Article: Debate Emerges over Jurisdiction of Policing Duties at Florida Capitol.

By Bill Cotterell, Tallahassee Democrat, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Dec. 5--Safeguarding thousands of state employees, politicians, lobbyists and tourists in Florida's Capitol is one thing. Easy access to after-hours watering holes on Adams Street is something else.

Despite state government's new concerns about terrorism, an old-fashioned political turf war -- and some ego sensitivity over separation of powers -- is emerging in the debate over moving the Capitol Police to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

Gov. Jeb Bush told FDLE to take over the 157-member force from the Department of Management Services the day after ...

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