Florida vouchers amendment dead
This evening (about 7:30 pm), the Florida state senate failed to place a vouchers-related referendum on the ballot for this November. The vote was 23-16, one vote shy of the necessary three-fifths supermajority. Democrats who voted yes: Lawson, Pruitt Republicans who voted no: Argenziano, Jones, Lynn, Villalobos (Original tip: an AP story at the Miami […]
Do or die for Florida vouchers
Today or tomorrow is do-or-die day for the Florida voucher policies, I think. The Florida senate will be voting on whether to put a constitutional amendment on the November ballot that would authorize the legislature to create voucher programs. Without a constitutional amendment, there is a real possibility that Florida’s courts will use the January […]