FLORIDA DIGEST - September 27, 2008

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~~FLORIDA GLBT NEWS~~

Palm Beach Human Rights Council
www.pbchrc.org

Palm Beach County School District to Insure Domestic Partners' Children
The School Board of Palm Beach County has agreed to extend health insurance coverage to include the children of employees' domestic partners. School District employees will be given information on the coverage for children of domestic partners when open enrollment begins in October, according to Dianne Howard, the School District's Director of Risk and Benefits Management. "The School Board's pro-family policy of insuring the children of domestic partners could not have come at a better time," said Rand Hoch, President of the Palm Beach County Human Rights Council. "In these uncertain economic times, all families need access to affordable health insurance." At the Council's request, the School Board first voted to offer domestic partner heath insurance for its employees in 2005.


~~FLORIDA GENERAL NEWS~~

Sun-Sentinel
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/
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- Ex-sheriff Ken Jenne to leave prison for a simpler life
After a stint in federal prison on a corruption conviction, former Broward County sheriff and political power broker Ken Jenne will come home Monday to simpler concerns: his garden and dog. "He's looking forward to leading a normal life," said Jenne's son Evan. "He's just going to be an everyday citizen."
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-flbjenne0927sbsep27,0,4614241.story

-Local Muslims fear controversial DVD could spark backlash against Islam
During Ramadan, the Islamic holy month that started Sept. 1, believers are urged to control their tempers - a special challenge for Safiah Khan when she opened her newspaper last week.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/custom/consumer/sfl-flmuslim0927sbsep27,0,6488471.story

-Tri-Rail feeder buses in Broward face extinction
Tri-Rail passengers who use free feeder buses to travel to and from the stations soon may have to change their commuting plans.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/custom/consumer/sfl-flbshuttleblomo0927sbsep27,0,2478060.story

-FBI searches Palm Beach County Commissioner Mary McCarty's home
Delray Beach - Palm Beach County Commissioner Mary McCarty's home was searched Friday by the FBI, making her the latest county official to come under scrutiny by federal investigators.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-flpmccarty0927pnsep27,0,7671511.story


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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/
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-Law puts thousands of Florida voter IDs in question
Florida's controversial 'no-match' law has already called into question thousands of new voter registrations.
http://www.miamiherald.com/979/story/703761.html

-Broward sees rise in free school meals as proverty level rises
As Broward County becomes increasingly metropolitan, the number of students applying for free meals at schools zooms upward.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/703784.html


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Supervising Attorney at Broward's Legal Aid Service Resigns
George Castrataro, supervising attorney at Plantation-based Legal Aid Service of Broward County, has resigned effective Oct. 24 and plans to open his own law firm in Wilton Manors in November. Castrataro, known as a champion of foreclosure and mortgage fraud victims, submitted a resignation letter Thursday to agency executive director Anthony Karrat. Castrataro announced his resignation at today's meeting of the Broward County Foreclosure Task Force.

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