What’s the End Game With School Vouchers?...

Mar 11, 2019

The Florida Legislature is at it again. Another legislative session starts with a push to expand the use of vouchers for students to attend private, religious and for-profit schools. Does the state have so...

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Are Your Representatives Ready to Rumble?...

Mar 4, 2019

Florida’s annual legislative session is about to begin. Are your legislators ready? All Floridians should be pulling for their elected officials—state senators, representatives and the governor—to work well together to pass a budget that...

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Scott’s Penchant for Partisanship, Self-Promotion, and Photo Ops...

Feb 18, 2019

What can we expect from Florida’s new U.S. senator, Rick Scott? Scott gave us plenty of clues in his pattern of behavior during his eight years as governor. He ran as an outsider, rode...

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An Open Mind About DeSantis, Despite Past Record...

Feb 4, 2019

While campaigning for governor in 2018, Republican Ron DeSantis focused very little on policy, issues and solutions and instead relied heavily on President Donald Trump’s endorsement. The lack of a vision was troubling—and the...

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Restarted

Feb 1, 2019

After a two-year hiatus on writing a political column, I have restarted with an opinion column every other week in four Florida papers: Ft Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, Orlando Sentinel, Tampa Bay Times and Tallahassee Democrat....

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Find All Florida This Week Appearances

Jan 31, 2019

You can find all of Paula Dockery’s Florida This Week appearances at this link: http://pauladockery.com/author/wedu/ •All columns are (c) Paula Dockery | No reprint rights to whole columns are ever granted without express permission....

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