
Andrew Atterbury
Education Reporter at POLITICO
I cover education policy in Florida with @politicofl so you don’t have to. Formerly TCPalm (USA Today) and Standard-Times (West Texas)
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3 weeks ago |
politico.com | Andrew Atterbury
Santa Ono was met with outright opposition from Republicans including Sen. Rick Scott, Reps. Byron Donalds and Greg Steube, and Donald Trump Jr. over DEI. Santa Ono addresses the media on July 13, 2022. Florida’s flagship university now must restart a presidential search from square one as uncertainty surrounds what’s next for Ono, who only weeks ago led one of the country’s top universities.
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Mar 24, 2025 |
politico.com | Andrew Atterbury
The issue has emerged as a GOP point of pride in the state, where Republicans seek to lead on compliance with the federal designation. State senators advanced a bill Monday requiring Florida agencies and local schools to update geographic materials to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
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Mar 20, 2025 |
ourcommunitynow.com | Andrew Atterbury |Danny Nguyen
Happy Thursday, Illinois. It’s Danny again, back for Day Four hosting this good ship Playbook.But first, our Andrew Atterbury brings you a familiar face in a new place, writing from Tallahassee, Florida, where today’s expected high of 68 degrees is slightly higher than Chicago’s 39 degrees. FAMILIAR NAME: A fixture in Illinois politics is attempting a comeback — nearly 1,000 miles away.Former Illinois state Sen.
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Mar 20, 2025 |
politico.com | Andrew Atterbury |Danny Nguyen
Happy Thursday, Illinois. It’s Danny again, back for Day Four hosting this good ship Playbook. But first, our Andrew Atterbury brings you a familiar face in a new place, writing from Tallahassee, Florida, where today’s expected high of 68 degrees is slightly higher than Chicago’s 39 degrees. Jim Oberweis, speaking to reporters when he was an Illinois state senator, is now running for office in Florida.
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Mar 16, 2025 |
politico.com | Andrew Atterbury
Lawmakers in Arkansas this week passed a bill allowing schools to hold raffles to generate more cash for sports programs. Georgia and Alabama are pursuing legislation that would exempt student athletes from paying income tax to sweeten the pot for players considering colleges in their states. But Florida’s Legislature — one of the first to enact a name, image and likeness policy — appears unlikely to change its law this year or kick in new funding.
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