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What you need to know about Florida today
› Is it illegal to drive in the left lane in Florida? It soon could be
A new bill is seeking to prevent Florida drivers from cruising in the left lane. The bill, SB 258, was filed by Sen. Keith Perry, R-Gainesville, on Monday and marks at least the third time a bill of the same ilk has been proposed in the Florida Legislature. Two similar bills were filed for the 2023 session but didn’t clear the Senate or the House.
› DeSantis seeks U.S. Supreme Court’s aid in Hamburger Mary’s drag ruling
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration has gone to the U.S. Supreme Court in a fight about a ruling in favor of Hamburger Mary’s in downtown Orlando that blocked statewide a new law aimed at preventing children from attending drag shows. The state’s attorneys want the Supreme Court to block an injunction by U.S. District Judge Gregory Presnell that keeps the law from taking effect.
› More Miami-Dade families signed up for vouchers, but majority were private school students
When Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law one of the nation’s largest school choice programs in March, he said the move would enable “every single student in the state of Florida” to get a taxpayer-funded education voucher or savings account. But data from Miami-Dade County Public Schools show that while the number of students who obtained a voucher did increase this school year, the majority of students who obtained a voucher were already enrolled in private schools.
› St. Petersburg City Council meets Thursday to talk Rays deal publicly
St. Petersburg City Council members get their first official crack at weighing in on a proposal to replace Tropicana Field and redevelop the land around it on Thursday. City officials have prepared a 113-page presentation complete with filled-out documents that provide the City Council with more details about the ballpark and the surrounding redevelopment known as the Historic Gas Plant District.
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