As of Sept. 20, Florida has had a total of 3,503,976 COVID-19 cases and 51,884 COVID-19 related deaths, with a seven-day average of 7,227 cases and 376 deaths. Every county in Florida also qualifies as an “area of substantial or high transmission” of COVID-19 according…
Despite three bills currently sitting in the Florida Legislature to legalize recreational marijuana for adults and polls expressing a majority of Floridians would support the legalization of recreational marijuana, legal weed still faces serious opposition with the Florida government. Currently, Senate Bill 710 proposed by…
Two members of the New College Student Alliance (NCSA) executive cabinet traveled to Tallahassee to against Senate Bill 86 on Tuesday, March 16 at the Capitol. Among other changes to financial aid, the bill would cut Bright Futures scholarships for students studying topics that don't…
Despite a new rise in COVID cases, DeSantis has yet to act. Florida Governor Ron Desantis recently proposed an amendment to Florida’s “stand-your-ground” law, which would expand it to include any kind of criminal activity that interferes with business operations, such as looting or arson,…
The fight for a $15 federal minimum wage has been ongoing for several year, across several states. Image courtesy of Flickr. This November, the majority of Floridians approved Amendment 2 with 60.8 percent of the vote. The amendment will raise Florida’s minimum wage—currently $8.56—to $10.00…
Thesis students Conner Rupp and Steven Keshishian posing with cutouts of the next president and vice president. In the days following Nov. 3, all eyes were on the presidential race and the extended vote counting. After four and a half long days, former Vice President Joe Biden…
For New College of Florida, in-state tuition is $6,916 and out-of-state is $29,944, according to the 2019-2020 fact book. On Wednesday, September 16, the potential of a tuition raise for State University System (SUS) universities came up during the Board of Governors (BOG) meeting to…
Early in the pandemic basic cleaning supplies ran out quick when shoppers rushed to buy in bulk. On Friday, Sept. 25, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the transition to the third phase of reopening the state, effective immediately. This means all restaurants, bars, and businesses…
Sofia Lombardi is also president of the New College Student Alliance. DeSantis took to twitter to announce his proposal. On Monday, Sept. 21, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced his proposal for new legislation that seeks to create harsher penalties for those who participate in political…
“Kind of a nightmare,” was the way third year Lily Burse described applying for the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO)’s Reemployment Assistance benefits in March, as businesses shuttered across the country and the national unemployment rate shot to its highest point on record due…
