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An End to Gerrymandering?
Fair Districts Florida wants to take politics out of the way voting districts are drawn. The coalition is gathering signatures for two constitutional amendments to address redistricting guidelines. Districts would have to be compact, contiguous and respect local government boundaries where possible. More >>

Anti-Tax Initiatives Rejected in Maine, Washington
Voters in Washington and Maine soundly rejected anti-tax initiatives in Tuesday’s election, handing victory to opponents who credited voters for realizing the measures would have caused disastrous cuts to government services. More >>

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Frank and Cindy Magala grill their dinner at a park near their Fort Lauderdale home in November 2005, after Hurricane Wilma left the area without power. Photo by Carlo Allegri/Getty Images

Not Enough Instructors to Train Nurses
If you wind up in the hospital today, you’ll see plenty of nurses. Looks are deceiving in this instance. “Because of the recession, some people are becoming complacent that there is not a nursing shortage,” said Brenda L. Cleary, a registered nurse and director of the Center to Champion Nursing in America, a collaboration of AARP, the AARP Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.  More >>

July-August Issue: Prepare for the Next Charley or Wilma
Hurricane Wilma roared through Sheva Vapne’s retirement community in Boca Raton with a vengeance. After surviving the 2005 storm, Vapne and her Century Village neighbors thought the worst was over. They weren’t prepared for the challenge of living without electricity for nearly three weeks. More>>

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• Department of Elder Affairs
• Florida Council on Aging
• Florida Department of Transportation
• Florida’s People Florida’s Promise