Notes For Thursday, June 12, 2003

In "Who is who", the Florida Times Union editorial board reminds us why they give the newspaper business a bad name.

Here's An Idea - The Florida GOP outdid itself when "lawmakers, faced during a tight budget year with executing a voters' mandate to have fewer students per classroom, took a novel approach. They will allow them to forgo senior year, permitting them to graduate with only 18 credits instead of 24." As a result, "Florida's policy is to push teenagers out the high school doors - regardless of the consequences for them or society. ". The impact of this is considered in "Lawmakers Offer The Boot To State High School Students", a Tampa Tribune editorial.

In case You Were Wondering What "Jeb!" Has Been Up To - "Gov. Bush attend[s] country music concert for Iraq troops".

Good Luck - "Seven South Florida Democratic legislators stood on a patch of grass near the Everglades on Wednesday and asked Gov. Jeb Bush to delay implementation of a new Everglades cleanup law. Leading congressional Republicans, environmentalists and even a federal judge have been critical of the Everglades measure, which Bush signed into law in May." See "7 legislators to Gov. Bush: Put Glades bill on hold".

Malpractice - The Sun Sentinel in "A Matter Of Life And Death" argues that "a cap is essential, but it should be enacted only as part of an overall plan that would more comprehensively deal with the medical malpractice insurance problem." 6:29 AM [Go to current Florida Politics site (no popup ads)]