Margie Menzel
Public Accountability ReporterMargie Menzel covers local and state government for WFSU News. She has also worked at the News Service of Florida and Gannett News Service. She earned her B.A. in history at Vanderbilt University and her M.S. in journalism at Florida A&M University.
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It will address needs such as mental health and food insecurity in a rural community -
The Family Empowerment Scholarships -- the "universal school choice" program signed into law two years ago – is earmarked for $4 billion -
And $38 million would go to administer a competitive grant program aimed at helping Florida farmers -
Those schools would then become “job engine charter schools” aimed at attracting job-producers and training students for local workforce needs -
According to PEN America, Florida has led the nation in banned books for the past two years -
Thousands converged on the state capital to make their voices heard -
Under the bill, which passed unanimously, the flamingo would be the state bird and the Florida Scrub-Jay would be the state songbird -
The state already requires K-12 students to be trained in the dynamics of human trafficking, but not teachers and other school personnel — yet -
“The people of the Gulf Coast know what can happen when you have accidents with oil.” -
The closure will be effective April 25th
