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Mitch PerryMarch 30, 2016

The families of the more than 50 deceased children discovered at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys will receive $7,500 for reimbursement of burial and grave marker expenses after Gov. Rick Scott signed the legislation Wednesday. The bill also establishes a Dozier Task Force headed by the secretary of the Department of State to recommend creation […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 15, 2016

As elections officials across the state are focused on Election Day, Gov. Rick Scott is tasked with pondering giving them a pay raise. The Legislature on Tuesday sent Scott more than a dozen bills, including a proposal that would increase the base salaries of the state’s 67 county elections chiefs. The bill (SB 514) puts […]

Gary FineoutMarch 8, 2016

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Seeking to address a “dark stain” on Florida’s history, the state Legislature is offering to pay to rebury students whose remains were once interred on the grounds of a now shuttered reform school. Legislators on Tuesday sent to Gov. Rick Scott a measure that attempts to come to terms with the notorious legacy of the […]

Jim RosicaMarch 7, 2016

House members on Monday began looking at a bill to provide money for a “proper burial” for those who died at a shuttered, but still notorious, boys’ reform school in the Florida Panhandle. The bill (SB 708) also authorizes the Department of State to “preserve historical resources, records, archives, and artifacts” related to the Arthur G. Dozier […]

Ryan RayFebruary 24, 2016

A bill to provide funds for a “proper burial” for boys who died at the infamous Arthur Dozier School for Boys passed the Florida Senate on Wednesday. The bill also authorizes the Department of State to “preserve historical resources, records, archives, and artifacts” related to the site. The Dozier school is said to be the site […]

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