Just turned in my first two packages for the semester. They cover Amendment 8 (class size reduction) and guns on college campuses. Both presented their own set of challenges, but I was able to complete them on time.
Amendment 8 was the easiest package to put together simply because of the subject matter. Rocky Hanna, principal of Leon High was the toughest get in the case of interviewees, but the byte was worth the wait. I actually had more interviews than I could use.
Guns on campus began simply as a package on firearms, but morphed into one about legislation. Senate Bill 234 is currently making its way through senate committees. The new legislation will allow students and faculty to open-carry guns on campus. I hope I did not stray too far off the track when covering the bill, but I thought the information provided was relevant. Interviews were hard to come by. I traveled to a few pawn shops before I received cooperation from Mike's Pawn. My official SOT came from FSU chief of police David Perry.
Arriving early was a major part of everything running smoothly. I was able to get a couple interviews early, and in the event a interviewee was late, they were very apologetic and gave me anything I wanted.
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