After lawmakers required high schools to start no earlier than 8:30 a.m., school administrators complained that it was unworkable. Last month, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a repeal.
Florida’s experiment has illustrated how, even as concerns grow about the well-being of American teenagers, a modest scheduling shift with broad support from scientific and medical experts can struggle to gain traction.
For years, legislators bent to the will of Gov. Ron DeSantis. Daniel Perez, the Republican speaker, said his goal this session was “to be a coequal branch of government.”
Daniel Perez, the Republican speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, clashed with Gov. Ron DeSantis over the course of the legislation session.
For years, legislators bent to the will of Gov. Ron DeSantis. Daniel Perez, the Republican speaker, said his goal this session was “to be a coequal branch of government.”
Daniel Perez, the Republican speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, clashed with Gov. Ron DeSantis over the course of the legislation session.
After a gunman killed a lawmaker and wounded another, officials scrambled in what they called the largest manhunt in Minnesota’s history. The suspect was arrested on Sunday and charged with murder.
The suspect, Vance Boelter, was appointed more than once to the Workforce Development Board, where he served with State Senator John A. Hoffman, who was shot on Saturday.
Melissa Hortman, a Democratic state representative, and her husband were fatally shot on Saturday morning. John A. Hoffman, a state senator, and his wife were also shot.
Law enforcement personnel near the home of State Representative Melissa Hortman in Brooklyn Park, Minn., on Saturday. She was a top Democrat in the State Legislature.
It was not immediately clear who was targeted in the Saturday morning shootings in Champlin and Brooklyn Park, Minn. The police said the gunman may be wearing body armor and impersonating an officer.
Republican factions united to pass most but not all of their conservative priorities in this year’s legislative session, illustrating the limits of right-wing governance.
Republican factions united to pass most but not all of their conservative priorities in this year’s legislative session, illustrating the limits of right-wing governance.
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