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  • Jeb Bush scrambles to save vouchers

    01/15/2006 7:01:13 AM PST · by FloridianBushFan · 20 replies · 459+ views
    The Orlando Sentinal ^ | January 15, 2006 | John Kennedy
    TALLAHASSEE -- In his eighth and final year as the state's chief executive, Jeb Bush is back where he began -- trying to cement his claim to being Florida's "education governor." When the state Supreme Court earlier this month struck down his private-school voucher program, it left Bush and Republican leaders scrambling not only to rescue the program but to preserve the governor's legacy. After a series of closed-door huddles during the past week involving lawmakers and, separately, the governor and his advisers, what's emerging as a likely solution is a plan to ask Florida voters in November to change...