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Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled a new plan to raise teacher pay in Florida.

Here's Some Of The South Florida Programs And Groups Cut In DeSantis' Budget Vetoes

In the midst of a historic economic downturn due to COVID-19, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a state budget on Monday that included over $1...

Los Angeles County vote center worker Steven Toro stands outside a temporary polling place in Palmdale, Calif., for a special election in the state's 25th Congressional District. The coronavirus pandemic has upended the race between Democrat Christy Smith and Republican Mike Garcia.

Democrats Fear Losing U.S. House Special Election In Southern California

In a rural and suburban district north of Los Angeles that Democrats flipped in 2018, a Republican candidate is gaining ground amid debates about how to respond to the pandemic.

Senate Education Chair Manny Diaz, Jr., right, looks on as a mother and daughter speak in support of a proposed state scholarship program. There were 60 speakers who filled out cards to weigh in on SB 7070 on March 6, 2019.

Bill Creating New Voucher Program Clears Senate Education Committee

The omnibus education bill aiming to create another state scholarship program got a green light from the Senate Education Committee. The measure, SB...

Black History Month In SWFL: Martin Byrd

We're now more than halfway through Black History Month. So, in honor of those of black heritage here in Southwest Florida, WGCU is featuring local…

Trump May Soon Announce Plans To Combat Opioid Crisis

David Greene talks to David Mara, appointed by the governor of New Hampshire to be the state's drug czar, who's waiting to see if President Trump mentions the crisis in a speech Monday.

A physics teacher writes on his chalkboard in a classroom.

For Years There's Been Talk Of Raising Teacher Salaries. Will Florida Leaders Actually Do It?

Could Florida teachers get a long awaited raise this year? Governor Ron DeSantis, Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran, and Senate Budget Chief Rob...

FL To Get $3.25 Billion In BP Settlement

Florida will receive at least $3.2 billion from an $18.7 billion settlement with BP over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. BP and five Gulf states...

A woman asks for an unemployment form at a Miami library during the coronavirus pandemic in April.

Florida Jobless Rate Falls To 4.8 Percent

The state Department of Economic Opportunity reported Monday that Florida’s unemployment rate decreased to 4.8 percent in January, down 0.3 percentage points from a revised December rate.

In this screen grab from video, Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides over jury selection in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd.

Jury Selection Complete In Murder Trial Against Derek Chauvin

Jury selection is complete in the high-profile murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. It took over two weeks to pick the jury.

The Hennepin County Government Center, where former police officer Derek Chauvin is being tried on murder charges, is surrounded by security fencing and is guarded against possible violence. Jurors are escorted into the building by sheriff's deputies. Here, members of the Minnesota National Guard and other agencies stand watch outside the building in Minneapolis.

Jurors In Chauvin Trial Have Security Escort, Are Partially Sequestered

When jurors report for duty each morning in Derek Chauvin's trial, they do so as a group, escorted into the courthouse building by sheriff's deputies.

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