2021 bills that have cleared the state Senate and House as of 4/30/2021 and information about SB 772 which wasn’t even heard in the committees to which it was assigned

The state legislature was able to pass all these horrible bills (see below) by April 30th but couldn’t bother to pass a bill (SB 772) that simply required the charter and voucher funded private schools to teach a course on tolerance, a course which is required by Florida Statute 1003.42 (2)(g) to be taught by …

City Council Meeting on Tuesday

This post is about these affirmations:We believe that scientific discovery and technology can contribute to the betterment of human life.We want to protect and enhance the earth, to preserve it for future generations Agenda for Tuesday’s city council meeting:https://jaxcityc.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=858446&GUID=EFE82D25-853B-4B00-8CD0-5E0CCE8E3035&Options=&Search=One of the things on the agenda is the proposed gas tax increase. The funds will partially …

Proposed new standards for civics education in Florida

FFRF suggested comments for standards SS.7.C.1.12 (7th grade) and SS.912.C.1.5 (9th grade): “Judeo-Christian” is a contradiction in terms. Much of this benchmark is simply wrong. For instance, separation of powers is not a Judeo-Christian value, but came from Montesquieu. We know this because the Founders said so. The Ten Commandments did not influence our founding …

Florida SB90 Limits Vote by Mail

LIMITS VOTE BY MAIL and other prohibitions to voting 585-02681-21                                            202190c2     1                        A bill to be entitled                          2         An act relating to election administration; amending     3         s. 101.62, F.S.; limiting the duration of requests for     4         vote-by-mail ballots to all elections through the end     5         of the calendar year of …