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Bill in the Florida Senate aims to loosen child labor protections
Senate Bill 918 passed its first senate committee this week.
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Senate Bill 918 passed its first senate committee this week.
Under the agreement, trained Orange County corrections officers would be able to perform some of the same duties as an immigration officer.
The initiative would transform two 45-foot buses into temporary shelters for the homeless.
Spectrum News spoke with one teacher and a school board member, as we continue to learn new details.
It is for those ages 16 to 24 experiencing homelessness. They will now have a dedicated space to seek services.
The group works with at-risk kids at several middle schools, plus Jones and Edgewater High Schools.
He expects lawsuits will be filed in federal court, to enjoin this rule, which applies broadly.
Staff are asking for rice, beans, canned proteins, baby food and more.
Evelisse Bookhout says she grew up as an at-risk youth so she started Hands of Hope America to help empower the community.
Emily Sless says no one including her neighbors were prepared for the amount of destruction.
