Wednesday. As a wise man once said, "Ohhhhh, we're halfway there." Then again, maybe he wasn't such a wise man, because he also said, "I walk these streets, a loaded six-string on my back," which, you know — TRES CHEESY.
A state Senate committee approved a bill that would gut Florida public-records law by removing a provision guaranteeing the recovery of legal fees for those who sue to obtain certain records and win. Basically, the bill makes it harder for people to mount a case for obtaining records that require a court order — and it's not like the hardest "public" records to get would be the ones the state government least wants the public to see, right?
Another bill, this one passed by a state House panel, would require recess in elementary schools. Yep — we're legislating recess now.
Though it's not making as much of a media splash, the Python Challenge is indeed going on for the first time since 2013, and 61 snakes have been caught so far down south. That's a whole lot of boots and wallets and misplaced self-esteem.
And finally, beloved actor and late-night-TV pre-meme Abe Vigoda left us — for real this time — at the age of 94. Godspeed, you grumpy human basset hound.
This article appears in Jan 21-27, 2016.