Fla. school funding lawsuit will go to trial
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ The fate of Florida's public schools could soon be decided at a landmark trial. After three years of legal wrangling, the …
Justice Dept. approves Fla.’s early voting plan
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Florida voters across the state will likely be limited to no more than eight days of early voting during this year's …
Rep. Buchanan won’t be charged by Dept. of Justice
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan won't be charged by the Department of Justice, which dropped its investigation over possible campaign finance law …
Fla. voter-roll screening yields few non-citizens
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Florida's attempt to screen voter rolls for non-U.S. citizens is yielding a smaller number than state officials had anticipated. The Florida …
Kan. board delays decision on Obama, ballot
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) _ Kansas election officials said Thursday that they want more information before deciding whether to remove President Barack Obama from the state's …
We hold ourselves back when we rebuff the GOP
As an African American female manager in a Fortune 500 Company, it is urgent that I encourage black Floridians to vote for Mitt Romney.
Gov. to have dinner with Fla. teacher union
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Florida Gov. Rick Scott is sitting down at the dinner table with one of his staunchest opponents.
Tension of Jones/Baraka’s classic ‘Dutchman’ still resonates at AAPACT
By KIMBERLY GRANT It would be easy to say that Dutchman, first performed in 1963, is a one-act play about a straight black man and …
Food co-ops brace for arrival of giant rivals
BOISE, Idaho —The Boise Co-op eliminated thousands of slow-selling items, sweeping away the claustrophobic effect that accompanied too many offerings. The Wheatsville Food Co-op in …
Plater has taken helm at Strayer U.
By C.B. HANIF CBHanif@SFLTimes.com In a sign of the times, Inside Higher Education recently reported that the 18- to 24-year-old student no longer is the …