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This year’s edition of tort reform arrived under the Georgia Gold Dome on Wednesday, bringing plaintiffs’ lawyers and civil defense attorneys to the battle lines while onlookers quietly...

State of the State by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and responses by Fentrice Driskell, Lauren Book, Paul Renner and Kathleen Passidomo.

JUPITER, Fla., Aug. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, at a ceremony on the campus of The Els Center of Excellence®, leaders and supporters of the Els for Autism Foundation recognized

Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Groundbreaking Early Learning and Literacy Legislation On May 4, 2021, in News Releases, by Staff Vero Beach, Fla. – Today, Governor DeSantis signed House Bill (HB) 419 that makes historic improvements to state accountability for early learning programs. Additionally, he signed HB 7011 creating a statewide progress monitoring tool to quickly understand VPK-8th grade student’s academic progress in real-time and rapidly identif...

Gov. Ron DeSantis signs bills on literacy, early learning The Associated Press Tags:  The Republican governor visited a children’s center in Vero Beach for a bill-signing ceremony. The legislation establishes the Division of Early Learning within the state’s Department of Education as part of what the governor said would produce “meaningful improvements to state accountability for early learning programs.” The success rate of so-called “voluntary pre-kindergarten” programs had be...

Baker Act abuse runs rampant and calls for reformation are resounding from press to parents. CCHR says it is time for change, one that is a long time coming.