Florida Speaker Dean Cannon is staying out of the way of House budget talks, has a new talking point for potential prison closures and said state funding for the St. Johns River is worth considering.
Those were a few of the topics Cannon, a Winter Park Republican, hit on during an interview with the Times-Union Tuesday.He said Gov. Rick Scott’s proposed $66.4 billion budget “reflects thoughtful policy choices” but was noncommittal on its biggest piece, giving school districts $1 billion more in taxpayer money than last year.
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TALLAHASSEE (AP) — Sexual abuse survivor Lauren Book is seeking to do in Washington what she’s done successfully in Florida: change laws so children are better protected.
Book provided written testimony Tuesday to a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions subcommittee recommending a law that would require universities to report sex abuse on children or lose federal funding. She also wants the federal government to promote abuse prevention education.
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TALLAHASSEE — The freshman Florida A&M band member who was beaten so badly she could barely walk was picked on in part because she was deemed the “Ace,” or the leader of the pledges for a secret group of Georgia natives known as “Red Dawg Order,” authorities said. She was on a full scholarship and believed she had no choice but to be a part of the hazing rituals.
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NEC Display Solutions of America has announced two new projector models, the PX700W and PX800X. Both are large screen, professional installation models intended for large venues with high ambient light.