Friday, March 10, 2023
Ron DeSantis is just getting started with his rightwing agenda. That should worry us all
It’s appalling to see the media lavish DeSantis with so much fawning coverage. Especially after all he has done. NORE
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Voucher program expansion could take away $848M from Tampa Bay public schools
Florida lawmakers are pushing for an expansion of the state’s charter school voucher program. While legislature estimates put the cost of the expansion at just shy of $210 million for the state budget, policy impact analysts put the overall cost at roughly $4 billion.
For 10 counties in the Tampa Bay area, the voucher legislation, House Bill 1, could mean almost $850 million gets moved from public schools to charter schools in the 2023-2024 school year, according to estimates by the Florida Policy Institute.
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USF Tampa students arrested at protest call for police chief Chris Daniel to be fired
In the aftermath of four arrests during a demonstration at the University of South Florida earlier this week, students are now demanding that USF’s police chief be fired.....MORE
Universal school choice legislation heading to the House floor
An amended version of the House’s legislation that will expand school choice to all students is advancing and will now head for the House floor.
Some Democrats voted with the majority to advance the bill.
The new version of the school choice bill (HB 1) still offers vouchers for all students, regardless of family income, but it’s going to make it so that public schools can compete on a more even playing field, supporters say. It loosens some regulations regarding student transportation and certification, to name a few.
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Ybor City's historic Centro Asturiano needs TLC
For more than 100 years, Ybor City's historic Centro Asturiano has been a stand-out beacon of multicultural pride.
Built in the Renaissance Mediterranean style, this majestic building — that now needs some TLC and help from the community — was once a safe haven and "mutual aid" society for Spanish immigrants new to America.
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DeSantis privately says he'll run in 2024
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has privately indicated that he plans to run for the 2024 Republican nomination for president.....MORE
Thursday, March 9, 2023
'Constitutional Carry' bill clears first vote in Senate Committee
Legislation that would allow Floridians to carry a gun without a permit is advancing onto the Senate floor.....MORE
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Protestors gather in Tampa amid DeSantis' stance on course material in classrooms
New calls for change in the Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis administration’s stance on course material in state classrooms were heard Monday afternoon as demonstrators gathered in Tampa, Orlando and Miami to voice their concerns.
Some said they had to travel from areas hours away.
“I came up from Jacksonville, Florida to show my solidarity with the book banning as well as just the different political chaos that has been going on with DeSantis,” Princess Damali-Roberts, representative with Black Power Rising, said.
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
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