The nuance behind Scott’s $1 billion education promise isn’t chump change

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott used his session-opening speech to insist that lawmakers follow his directive to pour $1 billion more into public schools next year. “Floridians truly believe that support for education is the most significant thing we can do to ensure both short-term Read More

Judge kicks ‘religious freedom’ amendment off the 2012 ballot

TALLAHASSEE — A Florida judge has removed a constitutional amendment from the 2012 election ballot that would have deleted the state’s ban on using taxpayer money “in aid of any church, sect, or religious denomination or in aid of any sectarian institution.” Supporters of Read More

Is former Dem leader Sands looking at commissioner’s race?

My Sun-Sentinel colleague Brittany Wallman has a tidbit on Rep. Franklin Sands , D-Weston, looking at a run for the county commission. Sands, who served as the House Democratic leader from 2008 to 2010, is term limited out of the Legislature after this year. ********** Is state Rep. Franklin Read More

Gambling impact figures still ‘squishy’

By Jim Saunders at the News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Faced with a series of unanswered questions, economists said Friday they could not pinpoint how much money the state would rake in if Florida lawmakers approve a plan for three resort casinos. The best guess: $455.7 million over Read More

Thursday Morning Reads: Scott’s budget and the ‘Daily Show’

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott unveiled his $66.4 billion budget yesterday that included a boost in spending for public schools, but cuts to health care providers who largely treat the poor. The unveiling dominated the capital news cycle yesterday, not just because of the actual budget, but Read More

Scott’s education boost comes by gutting Medicaid hospitals

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott’s proposed 2012-13 budget would include $1 billion more in education spending, $35 million more in tax cuts for companies, and cuts to health-care providers that treat Medicaid patients. The $66.4 billion budget the governor unveiled Wednesday is just a Read More

Cops: Teen had gun at elementary school

A 19-year-old Fort Pierce man was charged with trespassing on school property with a firearm early Sunday morning.

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North Miami Beach High Senior T-Shirts Squashed By School Board After Uproar

​When Stephanie Kienzle, a North Miami Beach activist and blogger, saw the official senior class shirts that the proud grads of 2012 would be rocking around NMB High’s hallowed hallways, she di… Continue reading “North Miami Beach High Senior T-Shirts Squashed By School Board Read More