JAXPORT, Common Core, and Miami-Dade County are in the headlines today.Welcome to WJCT First Read, your daily weekday morning round-up of stories from the First Coast, around Florida, and across the country. We'll also preview some of WJCT's upcoming news programming.
Scott announces transportation funding plan in Jax: Governor Rick Scott announced he will propose a record $8.8 billion in transportation funding at the Jacksonville Port Authority. (WJCT)
Child protection funding announcement today: Governor Rick Scott will reportedly announce $31 million in additional funding for child protection programs today in Miami. (Bradenton Herald)
Miami-Dade property appraiser reportedly tapped as Lt. Governor: Governor Rick Scott is reportedly set to announce the appointment of Miami-Dade County's property appraiser and former state House leader Carlos Lopez-Cantera as Lieutenant Governor. (Miami Herald)
Nearly 100 changes recommended to Common Core standards: The Florida Department of Education has proposed 98 amendments and additions to the Common Core State Standards following the review of more than 19,000 comments and 14 hours of public hearings. (WJCT)
State voter purge effort draws national criticism: A renewed effort to purge Florida's voter rolls of non-citizens is being criticized by the NAACP and other groups. (USA Today)
Florida Obamacare enrollment increased sharply in December: Obama administration officials say more than 140,000 Floridians signed up last month for health insurance using the federal online marketplace, a nearly 10-fold increase from the first two months. (Florida Today)
Retired Tampa cop charged with murder in movie theater shooting: Former Tampa Bay Police Department captain Curtis Reeves, 71, is charged with second-degree murder after allegedly shooting 43-year-old Chad Oulson during trailers before a screening of Lone Survivor at the Group 16 theater in Wesley Chapel. (The New York Times)
Today on First Coast Connect, attorney John Morgan, Susan Pittmann of Drug Free Duval, and Kevin Sabet of the University of Florida's Drug Policy Institute debate the legalization of medical marijuana.
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