Tag: Florida

Gov. Rick Scott, R-Fla., is expected to sign a Florida Higher Education bill that will eliminate free speech zones and expand scholarship credit for residents. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)

Florida is about to eliminate so-called ‘free speech zones’ on campus

Lauren Cooley · March 9, 2018 11:15 pm

Florida Governor Rick Scott signed the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Act Friday at the Florida Capital in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)

New Florida law spends $400M on school safety, reforms gun and mental health policies

Anna Giaritelli · March 9, 2018 9:47 pm

A majority of voters in nine of these 10 states that voted for President Trump approve of the GOP's tax law passed in December. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Half of voters in 10 states with Democratic senators happy with Trump’s economy: Poll

Caitlin Yilek · March 9, 2018 3:13 pm

First lady Melania Trump on Thursday met with Kyle Kashuv, a student at Stoneman Douglas High School, the setting of a mass shooting on Feb. 14 that took 17 lives. (screenshot via Twitter)

Melania Trump meets with Florida shooting survivor at White House

Katie Leach · March 9, 2018 2:54 am

Florida Rep. Elizabeth Porter, R-Lake City, made her comments ahead of a vote in the state House of Representatives on a school safety bill. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)

Florida state GOP lawmaker on Parkland students: Adults have the ‘age,’ ‘wisdom,’ ‘experience’ to make laws

Melissa Quinn · March 8, 2018 7:13 pm

President Trump is expected to announce a 25 percent tariff on steel and a 10 percent tariff on aluminum this week. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

Republicans will let tariffs ruin the economy, because they are afraid of angering Trump

Philip Wegmann · March 8, 2018 6:46 pm

‘Welcome to Florida!’

adrian-carrasquillo · March 8, 2018 11:35 am

Whether it's paying for higher wages or stock buybacks, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is a win-win for working Americans. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

No, stock buybacks don’t discredit tax cuts

Joseph Semprevivo · March 8, 2018 5:01 am

Frank Brogan began his career as a fifth-grade teacher, then worked his way up through the ranks from assistant principal to principal to superintendent. (AP Photo/David Adame)

Beltway Confidential

Education Department nominee who once stopped school shooter still awaits Senate confirmation

Emily Jashinsky · March 8, 2018 2:04 am

Florida Rep. Jason Brodeur, left, (R- Sanford), watches the vote board as he votes on the school safety bill which passed the House 67-50 at the Florida Capital in Tallahassee, Fla., on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)

Gun legislation passes Florida House, goes to Gov. Rick Scott

Associated Press · March 8, 2018 12:37 am

Supporters of two Obamacare stabilization bills are looking into adding protections that prevent the money from funding abortions into a must-pass, two-year spending bill Congress is expected to take up this month. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., said, "Hyde language needs to be in whatever we do." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

House Republicans seek anti-abortion protections in Obamacare stabilization bills

Robert King · March 8, 2018 12:27 am

Nikolas Cruz appears in court for a status hearing before Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Monday, Feb. 19, 2018. Cruz is charged with killing 17 people and wounding many others in Wednesday's attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, which he once attended. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool)

Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz faces death penalty after being charged with 17 counts of first-degree murder

Anna Giaritelli · March 7, 2018 7:27 pm