Hundreds of college students are asking lawmakers to fund higher education. The students traveled from all over Florida today to rally at the state capitol. Alex Castro is a sophomore from Florida International University. Castro, like many other Florida students, says the legislature is making it hard for them to pay for school.<\/p>\n

?They are cutting Bright Futures and then they are raising tuition. So it?s a double negatives and it?s not going to help families and students,? said Castro. <\/p>\n

Other students in the rally voiced their concerns over Florida?s new voting law. They say it is too restrictive and limits early voting as well as registration drivers. A congressional hearing will be held on the new law Friday in Tampa. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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