By: Jenna Skop For years, Florida Legislation had found it imperative to have Holocaust education in the school curriculum. In 2020, the Florida Senate unanimously passed a bill requiring Holocaust education in public schools.[i] Specifically, the Florida Senate Bill 1008 required instruction on the Holocaust. The bill required that annually, the Florida Department of Education […]

By: Emma Page On September 13, 2023, Miami Beach City Commissioners voted 4-3 in favor of a proposed amendment[1] to their city code which makes it unlawful to sleep or inhabit a temporary shelter in public spaces, directly providing homeless members of the community with stricter regulations.[2] The proposed amendment was co-sponsored by Mayor Dan […]

By: Anabelle Tolgyesi On March 27, six people (three students and three adults) were killed after yet another mass shooting—this time, at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee.[1] The victims were identified as Evelyn Dieckhaus (9); William Kinney (9), Hallie Scruggs (9); head of school Katherine Koonce (60); custodian Mike Hill (61); and substitute teacher […]

By: Sabrina Serber On July 28, 2022, the Investor Justice Act of 2022 was introduced in the Senate to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to establish a grant program to fund qualified investor advocacy clinics among other purposes[1]. The bill, introduced by Senator Catherine Cortez Mastro was read twice and introduced to the […]