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What will Florida do with a $4.1 million grant earmarked for homeless organizations across the state? Nothing, apparently.While the Florida Legislature…
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Miami-Dade County schools superintendent Alberto Carvalho hopes better academic performance will mean more money from the state legislature.Carvalho and…
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Oral arguments have been scheduled for late August in a Florida Supreme Court case challenging Gov. Rick Scott’s vetoes of pay raises for firefighters...
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Florida’s 98,000 incarcerated citizens had a voice today at the Florida Department of Corrections public hearing. Prisoner support groups gathered for...
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In the aftermath of the Parkland shooting and the state’s new law that requires armed security on every campus, some superintendents worry districts will…
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A new report from Florida’s school superintendents warns that despite a nearly $100 million increase in funding, there may not be enough money to post...
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Gov. Rick Scott has signed the $88.7 billion state budget, and stakeholders in education are crying foul. Superintendents, teachers unions and...
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Gov. Rick Scott quickly signed a new $88.7 billion state budget that boosts funding for K-12 education by $485 million. But many district...
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Superintendents from around the state are petitioning Gov. Rick Scott to hold a special session to address what they feel is a paltry increase to K-12...
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In a rare Sunday overtime session, the Florida Legislature passed a budget of nearly $89 billion for next year to end a session that was overshadowed by…
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Nursing homes will get a $130 million bump in Medicaid payments, and residents who live in the facilities will get nearly a 25 percent increase in a…
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The Senate is set Friday to approve a business-friendly tax package that would allow Floridians to buy tax-free clothes and school supplies during three…