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Kalbert Young, UH vice president for budget and finance and chief financial officer, shares his analysis of the Hawaiʻi State Legislature 2021 session. The 2021 Legislature adjourned on April 29, after passing more than 260 bills, which the governor will now consider for enactment. Some of these bills will impact the University of Hawaiʻi either directly or indirectly. This was the first year of the Legislature’s biennium (two-year cycle). Since lingering tax revenue impacts from the ongoi...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The superintendent of the Florida school district where 17 students and staff died in a 2018 high school massacre was arrested Wednesday after investigators said he lied to a grand jury investigating events surrounding the shooting. Broward County Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie was arrested by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement at district headquarters and charged with perjury in an official proceeding, which is a felony punishable by up to five years i...

(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File) More than three years after the Parkland shooting in 2018, parents and critics of the failures of the Broward County Public Schools are getting a small measure of relief after a grand jury indicted Robert Runcie, the superintendent of the school district. According to media reports, Runcie was arrested on perjury charges after he alleged false statement revolve around a grand jury indictment: According to an indictment issued by the grand jury last week and release...

Records: Superintendent lied to jury investigating massacre In this March 5, 2019 photo, Broward County Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie waits for the start of a meeting of the Broward County School Board in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The superintendent of the Florida school district where 17 students and staff died in a 2018 high school massacre has been arrested on a perjury charge. Jail records show Broward County Schools Superintendent Runcie was arrested...

Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie was arrested on a perjury charge Wednesday.

Florida school superintendent arrested for perjury over Parkland shooting investigation By Terry Spencer Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie (Photo: Broward Sheriffs Office) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The superintendent of the Floridaschool district where 17 students and staff died in a 2018 high school massacre was arrested Wednesday after investigators said he lied to a grand jury investigating events surrounding the shooting. Broward County Schools Superintendent Rober...

"It is a sad day in Broward County and across Florida when politics become more important than the interests of our students. Superintendent Runcie has fully cooperated with law enforcement throughout this statewide grand jury process. This morning, we received a copy of an indictment that does not shed any light on what false statement is alleged to have been made. He will continue to be transparent with the Board, the parents and the public with any new information he receives," the statement...

Florida school superintendent arrested on perjury charge Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie is accused of making false statements to a grand jury investigating public safety funding.     Superintendent of Broward County Public Schools Robert Runcie speaks during a news conference in Fort Lauderdale in 2019. [ MIAMI HERALD | Miami Herald ] By David Goodhue, David Ovalle and Colleen Wright Published 6 hours ago Updated 48 minutes ago FORT LAUDERDALE — Superint...

"It is a sad day in Broward County and across Florida when politics become more important than the interests of our students. Superintendent Runcie has fully cooperated with law enforcement throughout this statewide grand jury process. This morning, we received a copy of an indictment that does not shed any light on what false statement is alleged to have been made. He will continue to be transparent with the Board, the parents and the public with any new information he receives," the statement...

"It is a sad day in Broward County and across Florida when politics become more important than the interests of our students. Superintendent Runcie has fully cooperated with law enforcement throughout this statewide grand jury process. This morning, we received a copy of an indictment that does not shed any light on what false statement is alleged to have been made. He will continue to be transparent with the Board, the parents and the public with any new information he receives," the statement...