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Democrats fear for public schools as Senate bill advances

A controversial bill advanced in a Senate subcommittee Thursday that will divert some public school funds to charter schools.
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Florida’s migrant flights lawsuit is dismissed

Immigrant advocacy groups have dropped a lawsuit against Florida over migrant flights.
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Board of Education votes to prohibit LGBTQ instruction The Florida Board of Education on Wednesday expanded the ban on classroom instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity to all grades at the request of Gov....
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Florida Senate approves a travel records exemption for the governor

The Florida Senate approved a controversial measure that would shield the travel records of the governor and other state leaders.
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Florida bill targeting drag shows heads to Governor Ron DeSantis

The Florida House gave final approval to a controversial bill aimed at preventing children from attending drag shows and 2 other trans-related measures that also drew fierce debate.

Department of Education votes to prohibit LGBTQ instruction

Listen: The State Board of Education unanimously voted for a proposal that would largely prohibit instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in public schools. Last year, the legislature and Governor DeSantis approved what critics...
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Florida lawmakers look to scuttle Disney agreements

Republican lawmakers backed proposals intended to nullify development agreements involving Disney that incensed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

MidPoint on Tort Reform: Big Changes for Insurance Companies May Be Your Undoing

Tort Reform: Big Changes for Insurance Companies May Be Your Undoing
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Florida lawmakers refuel fight over elections laws

The Florida House is moving forward to make wide-ranging elections law changes like additional restrictions on voter registration groups.

HB 999 cleared the House Education & Employment Committee

A controversial bill that makes a series of higher education changes is close to passing the Florida Legislature.
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The Scoop: WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Wednesday, April 19th, 2023

Florida abortion ban Florida’s new ban on abortions at six weeks has not gone into effect yet, but there’s already a lot of concern from women’s rights groups. LGBTQ rights Two bills targeting the LGBTQ...

Sarasota School Board rejects contract with consultant tied to Hillsdale College

The Sarasota County School Board voted yesterday to reject a $28,000 consulting contract with Jordan Adams, through his new consulting firm Vermillion. Nearly 80 speakers voiced concerns during an almost four-hour public comment, mostly in...

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