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The proposed legislation offers amnesty to the first person who makes a 911 call in a hazing emergency.
Read More »Proposed Florida Bill Would Protect Students From Hazing Deaths
Senators Joe Gruters, Keith Perry Lead 2019 Session In Number Of Bills Filed Or Co-Sponsored
For Florida senators who do not have a cap on how many bills they can sponsor, the number of bills they introduce varies widely.
Read More »Florida’s Legislative Session Begins With A Division In Ideas
Florida legislators began their 60-day session Tuesday with a sharp exchange of competing party visions over education funding and school safety.
Read More »New Report Details Disparities In Trauma Training For K-12 School Employees
A report sent to state officials Thursday recommended standardizing how schools train employees to deal with students’ traumas after finding major disparities between districts.
Read More »Florida Rep. Randy Fine Says UCF Should Be Shuttered
Rep. Randy Fine, R-Brevard, suggested the University of Central Florida should be shut down over misused funds during a Higher Education Appropriation Subcommittee meeting today.
Read More »Statewide Machine Recount Ordered, Gillum Revokes Concession
Florida secretary of state ordered a machine recount for the governor, U.S. Senate and commissioner of agriculture races on Saturday. Gubernatorial Democratic candidate Andrew Gillum took back his concession to Rep. Ron DeSantis.
Read More »In Wild Election, DeSantis Narrowly Defeats Gillum To Become Florida’s Next Governor
Republican Ron DeSantis narrowly defeated Andrew Gillum on Tuesday to become Florida's next governor.
Read More »Lessons Learned: Horseshoe Beach Residents Evacuate Ahead Of Hurricane Michael
With Hurricane Michael fast approaching, residents of Horseshoe Beach are evacuating. Most are hoping to avoid a repeat of 2016 when Hurricane Hermine devastated the city.
Read More »UF Campus To Lose 600 Parking Spaces As Construction Begins On New Parking Garage
Approximately 600 parking spaces will be demolished this fall on the northern section of the Commuter Lot on Gale Lemerand Drive, leaving an urgent need for temporary parking lots.
Read More »Alachua County School Board Commits Additional $430,000 To School Resource Officer Programs
For now, all the board members agreed that the need for a safe school environment outweighed the board’s desire to negotiate a more economical contract with ACSO.
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