The Senate Education Committee advanced the measure (SB 1576) in a unanimous vote on Tuesday. Sen. Tina Polsky, a Boca Raton Democrat who sponsored the bill, said a scarcity of school staff in Florida isn't a new phenomenon. "These individuals work every day to support our classroom teache...
The bill - one of more than 400 pieces of legislation nationwide aimed at transgender people and the LGBTQ community - is among a number of proposals being considered during Florida's 60-day legislative session, which is scheduled to end May 5. The bill would allow state regulators to immedia...
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Early also cited statistics from the National Association of State Retirement Administrators (NASRA) that show that spending by Florida governments on pension costs is only2.86%, compared with the national average of 5.16%. The bill “appears to ‘solve’ a problem that doesn’t actually exist wi...
Meek, a former state trooper, was initially not widely known throughout Florida. He got a boost from a Bill Clinton endorsement, but in a June poll, nearly 6 in 10 Floridians reported they don’t know enough about Meek to vote for him. In an updated version of the same poll released...
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Florida Senate Approves Bill to Allow 401(k)-Type Plans for State Employees.Reports on the approval of a bill by the Florida Senate that would allow state-government workers to change from the state pension system into 401(k)-style savings accounts. Estimated number of employees under the ...
Ms. Trump fit the bill concerning both of those qualifications but is not a Florida political insider. Ms. Trump hails from North Carolina and the Eric Trump family has lived in Florida for only a short time. Whoever Gov. DeSantis selects will have to run to serve the balance of the ...
"Federal courts have halted enforcement of similar laws in Ohio and Arkansas," FIRE said in a prepared statement. "If HB 3 passes, Florida will be next in line." Grall, an attorney, indicated Monday that backers of the bill hope courts will address issues such as whether social media pla...
Martin proposed a bill last year that sought to give standing to people to file lawsuits if they believed they had "lost history" or the ability to teach about the past because of monuments being removed or relocated. The bill did not pass. ...