Florida had 5,077 incidents of students being involuntarily committed under a mental-health law known as the Baker Act during the past school year, data presented Wednesday to a school-safety commission showed. The Baker Act is a roughly 50-year-old state law that allows courts, law enforcement…
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An attorney with decades of military experience is taking over as the state’s new pot czar at a time when the state’s medical-marijuana industry is poised to double in size. Florida Department of Health officials tapped Christopher Phillip Kimball to serve as director of the state…
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The Florida Gulf Coast University Board of Trustees on Thursday elected to reopen the search for a new university president after the panel was left with only one finalist. Trustees were slated to choose a successor to outgoing President Mike Martin, after initially delaying a…
Read More Florida Gulf Coast To Reopen President Search
Florida had 5,077 incidents of students being involuntarily committed under a mental-health law known as the Baker Act during the past school year, data presented Wednesday to a school-safety commission showed. The Baker Act is a roughly 50-year-old state law that allows courts, law enforcement…
Read More Thousands Of Florida Students Committed Under Baker Act
Republican U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse on Wednesday was confirmed as the incoming president of the University of Florida, as several members of the state university system’s Board of Governors defended Sasse amid student and faculty opposition. Members of the board, which oversees the state’s network…
Read More Republican Senator Confirmed As University Of Florida President
Gov. Ron DeSantis easily won a second term Tuesday and further cemented his conservative imprint on the state, amid growing speculation that he will run for the White House in two years. With First Lady Casey DeSantis at his side, DeSantis appeared before a boisterous…
Read More Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Dominates In Winning Second Term
The University of Florida Board of Trustees on Tuesday unanimously approved U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse as the panel’s pick to be the school’s next president, as the Nebraska Republican pledged to practice “political celibacy” if he ultimately gets the job. Sasse would succeed outgoing President…
Read More University Of Florida Trustees Unanimously Choose Sasse As President
County school boards and charter schools will have to follow new requirements for notifying parents about policies involving access to bathrooms and locker rooms, under a rule approved unanimously Wednesday by the State Board of Education. During an at-times heated meeting, the state board also…
Read More Controversial Florida Education Rules Get Go-Ahead
Education issues such as parental rights, school boards and teachers unions have become a key battleground in the race between Gov. Ron DeSantis and his Democratic challenger, Charlie Crist. DeSantis, who is widely considered a potential 2024 presidential candidate, has drawn national attention because of…
Read More Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Democratic Challenger Charlie Crist Clash On Education Issues
Florida education officials are in the process of crafting wording key to carrying out a controversial new law that restricts instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in public schools, with a workgroup looking to draw ideas from other states. The law, signed by Gov.…
Read More Educators Eye Details Of Carrying Out Controversial Florida Law