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February 23, 2015: Miami Lawmaker Wants To Rank Florida's Public Schools

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6:30 p.m. Too many new investigators kept kids out of bad homes but touched off a stampede to foster care. And before the Florida Legislative session next week, Broward lawmakers are trying to make sure that their county's home-grown issues aren’t overlooked in the flood of statewide concerns.
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5:32 p.m. With Amendment 1 funds, Gov. Scott proposes to allocate $150 million for Everglades projects among allocations. And a couple's protracted fight over circumcising their 4-year-old son continues in West Palm Beach.
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5:04 p.m. If you visited the South Beach Wine and Food Festival, you may have seen a student of Florida International University’s Chaplin School of Hospitality. Students play a big part in the makeshift kitchens of the festival.
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4:32 p.m. Barikad Crew singer Phantom is recovering in South Florida from facial burns he suffered when his Carnival float touched a powerline. And Florida's home ownership rate declined from more than 73 percent in 2005 to less than 65 percent in 2014.

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4:04 p.m. Florida hosts its first non-native species fishing contest this week. It'll help researchers find out how many species there are and where they swim. South Florida flight schools are seeing an increase in applications.

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1:04 p.m. Florida lawmakers will consider this week expanding a law that would permit doctors to prescribe medical marijuana. On Friday, the state ended a ban on nursing home construction and chose who gets to build 22 new nursing homes. But Health News Florida reports that they'll have to work harder for quality ratings from the government.

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9:35 We're exploring how a Florida private school is using longer school days and a longer school year to see big results.

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9:04 There was a slight increase in home prices in Broward County last month.
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8:43 Florida has some of the strictest laws in the nation when it comes to restoring voting rights for felons, but some activists are working to change that.

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8:30 The state's first fishing contest targeting non-native species is this week.The goal is to help researchers understand how many non-native fish are in Florida and where they are.

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8:20 An economic development program, which gives tax credits to companies for doing business is some of the poorest areas of the state, is set to expire at the end of the year unless the legislature extends it.

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8:04 A Miami lawmaker wants to rank Florida public schools based on test scores. The rankings would use Florida's school grading data.
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7:43 We're exploring how a Florida private school is using longer school days and a longer school year to see big results.

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7:30 Last week, the state named who gets to build 22 new nursing homes ending a 14-year ban on new construction.

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7:20 A Miami lawmaker wants to rank Florida public schools based on test scores. The rankings would use Florida's school grading data.

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7:04 Many Floridians with mental health issues are going unnoticed by the state. That's according to Senate President Andy Gardiner. He wants lawmakers to take a closer look this legislative session at how state agencies handle mental health.

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6:43 Florida has some of the strictest laws in the nation when it comes to restoring voting rights for felons, but some activists are working to change that.
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6:30 The state's first fishing contest targeting non-native species is this week.The goal is to help researchers understand how many non-native fish are in Florida and where they are.

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6:20 An economic development program, which gives tax credits to companies for doing business is some of the poorest areas of the state, is set to expire at the end of the year unless the legislature extends it.

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6:04 A Miami lawmaker wants to rank Florida public schools based on test scores. The rankings would use Florida's school grading data.

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