Proposal to require Florida students pass cursive test swoops to House floor
Credit: cheeseslave/Flickr A proposal requiring testing for Florida students’ cursive writing ability passed its second House committee Thursday,…
Florida cursive writing bill advances to House floor vote
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) – Elementary students across Florida could soon be required to learn to…
House panel approves bill requiring cursive writing instruction in Florida schools
Cursive writing is considered an element that helps academic success. Cursive may have fallen by the wayside, but…
House again passes repeal of Florida’s ‘free kill’ law, but bill’s path in Senate questionable
For the second consecutive Session, House lawmakers have approved legislation to repeal a unique Florida law that today…
Proposed law would require Florida voters to show proof of citizenship
An early voting site at the Seffner-Mango Branch Library in Seffner, Florida on Aug. 2, 2024. Credit: Photo…
10 years after state incentives ended, Florida could revamp its film policy — via license plates
Lawmakers may soon revisit Florida’s long-running debate over film incentives — not through tax credits, but by creating…
Proposed repeal of Florida’s ‘free kill’ law again advances to penultimate House Committee
The 2026 Legislative Session isn’t set to start for another three months, but already one of its most…
‘Why is my son dead?’ Push for ‘free kill’ repeal is personal for local dad
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida lawmakers are renewing efforts to end what critics call the state’s “free kill” law…