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The state’s school voucher program has exhibited “a myriad of accountability problems” and caused a funding shortfall for public schools, a state audit released this week shows. The audit, encompassing the 2024-2025 school year, was presented this week to lawmakers, who are spending the weeks leading up to the legislative session learning the woes of […]

COOK INLET, Alaska—High in a mountain valley on the far west side of this tidal inlet sits an unusual plot of land. It’s a private parcel, with a gravel airstrip and four or five buildings that make up a small worker camp. But there are no towns in sight. Known as the Johnson Tract, the […]

Washington state lawmakers next year are set to again discuss whether public sector unions can bargain over their employers’ adoption of artificial intelligence technology. House Bill 1622 looks to require government employers to bargain with unions over the use of the technology if it affects wages or worker performance evaluations.  This past session, the bill […]

The report looks at whether lockdowns were timely and reasonable, and what impact rule-breaking at the heart of government had on public confidence.

The report looks at whether lockdowns were timely and reasonable, and what impact rule-breaking at the heart of government had on public confidence.

Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings and Matt Hanock are all criticised for contributing to poor Covid decision-making.

Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings and Matt Hanock are all criticised for contributing to poor Covid decision-making.

A Florida Bar complaint alleging defamation was filed Thursday against a Miami Beach City Commission candidate who had long-celebrated her father — a serial killer who inspired ‘Dexter’ executed by the state in 2012 — on social media. The complaint by South Florida filmmaker Billy Corben alleges that Monique Pardo Pope, an attorney and commission […]

TAMPA — Saying Floridians need property tax relief now, former Florida House Speaker and 2026 Republican gubernatorial candidate Paul Renner is calling for the Legislature to reduce the ad valorem taxes levied by local governments immediately by rolling them back to the previous year’s levels, plus a reduction based on how much the county’s spending […]

Having failed to negotiate bicameral support last year, Senate President Ben Albritton renewed Thursday his push to bolster rural Florida communities. SB 250, dubbed “Rural Renaissance” by Albritton, would expand funding opportunities for rural roads, housing, education, healthcare, and business to the tune of $217.9 million.  A focus of the Republican citrus farmer from Wauchula, […]

Hundreds of millions in federal funding will be pumped into Florida’s rural health care delivery system in the coming months, a top health care official in Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration promised Thursday during a recognition of National Rural Health Day. Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Shevaun Harris said the state intends to make rural […]

The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) approved a four-year settlement with Florida Power & Light (FPL) Thursday for about $6.9 billion, which opponents claim is the largest rate hike in U.S. history. The investor-owned utility, Florida’s largest with approximately six million accounts totaling around 12 million customers, said in a press release that it will […]