With a written ruling expected by day's end, @AGAshleyMoody is out with a formal opinion letter: As to in-school mask mandates, Florida school districts must follow "applicable statutes and reg's ... till the judiciary declares them invalid." #FlaPol documentcloud.org/documents/2105…
@AGAshleyMoody More: Circuit Judge John Cooper in fact is expected to issue a written ruling today after ruling from the bench last week that @GovRonDeSantis couldn't ban mask mandates in schools under existing law ("Parents' Bill of Rights"). usatoday.com/story/news/pol…
@AGAshleyMoody@GovRonDeSantis If memory serves, Cooper, however, did not declare the Parent's Bill of Rights invalid, but said the governor couldn't use it to do what he did. In fact, the opposite. It's all a bit confusing.
@AGAshleyMoody@GovRonDeSantis .@EducationFL now out with its own take, saying "advisory opinion clearly states that multiple school districts are breaking the law by violating parents’ rights."
@AGAshleyMoody@GovRonDeSantis@EducationFL Perhaps the written order from Judge Cooper will help detangle some of this. Given the lateness of the day, I'm not confident it is coming out today.
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@GovRonDeSantis@richardcorcoran The state's school district superintendents were informed of the appeal later this evening by Public Schools Chancellor Jacob Oliva, who told them the state will therefore "resume enforcement" of ban on mask mandates w/o parental opt-opts. 2/
@GovRonDeSantis@richardcorcoran It should be noted the notice of appeal also appears to (helpfully) include a full transcript of the judge's oral ruling from the bench last week.
Again, that link is here: cloudup.com/cWcuLqaAlrm
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Circuit Judge John Cooper has issued a 25-page order in the Florida mask mandate case, including a partial transcript of his oral ruling from the bench last week. #FlaPol cloudup.com/c8uuG7qX67H
Hello and good morning.
I'll be tweet-covering Monday's @floridastate Board of Trustees mtg in which they will select one of three finalists to become the university's next president, succeeding @FSUPresThrasher.
Follow me here and at tallahassee.com starting at 9am
@floridastate@FSUPresThrasher The meeting has begun with public comment.
Will Hanley: FSU historian says U is an outlier as to its revenue streams, he wrote an op-ed for @TDOnline, said 35% of FSU budget comes from state, need to diversify, find new money elsewhere.
@floridastate@FSUPresThrasher@TDOnline Gary Tyson, FSU computer science professor, was on search committee when Thrasher was picked: He says he spoke with all three finalists, would be comfortable with any one of them.
The House Select Committee on Gaming (Gambling) has begun in the Capitol, where chair Randy Fine says the panel will review all the bills for this year's proposed compact - except the fantasy sports bills which have been TP'd, or temporarily postponed.
Fine, who has a lot of casino experience, also mentioned the old saw about the house always winning but said here the people of the state of Florida need to win, repeats what we heard a lot yesterday, about "need to get it right."
Committee now going over legislation (HB 3A) to create a 5-member statewide gambling commission by Rep. Bob Rommel (@RommelForRep), bill being amended, including to allow former lawmakers to be on the commission within 2 years, making sure diversity plays part in picking members
House Select Subcommittee on the Gaming Compact, chaired by Rep. @NickDiCeglie, has begun. Panel will hear one bill, HB 1A, which is the compact's implementing bill. Dealing first with amendments to conform bill to today's news.
Story here: tallahassee.com/story/news/loc…
Highlights from amendments here. Note changes in cuts to municipalities ("local government shares") from tribe.
Rep. Marie Woodson, a Hollywood Democrat, is arguing to preserve, even increase City of Hollywood's share. mentioning crime (and cost of policing) she says is caused by Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
It has begun.
The Florida House kicks off a special session on gaming with a prayer.
Clerk is now reading the call of the session.
Speaker @ChrisSprowls addressing House members now, saying chamber has retained a legal expert on gambling questions not affiliated with any side.
@ChrisSprowls Sprowls saying he still had questions on gambling deal, now discloses amended compact between @GovRonDeSantis and Seminole Tribe that deletes part of deal on online casino gambling. Also pushes back start of sports betting to Oct. 15. House plans to end on Wednesday.