Kelly HayesMarch 10, 20215min1566
The bill would prohibit teachers from making suggestions on how to use the time.
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Kelly HayesMarch 10, 2021
Renzo DowneyFebruary 16, 2021
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The bill cleared its first House committee Tuesday despite pushback.
A.G. GancarskiJanuary 27, 2020
3min552
Opposed are the American Atheists and the Anti-Defamation League.
A.G. GancarskiNovember 22, 2019
5min537
Daniels' bill already has a Senate companion.
A.G. GancarskiNovember 15, 2019
3min667
Sen. Dennis Baxley wants a compulsory 'moment of silence' for public school students.
Staff ReportsFebruary 13, 2019
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"Always remember that Floridians will stand strong in times of tragedy."
Scott PowersJune 9, 2017
4min252
Gov. Rick Scott has proclaimed next Monday, June 12, to be “Pulse Remembrance Day” in Florida, calling for flags to fly at half staff and for a moment of silence at 9 a.m. In doing so, Scott also acknowledged the blows to the Hispanic and LGBTQ communities, and does not explicitly describe the attack, which […]
Scott PowersJanuary 10, 2017
2min364
With a bipartisan gathering of other Florida congressional members, Orlando’s former police chief Val Demings, now a congresswoman from Orlando, led the House of Representatives in a moment to remember and honor Orlando’s fallen officers Monday night. “I rise today to honor the lives of Master Sgt. Debra Clayton of the Orlando Police Department and Deputy Norm Lewis […]
Scott PowersNovember 22, 2016
4min246
As one of his last acts on behalf of the state of Florida, outgoing Florida Senate President Andy Gardiner arranged a moment of silence Tuesday for those killed in the Pulse nightclub shooting just outside his district on June 12. Gardiner, the Orlando Republican who now is a private citizen, did so on the request […]
Scott PowersJune 22, 2016
4min308
Democratic State Sen. Darren Soto‘s relatively newfound commitment to gun control has won him another endorsement for his U.S. Congress election bid from a member of Congress, U.S. Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut. Himes, whose district is near but does not include Newtown, Connecticut, home of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, made news […]