May 19, 2006

Florida Bill Would Prevent Academic Research in 'Terrorist' Nations, Including Cuba

By KARIN FISCHER

Florida colleges and universities would be barred from sending faculty members and students to Cuba and other "terrorist" nations under a bill approved unanimously by the state's Legislature this month and expected to become law.

The measure would prohibit public colleges from using state funds, private donations, or grants to aid travel to nations identified as terrorist states by the U.S. State Department. It also forbids private colleges' professors and students from using tax

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