Daily Archives: April 11, 2008

passed in house committee

Bottom line, house bill passed. I believe the vote tally was 11 yeas and only 4 nays (edited — I probably messed up that vote count. I’m now hearing it was 7-4. I’ll get the accurate count later. my apologies … Continue reading

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Keeping things straight

There are a lot of important posts here concerning the deceptively-named “academic freedom” bills being considered by the Florida legislature, but many posts get pushed further down the page as new information comes in. In an effort to make things … Continue reading

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Editorial scolds legislators

Newspaper editorials in Florida have consistently been on the side of sound science, thankfully! The Orlando Sentinel scolds out legislators: Our position: It would be ludicrous for Legislature to undercut evolution decision Be prepared to wince at the level of … Continue reading

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