During the first week of classes, professors have expressed concerns about the increasing number of COVID-19 cases, according to a Jan. 10 article from The Oracle.  Despite these reservations, it’s time to plan for face-to-face learning mandates if the pandemic’s death toll ceases to drastically rise. In the last 14 […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis proposed an increase in the Florida education budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year on Nov. 10. The proposal de-politicizes education in Florida, and is a positive step to support educators in the state. The Legislature should approve the proposal to help support public education. Educators and students […]

UF reversed its Nov. 5 decision which prevented professors from testifying against the state in a class action complaint filed May 17 by voting rights organizations over SB 90. The reversal of the restriction is the right decision. It reinforces the free speech of public employees against the government, regardless […]

  The U.S. Department of the Interior took no action to approve or disapprove a gaming compact between the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the State of Florida, according to an Aug. 6 letter. As a result, the tribe gained exclusive rights to casino gaming and sports betting as initially […]

SB 452 filed in the Florida Senate by Sen. Keith Perry on Oct. 13 seeks to prevent schools and counties from issuing mask mandates. The “freedoms first” rhetoric promoted by congress members like Perry unnecessarily politicizes a pandemic which continues to affect hundreds of thousands in Florida.  By implementing anti-mask […]

Robert DuBoise, a man wrongfully convicted for the 1983 murder of 19-year-old Barbara Grams, was exonerated from all charges Sept. 14, 2020, 32 years after being removed from death row in 1988.  On Oct. 4, DuBoise sued the City of Tampa, a forensic odontologist, three detectives and a sergeant who […]

Florida businesses will begin to rack up fines Thursday for requiring proof of vaccinations from customers. This move, compounded with the loss of certain unemployment benefits a few weeks ago, means Florida citizens will be forced back to working in potentially unsafe conditions.  The state must retract the fine and […]