Florida

The schools on the complaint against Step Up For Students say they have cut education programs their students rely on in the face of delayed voucher payments that have affected their operations — programs critical to their students with disabilities.

Step Up For Students, the entity being sued, managesr half a million vouchers for students across the state. The dramatic increase in a short period of time resulted in some delays in distributing funds to students, families and schools. The schools, the lawsuit says, can't penalize families for being late to pay tuition, suspend services or withhold access to school "without... jeopardizing educational continuity."

A fact sheet posted Friday showed that all but six of the 172 permits purchased were by Florida residents.

The protestors want state and federal authorities to close the controversial immigrant detention center, free detainees and end “the immoral” apprehension of immigrants by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

Attorneys representing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security have for months worked to cast doubt on the grant award, describing plans to provide federal funding as “unrealized” and “legally insufficient.”

Currently, exams for most non-commercial driver classifications are offered in English, Spanish and Haitian Creole.

The FEA, the state’s largest union representing teachers and education staff, unveiled a legislative agenda Tuesday focused on three key issues: competitive compensation, the recruitment of high-quality educators, and the protection of academic freedom.

John Koch, a radio reporter, witnesses every execution in Florida to keep close tabs on what he considers one of the most consequential actions the state takes.

Health care advocates and progressive groups across Florida said the U.S. Senate’s failure to extend premium subsidies for the Affordable Care Act was a “disheartening setback” that will significantly raise the cost of health insurance for nearly 5 million Floridians, including hundreds of thousands of people in South Florida.

The findings, released by Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors and UnidosUS, the nation’s largest Hispanic civil rights group, paint a portrait of a rapidly growing electorate that is highly engaged on economic and social issues but increasingly strained by the rising cost of living in the Sunshine State.

Human trafficking can be hard to track because it is a crime that hides in plain sight.

DeSantis, who can’t run for another term next year, said the proposal “builds off the success that we've had” during his time as governor.