Margie Menzel - News Service of Florida
ReporterMargie Menzel is a reporter for The News Service Of Florida.
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After years of controversy, the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice is ending its relationship with Youth Services International, a for-profit firm…
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An appeals court Friday overturned a temporary injunction that has blocked a new law requiring women to wait 24 hours before having abortions in…
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In a 5-4 vote, a Senate panel on Tuesday approved the confirmation of Surgeon General John Armstrong as secretary of the Florida Department of…
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As the Jacksonville City Council debates bills dealing with LGBT discrimination, a similar proposal in the Florida Legislature has died.When the bill that…
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A debate is again building in the state Capitol about same-sex marriage as conservative lawmakers back a proposal known as the "Pastor Protection Act."The…
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Bills are moving in the House and Senate that would limit the ability of Florida prosecutors to charge juvenile offenders as adults, a legal practice…
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Acknowledging "momentum" behind a proposal that would allow people with concealed-weapons licenses to openly carry guns, the Florida Police Chiefs…
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A House panel on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill aimed at keeping Floridians with mental illnesses out of the criminal-justice system.The House…
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After a shooting spree at a clinic in Colorado, a conservative Florida group has postponed a rally that had been scheduled next week to protest...
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More children are coming into Florida's foster-care system after a sweeping child-welfare reform law went into effect 19 months ago, but officials say the…