Florida

Nov

2018

License Plate Readers

Advocacy Group Takes on Florida License Plate Readers

Florida's automated license plate readers (ALPR, also known as ANPR) are under legal attack.

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Florida City to Use Red-Light Camera Money to Move Confederate Statue

Nov

2018

Red Light Cameras

Florida City to Use Red-Light Camera Money to Move Confederate Statue

A Confederate soldier monument will be moved from a Florida city’s downtown park now that money has been found to pay for it.

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Apopka's Red Light Camera's Go Dark January, 1 2019

Aug

2018

Red Light Cameras

Apopka's Red Light Camera's Go Dark January, 1 2019

Apopka's Red Light Camera’s Go Dark January, 1 2019.

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Aug

2018

Red Light Cameras

Apopka, FL Red Light Camera Vote

Apopka - we are so close to our goal! On August 15th, let's back our mayor and win!

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Lawmakers Want Federal Probe of Toll Collection Vendor

Aug

2018

Tolls

Lawmakers Want Federal Probe of Toll Collection Vendor

Two U.S. Senators are calling for an investigation into the company that manages the electronic tolling system in Florida and Michigan.

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Apopka Public Opinion Has Not Changed on Red Light Cameras

Jul

2018

Red Light Cameras

Apopka Public Opinion Has Not Changed on Red Light Cameras

477 voters participated in The Apopka Voice Readers' Poll and by an overwhelming margin renewed their disdain for red light cameras. 366 readers (76.7%) voted to get rid of them, while only 111 (23.3%) voted in favor of the program.

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Bare Bones Apopka Budget May Need Millage Rate Increase or Red Light Camera Revenue to Balance

Jul

2018

Red Light Cameras

Bare Bones Apopka Budget May Need Millage Rate Increase or Red Light Camera Revenue to Balance

[L]ooking at the bigger picture and because we did go through this last year and extended that program as opposed to a millage rate increase.

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'Big Brother' in Coral Gables? Police Capture Data That Says a Lot About People's Lives

May

2018

License Plate Readers

'Big Brother' in Coral Gables? Police Capture Data That Says a Lot About People's Lives

Batman builds a machine that sweeps up data on everyone in Gotham and it works so well at helping him find the Joker — or potentially anyone else -- that another good guy tells Batman it's "too much power for one person."

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Red Light Fine Money Back Up for Grabs - Lakeland, FL

May

2018

Red Light Cameras

Red Light Fine Money Back Up for Grabs - Lakeland, FL

More than $2 million in red light camera funds is in trust, with about $700,000 expected to pour in each year.

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