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First Shot

For once, the state is taking textbook publishers to task not about the words on the page, but the sticker on the cover.

Attorney General James Uthmeier has filed suit against McGraw-Hill and Savvas Learning Co., alleging the companies systematically overcharged Florida school districts in violation of state law.

The case, filed in the 2nd Judicial Circuit, says the publishers ignored requirements that Florida schools be offered the same lowest price available anywhere else in the country. Instead, the complaint accuses the publishers of “systematically overcharging Florida school districts” while withholding discounts extended to districts elsewhere, leaving taxpayers to pick up the tab.

The Gover

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