Guest AuthorApril 12, 2019
6min791
We should make mental health prevention programming available in every school, for every student, every year.
Tag: Marjory Stoneman DouglasElizabeth Martinez Strauss. Image via campaign.
Guest AuthorApril 12, 2019
Janelle Irwin TaylorFebruary 15, 2019
12min296
“Would you do me the honor of letting me be your Mayor?”
Peter SchorschJune 29, 2018
6min558
Today is one of the most important days yet for Andrew Gillum‘s campaign to be the next governor of Florida. That’s because the Tallahassee Mayor has just been formally endorsed by NextGen America, the civic action group founded by billionaire Tom Steyer whose focus includes impeaching President Donald Trump. “As we battle for the heart and […]
Ryan NicolJune 26, 2018
4min413
Tennille Doe-Decoste, whose son survived February’s shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, is set to challenge fellow MSD parent Lori Alhadeff for the Broward County School Board District 4 seat. Doe-Decoste cited the massacre as a motivation to run, particularly due to the loss of one of her son’s close friends. “My son just […]
Staff ReportsMay 2, 2018
3min313
FDLE corruption inspector Damien Kelly has been named director of the state’s new Office of Safe Schools, Education Commissioner Pam Stuart announced. The office was created in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school safety act passed by lawmakers at the tail end of the 2018 Legislative Session. “We are thrilled for Special Agent Kelly to join our team,” Stuart said in a statement. […]
Danny McAuliffeApril 16, 2018
7min466
On the tails of unprecedented youth activism in the wake of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, eight young Floridians are suing Gov. Rick Scott and Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam for not taking steps to address climate change. According to those who brought forth legal action, however, the suit would’ve been filed regardless of […]
Peter SchorschMarch 11, 2018
109min1271
Nobody expected a tragedy like Parkland to suck all the oxygen out of the Legislature’s 2018 Regular Session. Lobbyists were left scrambling to save their clients’ priorities as lawmakers hustled to rejigger the budget to accommodate hundreds of millions of dollars for school safety and mental health initiatives. Some survived, many did not; although that’s […]
Danny McAuliffeMarch 7, 2018
3min365
Without hesitation, the state Senate temporarily postponed on Wednesday two bills that would’ve expanded gun rights in Florida. This late in the Legislative Session, the move is a sign that the chamber does not intend to vote on the two pieces of legislation. One bill, SB 1048, had been postponed by Senate President Joe Negron […]
Danny McAuliffeMarch 4, 2018
6min648
State funding is absent for affordable housing programs tailored to those affected by last year’s hurricanes. The reason? Unforeseen constraints created by a high-profile $400 million school safety and mental health proposal designed to prevent another school shooting. Budget chiefs Sen. Rob Bradley and Rep. Carlos Trujillo told Florida Politics on Saturday evening that the […]
Scott PowersMarch 3, 2018
5min293
What are progressive Democrats to do when faced with an omnibus school safety and guns bill that has a few things they like but doesn’t have any of the major provisions they’ve insisted on, and also includes something that they worry might be a poison pill? Democratic state Reps. Carlos Guillermo Smith and Amy Mercado […]