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House and Senate budget leaders are eyeing cuts to higher education spending, but early recommendations would go about it in different ways.
Read More »Spending Plans Point To ‘Lean Year’ In Florida Higher Education
The Point, March 29, 2021: ‘Nowhere Near Community Immunity’: Pandemic Spring Break Worries Some In South Florida
Local governments were constrained in limiting partying tourists, WLRN reports.
Read More »Senate Ditches Controversial Toll Road Plan
The Florida Senate on Thursday approved a proposal to scale back a controversial toll-road plan that was a priority of a former Senate president.
Read More »The Point, March 26, 2021: Vaccines For All Adult Floridians Starting On April 5, Governor Says
The age threshold drops to 40 on Monday, and then to every other adult the following week.
Read More »Bill Requiring Mandatory Moment Of Silence In Florida Public Schools Passes House – But Not Without Controversy
Under the proposal, which would cover all K-12 public school classrooms, teachers can not recommend what students do with that time but should encourage parents to have that conversation with their children.
Read More »April 5: The Day All Floridians 18 And Older Can Get A COVID-19 Vaccine, DeSantis Says
Starting March 29, the eligibility requirement for getting the vaccine will drop from 50 to 40, the governor said in a news release. The age requirement dropped from 60 to 50 on Monday.
Read More »Two Gainesville Churches Might Be Headed For Historic Preservation
Alachua County commissioners this week approved letters of support to add the University Lutheran Church and old Mt. Carmel Baptist Church to the National Register of Historic Places.
Read More »The Point, March 25, 2021: How Proposed Changes To Florida’s Bright Futures Program Are Evolving
The proposal has been scaled back due to opposition.
Read More »Alachua County Officials Explore Repurposing Former High Springs Church For New Community Resource Center
A new community outreach and resource center may be on the horizon for residents of northwestern Alachua County.
Read More »Lawmakers Abandon Efforts To Limit Popular Florida Scholarships For Specific College Degrees
Florida legislators reversed course on a plan that would have limited the state’s popular Bright Futures college scholarships after a public outcry and concerns by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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