Facilitating and encouraging informed voting
in Collier County and throughout Florida
Curated news and posts about Florida’s legislative, executive and judicial branches of government, and the issues they address
As promised in my last post, here’s a look at the major education policies contained in bills awaiting the Governor signature. Testing […]
Recapping Florida’s 2017 Legislative Session – Part 2 Read More »
The Old Capitol Building Tallahassee, FL The 2017 Legislative Session ended Monday, 3 days late, because the House and Senate could not get their
Recapping Florida’s 2017 Legislative Session – Part 1 Read More »
In Session March 7 – May 5, 2017 In the four weeks that the 2017 Legislative Session has been underway, I’ve struggled to find
Education bills before the Florida Legislature Read More »
In SessionMarch 7 – May 5, 2017 My last post, titled “Whose priorities ARE they?,” described my attempt to compare the bills filed for
What our state legislators are up to Read More »
Florida’s 2017 Legislative Session doesn’t officially begin until March 7, but members of the State Senate and House are already settled into their offices
Settled in in Tallahassee Read More »
I write this blog to share what I learn about issues and events that are influenced or decided by our elected officials. Ultimately, I
An informed electorate is our best defence Read More »
The Florida Citizens’ Alliance did me a favor last month when it announced “a major victory in the effort to reverse course on the
Bad bill stopped, but I learned a lot Read More »
In Part 1 of this post, I explained what SB1496-Assessments and Accountability would do, put the bill in a broader national perspective, and pointed
“A major victory in the effort to reverse … Common Core!” (Part 2) Read More »
Updated: 3/7/15, 1:35 PM Last week, the Florida Citizens Alliance triumphantly announced “a major victory in the effort to reverse course on the implementation
“A major victory in the effort to reverse … Common Core!” (Part 1) Read More »
Folks often talk about the risks of having both chambers of Congress as well as the presidency held by the same political party. Of