Jason Shoaf: Fixing Floridaâs digital divide
Most of us were unprepared for the COVID-19 pandemic.
It sent a shockwave around the world disrupting the way we learn, do business and meet basic human needs. While many industries and people adjusted quickly to the new normal, students without internet access and digital devices were left behind.
How can we expect students to learn from home if they canât log in to class?
This Legislative Session, in partnership with Sen.
Dennis Baxley, I proposed legislation to help Floridaâs school districts bridge the digital divide to ensure all students have access to internet and devices that are required for virtual learning.
A bill that would expand background checks for gun purchases will soon go before the U.S. Senate, and it’s the top legislative priority for Moms Demand Action, a gun-control advocacy group that made the case for the bill in Tampa on Wednesday.
Gun Control Group Visits Tampa Advocating for Gun-Control Bill By Mitch Perry Tampa
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TAMPA, Fla. A bill that would expand background checks for gun purchases will soon go before the U.S. Senate, and it’s the top legislative priority for Moms Demand Action, a gun-control advocacy group that made the case for the bill in Tampa on Wednesday.
Sunburn â The morning read of whatâs hot in Florida politics â 4.7.21
Alcee Hastings made trails where previously there were no trails.
He was a fighter, a visionary, and Florida’s history cannot be written without including his chapter. As a civil rights fighter, he was arrested numerous times at sit-ins and demonstrations.
As a lawyer, Hastings battled fiercely for fairness and equality. He was the first Black federal judge in Florida.
RIP to Alcee Hastings, a trailblazing South Florida lawmaker who passed away Tuesday at 84.
He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1995 as a Democrat, and he served there until his death Tuesday following a battle with pancreatic cancer. Hastings was 84 years old.
Florida toll road project could see change
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Jefferson County would no longer be the northern endpoint for a proposed extension of the Suncoast Parkway, under a bill approved unanimously Tuesday by the House Commerce Committee.
The extension of the Suncoast Parkway from Citrus County to Jefferson County was one of three controversial toll-road projects approved by the Legislature in 2019.
The House bill (HB 6059), sponsored by Rep. Jason Shoaf, R-Port St. Joe, would remove a reference to Jefferson County in the law but doesn’t provide another proposed endpoint for the Suncoast Parkway extension.
The 2019 law, a priority of then-Senate President Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton, also calls for building a toll road from Collier County to Polk County and extending Florida’s Turnpike to connect with the Suncoast Parkway.
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Three toll road projects previously approved by Florida lawmakers may undergo revisions during this legislative session.
Jefferson County would no longer be the northern end point for a proposed extension of the Suncoast Parkway, under a bill approved unanimously Tuesday by the House Commerce Committee.
The extension of the Suncoast Parkway from Citrus County to Jefferson County was one of three controversial toll-road projects approved by the Legislature in 2019.
The House bill (HB 6059), sponsored by Rep. Jason Shoaf, R-Port St. Joe, would remove a reference to Jefferson County in the law but doesn’t provide another proposed end point for the Suncoast Parkway extension.