Opinion | Florida is a model for conservatives to win again WashTimesOpEd
We interrupt the usual news of Washington to report that, back in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican Legislature just wrapped up a productive session.
Or perhaps you’re more focused on school choice in this moment. At the end of March, the governor accelerated the great nationwide movement toward school choice and funding students rather than systems and signed HB 1, which expands available school choice options for all students in Florida by eliminating financial eligibility restrictions and the current enrollment cap. Florida already has 1.
The governor is also about to sign pro-investor and pro-consumer legislation that requires the Florida State Board of Administration to base investment decisions “solely on pecuniary factors.
Majorities don’t always automatically lead to conservative policy victories. For instance, the Georgia Legislature, where the Republicans have controlled both houses since 2005, failed to expand school choice. In North Carolina, where the Republicans have controlled both legislative houses since 2017, they been unable to pass pro-investor and pro-consumer legislation.
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