Orlando homeless laws stir heated debate
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At Lake Eola park, there is much beauty to behold: robust palms, beds of cheery begonias, a cascading lake fountain, clusters of friendly egrets and swans, an amphitheater named in honor of Walt Disney.
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Florida residents encounter challenges with everything from taking showers to caring for dislocated pets.
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Tensions have been mounting in the runup to the presidential election as Florida politicians trade accusations over claims of fraud, missing absentee ballots and concerns that thousands of voter registrations will be challenged in "hand-to-hand combat at the precincts" on Nov. 2.
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A proposed law which would help to avoid disputes over repairs to tenements is to be debated at Holyrood.
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla.  - Relief supplies poured  rapidly into southwest Florida after Hurricane Charley's  devastating rampage but some of the thousands of newly homeless  seethed with frustration on Monday as they faced rebuilding  their lives.
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Ministers are under pressure to make sure no homeless child spends this Christmas in B&B accommodation.
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By La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Feb. 9--A local lawyer's suggestion that La Crosse's proposed public intoxication ordinance would be illegal has been challenged by the city attorney.
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A raucous debate over the shortage of cheap housing and the demolition of 4,500 public units is sweeping the city and likely to become more intense.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, United States  - The disappearance of tens of thousands of ballots has raised new questions about Florida&#39;s ability to avert a repeat of the 2000 debacle, and fueled protests in the battleground state.
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This is a boomtown, but it is also scattered with signs of bust &#151; namely, homeless people. And the city is taking a hard line against them.
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Animal rights activists demonstrated in front of the the leagueâs headquarters, as the N.F.L. grappled with the fallout from Michael Vickâs federal indictment on charges related to dogfighting.
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I remember seeing some discussion about the Schiavo case on DailyKos a while back. I just wanted to update that the Florida Supreme Court has ruled &quot;Terri&#39;s Law&quot; unconstitutional.
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By Janet Elliott and Todd Ackerman, Houston Chronicle  Feb. 3--AUSTIN -- Acting on an issue that is stirring controversy in the Legislature, Gov.
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MIAMI ÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂ In choosing a tough stand against illegal immigration yesterday for his first major policy rollout, Fred Thompson seized on a pivotal issue that sets him apart from his major rivals for the Republican presidential nomination.
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By Jim Wyss, The Miami Herald  Mar. 4--One of the most well-funded battles of the last legislative session is heating up again as the cable industry and telephone companies face off over the right to provide cable TV service.
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A Republican gubernatorial candidate&#039;s call for creation of a forced labor camp for illegal immigrants drew rebukes Friday from two GOP lawmakers, who labeled it a low point in the immigration debate.
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EAGLE LAKE, Fla. - A city council member has accused a former city manager of not just saying it, but spraying it.