With Gov. Rick Scott set to announce his 2013 agenda Thursday afternoon in the Capitol that will include a call for legislators to add $1.2 billion to K-12 education, the governors office has highlighted some support that has already come in for the proposal.
Florida State Board of Education Chairman Gary Chartrand
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TRENTON, N.J. -- Coyness is not part of Chris Christie's repertoire, which does not stress subtlety, delicacy and intimation.
Rather than create a new university that exists in cyberspace, Florida lawmakers may instead seek to build upon what all the states universities already offer, possibly under the direction of the University of Florida or Florida State University.
State University System Chancellor Frank Brogan said the Florida schools should consider reviewing the more than 30,000 online programs already offered by the states universities and potentially moving them under the brand of one or a couple of the top-level schools.
National Review's published an interview with U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., on hisnewfoundrole as spearheader of federal immigration reform.
Robert Costa suggests that one reason Rubio's ideas are receiving such warm reception among the conservative base is the junior Florida senator's ability to articulate his plan in terms of preventing amnesty.
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Florida Senate President Don Gaetz, R-Destin, emphatically told reporters at the Capitol today that no legislation proposing any restrictions on citizens' right to bear arms would have his support in the upcoming session.
"All laws certainly should be looked at, but I don't plan to vote for any repeal of 'Stand Your Ground' or any weakening of the Second Amendment," he said.
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