Bush suffers vouchers defeat / The governor's party splits, handing Democrats and the teachers union a stunning victory
Source: By LETITIA STEIN and STEVE BOUSQUET, St Petersburg Times (FL), May 2, 2006
TALLAHASSEE -- Four Republican senators delivered a crushing political defeat to Gov. Jeb Bush Monday by refusing to ask voters to rescind a recent court decision that struck down some private-school vouchers. In denying Bush his top legislative priority as he prepares to leave office, the GOP defections produced a stunning victory for Democrats and the state teachers union. The vote all but kills any chance that a voucher question will appear on the November ballot.