Ryan Dailey - News Service of Florida
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A Florida Senate panel has backed a proposal that would allow veterans' spouses and, in some cases, the parents of veterans, to qualify to live in state-run long-term care facilities for veterans.
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State higher-education officials on Thursday moved toward making changes to "general education core courses" at state universities, including a change involving a sociology course that could deal with issues such as gender, sexuality and race.
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Senate bill sponsor Jay Collins, R-Tampa, pointed to a waiting list of roughly 8,900 students seeking vouchers in the program.
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Proponents of the scholarships have touted them as allowing families to customize students’ educations.
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Florida lawmakers are gearing up to provide additional funding to a part of the state's school-voucher program that serves students with special needs, as some proponents of the scholarships say demand has outpaced supply.
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Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody's filed a federal lawsuit in Tampa that accuses the parent company of Facebook and Instagram of using "manipulative" features to keep kids hooked on the social-media platforms.
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A pari-mutuel owner Tuesday asked the Florida Supreme Court to block a plan that would allow the Seminole Tribe to operate sports betting throughout the state, arguing it would violate a constitutional amendment requiring voter approval of expanded gambling.
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Dean of Students David Rancourt said the New College Board of Trustees is expected to make a decision on the president during an Oct. 3 meeting.
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Nearly 123,000 new students are in line to receive school vouchers under a major expansion of the programs, while an organization that administers the programs says they will not bring an "exodus" from public schools as critics have predicted.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis said some aspects of recovery in the area could take months.