Almost forgotten in the post-November 5th victory celebration by Jeb Bush and the Republican Party was one stinging election day defeat for the GOP: the passage of Amendment 11, which could throw a monkey wrench into the governor's plan to turn universities into corporate academies run by politically connected boards of trustees. Under the constitutional change crafted by Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Graham, placed on the ballot via voter petition, a Tallahassee-based Board of Governors will be created to oversee and even override the... More >>>