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Florida State University News Faculty and Staff Briefs: January 2021 Published: HONORS AND AWARDS Gregory J. Harris, Ph.D. (College of Human Sciences) and  Earl Levison (Student Affairs) were recently selected as recipients of the 2021 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Distinguished Service Award presented by the FSU Division of Student Affairs and the Center for Leadership and Social Change. The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Distinguished Service Award was established in 1986 to honor a facul...

Newly inaugurated president Joe Biden signed executive orders mandating mask-wearing on federal property as well as on all public transportation including busses, trains and planes. Biden has put a heavy focus on mask-wearing all throughout his nomination process, something that differs from Donald Trump’s presidential term; Trump consistently downplayed the effectiveness of masks, even when he was told by medical officials that they were necessary to eliminate the virus.  “This mandate ha...

Madigan suspends bid for House speaker post John O’Connor Associated Press Jan. 12, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan appears on the floor as the Illinois House of Representatives convenes Friday at the Bank of Springfield Center in Springfield. Madigan said Monday he was “suspending” his campaign for a 19th term in the leadership post.E. Jason Wambsgans | Chicago Tribune via AP Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan said Monday he would suspend his campaign...

Powerful House speaker locked in unimaginable fight for gavel John O’Connor Associated Press Jan. 11, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan walks on the floor as the House of Representatives convenes at the Bank of Springfield Center on Friday.E. Jason Wambsgans | Chicago Tribune (AP) The previously unimaginable showdown looming over leadership of the Illinois House of Representatives, occasioned by scandal around the once-invincible Speaker Michael Madigan, recalls...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan said Monday he would...

The previously unimaginable showdown looming over leadership of the Illinois House of Representatives, occasioned by scandal around the once-invincible Speaker Michael Madigan, recalls a drawn-out debacle 45 years ago that burned through two weeks and 93 votes before lawmakers settled on a surprise compromise.

Madigan's fight for the gavel recalls a 1975 Illinois House speaker vote.