Charlie Crist, Nikki Fried go head to head in debate before Florida Primary
With both claiming to be Florida Democratsโ best bet to defeat Gov. Ron DeSantis in November, U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist and Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried traded barbs Thursday in their only debate before next monthโs primary election.
Sen. Scott defends vote against bipartisan gun bill after signing similar policy as Floridaโs governor
The first major legislation on gun safety sailed through congress and was sent to President Joe Biden on the day marking one month since the deadly mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
Floridaโs much-touted pay raise leaves experienced teachers feeling ignored
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ At least half of the full-time teachers in Florida could get a pay raise under a new funding measure signed Thursday by Gov. The I-TEAM examined the median salary of fulltime teachers reported by the stateโs 73 districts or entities. In other words, those 57 districts paid more than half their fulltime teachers less than $47,500 last year. Below is a breakdown of median teacher salaries for the districts in northeast Florida. โItโs a good thing that weโre putting money in teacher salaries,โ said Justin Vogel, chief negotiator, St. Johnโs Education Association.