DeSantis seeks to replace Confederate statue in U.S. Capitol

DeSantis seeks to replace Confederate statue in U.S. Capitol

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July 10, 2019
TALLAHASSEE --- Gov. Ron DeSantis formally asked Wednesday that the statue of civil-rights leader and educator Mary McLeod Bethune replace...
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School districts could be called out on safety

School districts could be called out on safety

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June 6, 2019
TALLAHASSEE --- After a state commission found out Wednesday that nearly 200 schools --- including many charter schools --- have...
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DeSantis signs bill allowing armed teachers

DeSantis signs bill allowing armed teachers

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May 9, 2019
TALLAHASSEE --- Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed legislation that expands the controversial school “guardian” program to allow armed classroom...
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Gun control groups seek 'Guardian' bill Veto

Gun control groups seek 'Guardian' bill Veto

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May 8, 2019
About a dozen activists with two gun-control advocacy groups dropped off a stack of papers with 13,000 signatures at Gov....
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Senate passes controversial school safety bill

Senate passes controversial school safety bill

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April 24, 2019
TALLAHASSEE --- In search of a solution that will prevent another school massacre, a sharply divided Florida Senate on Tuesday...
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Armed Teachers plan clears senate hurdle

Armed Teachers plan clears senate hurdle

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April 17, 2019
TALLAHASSEE --- A little more than a year ago, the idea of allowing armed teachers in classrooms nearly scuttled school-safety...
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Senate poised to take up school safety, toll roads

Senate poised to take up school safety, toll roads

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April 16, 2019
The bill has drawn controversy because it would expand a school “guardian” program to allow trained classroom teachers to be...
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Senate tees up school safety bill, 'guardian' debate

Senate tees up school safety bill, 'guardian' debate

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April 12, 2019
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a rewrite of the proposal to give more flexibility to school districts that want to...
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Senate  passes $90.3 billion spending plan

Senate passes $90.3 billion spending plan

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April 4, 2019
“This is one of the more difficult budget years I’ve ever experienced,” Senate President Bill Galvano said.
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Gov DeSantis' State of the State address

Gov DeSantis' State of the State address

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March 6, 2019
Having spent three terms in a different legislature, a prison known as the US House of Representatives, it is quite...
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Senate plan would expand school choice

Senate plan would expand school choice

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February 22, 2019
The series of proposals are aligned with what Gov. Ron DeSantis has proposed, including a pitch for a new voucher-type...
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Senate panel approves arming teachers

Senate panel approves arming teachers

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February 13, 2019
The school guardian program, part of a sweeping law created in response to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass...
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Andrew Pollack sounds off, calls for Broward County School Board firings

Andrew Pollack sounds off, calls for Broward County School Board firings

Javier Manjarres
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July 10, 2018
This piece of sh*t was in the promise program while in middle school.
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Shifting money to school officers could be an option

Shifting money to school officers could be an option

Javier Manjarres
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March 19, 2018
Many school superintendents and school boards have said they will not implement the guardian program, which would allow school employees,...
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Governor Scott Signs 2018-19 Florida Budget

Governor Scott Signs 2018-19 Florida Budget

Daniel Molina
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March 17, 2018
On Friday, Florida Governor Rick Scott signed the 2018-19 state budget, which is the largest fiscal budget plan in Florida's...
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Florida Sheriff's Association asks for Money

Florida Sheriff's Association asks for Money

Daniel Molina
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March 7, 2018
In a letter sent to Florida Governor Rick Scott, Senate President Joe Negron and House Speaker Richard Corcoran, the Florida...
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Lawmakers will need overtime on budget

Lawmakers will need overtime on budget

Javier Manjarres
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March 7, 2018
But when Corcoran spoke to House members about 8:15 p.m., he made clear the budget wouldn't be done in time.
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Plan for armed teachers causes political rift

Plan for armed teachers causes political rift

Javier Manjarres
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March 1, 2018
While the House and Senate Democratic caucuses haven’t taken a position on the measures, the Florida Legislative Black Caucus came...
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