Daily Archives: April 7, 2008

Judiciary review

I’ve pulled out the Florida Senate Judiciary Committee pre-meeting review of Senate Bill 2692 (the deceptively named “academic freedom” bill) from the looooong meeting packet and uploaded it here for your reading pleasure. (Original document here, scroll to page 155.) … Continue reading

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Free Florida’s students from lagging behind

Here’s a good guest opinion column in the Orlando Sentinel: Free Florida’s students from lagging behind Some 422,000 Floridians remained out of work in February, the housing market continued its downward spiral, and less than two-fifths — just 37 percent … Continue reading

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An alligator could save your life

Interesting article in the Palm Beach Post: Gator blood touted as potential source of lifesaving drugs Researchers in Louisiana say they’ve discovered unique antibiotic proteins in the blood of American alligators that can kill a wide variety of deadly bacteria, … Continue reading

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Senate Judiciary committee meeting scheduled

The Judiciary Committee’s staff review is here. Our post tracking both the Senate and House bills is here. The Florida Senate Judiciary committee will consider SB2692, the creationism bill (so-called “academic freedom”): On Committee agenda– Judiciary, 04/08/08, 10:45 am, 110-S … Continue reading

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