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The Florida Legislature is considering a bill that would use $1.2 million to build two memorials and rebury the bodies of children whose remains were found on the site of the now-shuttered Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys near Marianna.
Read More »Florida Senate Says There Should Be Time To Play In Schools
Children attending elementary schools in Florida would have recess every day under a bill approved by the Florida Senate Tuesday.
Read More »21 More Cases Taken From Anti-Death Penalty Prosecutor
Governor Rick Scott is taking away 21 more first-degree murder cases from a prosecutor who has said she will no longer seek the death penalty.
Read More »Florida House OKs Therapy Animals For Children In Court
Children testifying in court in abuse, abandonment and neglect cases would be allowed the help of therapy animals under a bill passed Thursdays by the Florida House.
Read More »Florida Senate Approves Bill On Public-Records Abuses
A bill (SB 80) that would crack down on abuses of Florida's public records law has passed the state Senate, and a similar bill is moving through the House.
Read More »Florida May Spend Millions In Shift To Charter Schools
Some Florida officials are considering whether to spend up to $200 million to shift students from chronically failing schools to charter schools run by private organizations.
Read More »Judge Says Pulse Lawsuit May Be Tossed Out Of Federal Court
A judge says a lawsuit brought by victims of the Orlando nightclub massacre against the gunman's employer and wife may be tossed out of federal court.
Read More »Florida Bill Would Allow More Religious Expression In Schools
A far-reaching bill approved today by the Florida Senate would guarantee wider rights for public-school employees, students and their parents on public prayer and expression of their religious beliefs.
Read More »Orlando Prosecutor Won’t Seek Death Penalty For Those Charged With Murder
The top prosecutor for metro Orlando said today she is no longer going to seek the death penalty — including for Markeith Loyd, who is charged in the killings of his pregnant ex-girlfriend and an Orlando police lieutenant.
Read More »Tim Tebow Boosts Batting Average To .214 With Mets
With two singles Wednesday in the Mets' 6-2 loss to the Marlins, former Gator quarterback Tim Tebow boosted his batting average to .214.
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