written by Staff Reporters on March 5, 2015. Posted in Education.

After a dozen negotiation sessions, the Santa Rosa County School District and the teacher’s union are making progress toward renewing their three-year contract after the district halted its attempt to include furlough days. The final issue holding up the agreement is the amounts for step raises.

Bill aims to eliminate state testing

Written by Staff Reporters on March 5, 2015. Posted in Education.

District 2 Sen. Greg Evers and District 53 Rep. John Tobia filed companion bills SB 1496 and HB 1121 in an effort to restore local and parental control to the state education system.