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A proposal to change college applications in Florida
As high school students prepare to matriculate to college, the application process may be changing in Florida. Read More.
Masked group of minors rode bikes near Parkland synagogue, shouting antisemitic slurs, officials say
A masked group of minors rode bicycles near a synagogue in Parkland on Saturday afternoon as people left services, screaming antisemitic slurs, officials say. Read More.
Florida Chamber poll: Floridians say U.S. headed in ‘wrong direction,’ Biden to blame
More than half of voters said Biden's economic policies have done more harm than good. Read More.
Florida orders state universities to disband pro-Palestinian student group
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration is linking a pro-Palestinian student organization to terrorism and is ordering state universities to ban the group from campuses. Read More.
Panel advances Israel ambassador nominee despite GOP opposition
President Biden’s nominee to be the next U.S. ambassador to Israel moved forward in his confirmation process Wednesday, advancing out of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee despite Republican opposition. Read More.
Florida parents outraged non-citizen students may receive federal aid
Students who are 'lawfully admitted' into the U.S. are eligible for the grant worth more than $300,000. Read More.
New York man sentenced for role in sex trafficking scheme
Yu Xin Tan, 31, was sentenced on one count of promoting prostitution to three years of supervised probation, credit for 230 days already served at the Ramsey County Correctional Facility, and a mandatory anti-human trafficking course, according to court records. Read More.
Parents like private school vouchers so much that demand is exceeding budgets in some states
At least four states that have made most children eligible for taxpayer-funded scholarships to private schools are seeing more families using the programs than planned. Read More.
Chamber Forum: Mark Wilson outlines the ‘State of Florida Business’
'If we unify the business community for good, good things happen.' Read More.
A new K-12 private school is opening in West Boca, its first in Florida. Here’s when and where
Families will soon have another option for schooling as Brightmont Academy, a fully accredited “one-to-one” private school, is making its Florida debut in the Shoppes at Yamato Corner in West Boca. Read More.
Police: Man murders girlfriend, attempts to kill father in parents’ Coral Springs home
A man faces charges of premeditated murder for killing and shooting his girlfriend and his father recounts the horror that went on inside the home. Read More.
GOP finally unites to elect Mike Johnson as House speaker, ending 3 weeks of Congressional chaos
Rep. Mike Johnson easily secured enough votes to be elected House speaker on Wednesday, as Republicans were eagerly elevating the little-known conservative leader to the seat of U.S. power and ending for now the political chaos in their majority. Read More.
GL Homes controversial land swap Ag Reserve deal is killed
At issue was whether the county should change its long-standing policy of requiring that land swaps occur only within the Agricultural Reserve. Read More.
Group of FL Republicans want D.C. mayor to remove Black Lives Matter mural
Claiming that the Black Lives Matter movement has demonstrated support for Hamas following the Oct. 7 terrorist attack against Israel, six Florida Republicans, including U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott, are calling on Washington, D.C., Mayor Miriam Bowser to rename Black Lives Matter Plaza in the nation’s capital and remove the street mural that bears the organization’s name. Read More.
Democratic lawmaker says Congress should consider vote to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib
“Any member of Congress who continues to trust Hamas’s information over US information is obviously deeply concerning,” Moskowitz said. Read More.
