Notes For Thursday, November 21, 2002
Florida's Number One Problem? Bush said Wednesday that the purported crisis in medical malpractice (code for trial lawyers making too much money) is tied with dealing with classroom size as the No. 1 problem in Florida. [AP Wire] 7:01 AM [Go to current Florida Politics site (no popup ads)]
Another Post Election Surprise: The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights issued a draft report saying that policies in Texas and Florida (adopted in lieu of affirmative action) that guarantee admission to public universities for top high school graduates do not make universities more diverse.
Concerning Florida. the report discloses the fallacy of looking at raw numbers (which are up) versus percentages (which are down): "In September, Bush's office released figures showing that the number of minority students enrolling for the first time at state universities rose in the current school year, but not as quickly as the overall growth in incoming students. That means that minority enrollment dropped almost half a percentage point compared to last year's incoming class, despite the overall increase. Bush maintained the numbers show his plan is actually helping increase minority enrollment." [read] 6:51 AM
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PSC Appointments: Terry Deason was reappointed and Charles Davidson appointed Wednesday to the Public Service Commission. Davidson is a 39vyear old Tallahassee lawyer and the staff director of the state House Committee on Information Technology. 6:40 AM [Go to current Florida Politics site (no popup ads)]
GOP Successfully Woos Hispanic Vote: An AP wire story suggests that "the governor received anywhere between 60 to 65 percent of the Hispanic vote statewide." 6:35 AM [Go to current Florida Politics site (no popup ads)]
