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Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Florida law maker steered exta millions to college he now works for, St. Petersburg Times

By Alex Leary
November 28, 2008

TALLAHASSEE — Last spring, the agency overseeing Florida's colleges made a list of budget requests in what was one of the leanest years in modern history.

Northwest Florida State College was slated to get $1-million for a building project.

Yet when lawmakers signed off on the budget in May, the school had snagged $25.5-million — the single largest project of any college.

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