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Documents

Important Legal Victory on our NCLB Lawsuit
  News Release (Word doc)
  Questions and Answers (Word doc)
  Actual Court Ruling (PDF)

April UFF Senate Meeting
(Steering Committee/Council of Presidents/Membership Committee)


Andy Ford Letter to Gov. Crist about pensions


Property Tax Amendment

Florida Is Our Home, Inc.

Tallahassee Democrat - 01-06-08, Amendment Fails Fairness Test.doc


Articles on Florida Investment Fund


DECEMBER 7, 2007

St. Petersburg Times
It’s not 1929, but it’s the biggest mess since
http://www.newspaperclips.com/npcapp/bounce.aspx/
npcwebsite/0/7/TlBDIFdlYnNpdGUgVXNlcg~~/170088016


Miami Herald
Another $1.19B taken from state fund
http://www.miamiherald.com/business/v-print/story/335494.html

Tampa Tribune
Agencies Grab $1.2 Billion After State Fund Reopens
http://www.tbo.com/news/politics/MGBTAXA9W9F.html

DECEMBER 6, 2007

Sun Sentinel
State pension fund's risky debt at $1 billion
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/florida/sfl-flfpension1206sbdec06,0,5197178.story

Miami Herald
State: $1.1B withdrawn as investment pool reopens to Fla. govts
http://www.miamiherald.com/business/AP/v-print/story/334372.html

Tallahassee Democrat
Trust factor: Unfreezing SBA fund just step one
http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/2007 1206/OPINION01/712060351/1006/opinion&template=printart

DECEMBER 4, 2007

Bloomberg Report
FloridaPension Fund Has ‘Suspect' Debt Held by Pool (Update2)
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a..d4q_eR6mI&refer=us#

Bloomberg Report
Florida Investment Chief Quits; Fund Rescue Approved (Update4)
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aDNnsaJ8cc9c&refer=home

Ft. Myers News-Press
Consultants consider local investment pool changes
http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071204/NEWS01/712040344/1002

Tallahassee Democrat
Trustees to decide what to do with investments
State fund frozen after $16.5B withdrawn

http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071204/CAPITOLNEWS/712040326/1010/NEWS01&template=printart

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

Washington Post
Florida freezes state-run investment fund
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/30/AR2007113000312_pf.html

New York Times
Florida Freezes Its Fund as Governments Pull Out
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/30/business/30invest.html?_r=1&ref=business&oref=slogin

NOVEMBER 29, 2007

MARKET WATCH  
Florida halted withdrawals from a $15 billion local-government fund
http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/florida-freezes-15-billion-fund/story.aspx?
guid=%7BBDBDFE0F%2DAAA2%2D4439%2DB10C%2D0B1E6DBAB331%7D


Bloomberg 
Florida Halts Withdrawals From Local Investment Fund (Update3)
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aJMeGhSAasQQ&refer=home#

NOVEMBER 27, 2007

THE NEWS-PRESS
State universities need more money from stable sources
http://www.newspress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071127/OPINION/711270345
Madelyn Isaacs: Guest Opinion


Other News and Commentary

Powers of Persuasion - Tampa Tribune, October 21, 2007

Roberts Rules for BOG's Independence - Tampa Tribune, October 21, 2007