A new state law is set to redirect millions from sales taxes to fund vouchers for literacy tutors and increase the percentage of teachers’ union members required to pay dues. The new law will also require school boards to display “In God We Trust” in all associated buildings.
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Ocala saw a flurry of events inciting both outrage and hope on Wednesday afternoon in the wake of Friday’s shooting at Forest High School.
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This was the scene of Parkland's "March For Our Lives," one of more than 800 similar events taking place around the world.
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WUFT reports on the March For Our Lives gathering at the Bo Diddley Plaza in Gainesville.
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Just three months after the Clay County Commission banned motor vehicles from driving at night on the dry lakebeds of Lake Brooklyn and Lake Geneva, some residents of Keystone Heights are complaining that nothing has changed.
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Congressman Ted Yoho listened to high school students expressing their concerns about school safety and gun control.
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High school students across North Central Florida joined their counterparts nationwide to walk out of school Wednesday morning in solidarity and protest over gun violence reform.
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The demonstrations will last 17 minutes to honor the 17 killed last month. "If the government wants to keep getting paid, they need to listen to what we say," a Boise, Idaho, student said.
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Prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty for the former student charged with killing 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last month even though attorneys for Nikolas Cruz indicated he would plead guilty if his life was spared.
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The Florida House and Senate ended the 2018 legislative session Sunday by passing a budget and a tax-cut package for the upcoming year. The session was largely dominated by the aftermath of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Broward County, sparking debate about state gun laws and school safety. Here's a recap of the big issues.
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