Too many recent stories about Florida politics are dominated by the partisan grudge-fights that shaped their narrative, with more column inches devoted to the drama than to the thing that’s been accomplished.
Sometimes, though, politicians decide to put constituents first, and remember what’s really important.
This past session, they remembered photos of Miya Marcano, a 19-year-old Valencia College student with bright eyes and big plans for her future. They remember the anguish of her family members, who waited through days of fruitless searching, only to have their hope destroyed when her body was found. They remember the growing certainty that Miya was killed — or at least taken — in a place where she had every right to feel secure.
