May 5, 2024

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What you need to know about Florida today

| 12/30/2015

› A majority of Florida’s school districts have no policy on the use of social media
Only 32 of the state’s 68 school districts have a dedicated social media policy, and none is comprehensive enough to adequately address all the key elements of Florida’s case law concerning public school employees’ use of social media.

› Lauderdale losing battle against aging water lines
Water main breaks are becoming a Christmas tradition in the city. For the third time in five years, part of the city lost water service during the holiday and was under a boil-water order because a water pipe broke.

› Cuban Immigrants Flow Into The U.S., Fearing The Rules Will Change
In an agreement announced late Monday, Costa Rica and Guatemala will be two of the nations cooperating on an airlift that will allow as many as 8,000 Cubans to continue north toward the U.S.

› Solar amendment now at 75 percent of needed signatures
A proposed constitutional amendment has crossed the 500,000 signatures line on its way to being approved for voter consideration on the 2016 ballot. The utility-backed Consumers for Smart Solar is sponsoring the amendment titled “Rights of Electricity Consumers Regarding Solar Energy Choice.”

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