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State battered by requests for information on voucher expansion costs

State battered by requests for information on voucher expansion costs

by Brian Burgess | Sep 14, 2023

The Florida Policy Institute is calling on the state’s Department of Education to disclose data on the number of private schools accepting vouchers, following a significant program expansion in July. The non-profit organization aims to assess the impact of the...
State pushes for dismissal of lawsuit that tries to block DeSantis takeover of Gainesville utility

State pushes for dismissal of lawsuit that tries to block DeSantis takeover of Gainesville utility

by Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida | Sep 13, 2023

Gov. Ron DeSantis and state officials seek dismissal of a constitutional challenge to a new law overhauling Gainesville’s municipal utility. The law establishes the Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority, with DeSantis having the power to appoint board...
State pushes for dismissal of lawsuit that tries to block DeSantis takeover of Gainesville utility

Judge denies Disney request to narrow federal lawsuit to free speech question

by Brian Burgess | Sep 5, 2023

A federal judge denied Disney’s request to limit the scope of its lawsuit against Florida GOP Governor Ron DeSantis and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District board, focusing on alleged free speech violations related to Disney’s opposition to...
Fifteen Florida communities lose federal eligibility for rural status due to population growth

Fifteen Florida communities lose federal eligibility for rural status due to population growth

by Steve Wilson - The Center Square | Sep 5, 2023

Fifteen communities across nine Florida counties have lost eligibility to participate in the federal rural home loan program due to population growth. The program helps low- and moderate-income borrowers receive no-money-down mortgages to buy homes in rural...
Florida storm watch: two new systems form in Eastern Atlantic as Idalia recovery continues

Florida storm watch: two new systems form in Eastern Atlantic as Idalia recovery continues

by Brian Burgess | Sep 5, 2023

Two new storm systems are developing in the Atlantic, one near the Windward Islands and another near the coast of West Africa, with high chances of becoming hurricanes later this week. Recovery efforts continue in Florida after Hurricane Idalia, with around 39,000...
A refreshing political Kum Ba Yah on Idalia recovery efforts

A refreshing political Kum Ba Yah on Idalia recovery efforts

by Brian Burgess | Sep 4, 2023

Ah, politics. The realm of the eternal campaign, where a day without a Twitter er… “X” feud is a day without a sunrise. But what’s this we saw on Saturday? A glimmer of bipartisanship cutting through the usual mudslinging, finger-pointing,...
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