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Tell state lawmakers to stop the attack on Public Schools!!

Folks, SB 7070 is scheduled to be heard in the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Education on Tuesday, March 19 at 10 AM. This bill has a number of provisions, the most egregious of which would greatly expand taxpayer-funded school vouchers. This means that our public school funding would be sacrificed to pay for vouchers. WHAT

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Father and daughter want plastic bags banned in Lee County

A father and daughter are working to convince a commissioner board to approve a local project to protect the environment. Ella Thiele and DJ Thiele started a grassroots campaign to ban plastic bags across Lee County. “We live here; we play here; we work here, and it’s time to make a change,” DJ said. “I

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