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- floridainsider.com DeSantis stops FL beach closures despite "fecal pollution" warnings
DeSantis made the announcement this week, even though two months prior, Florida residents had received a swimming advisory due to "fecal pollution."
- www.tampabay.com Why does DeSantis keep trying to hide public records?
If anyone out there is actually rooting for the government to keep secrets from its own citizens, I submit there’s something wrong with them.
- www.alternet.org DeSantis’ homeschooling push leaves FL teachers with 'empty seats and budget crunches'
When Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke at the Florida Homeschool Convention on Thursday, May 23, he bragged about his administration's school choice agenda. DeSantis told the crowd, "We need some big changes throughout the country. Florida has shown a blueprint, and we really can be an engine for that as othe...
- www.dailykos.com Gov. Ron DeSantis signs bill erasing the term ‘climate change’ from Florida law
The legislation deletes more than 50 lines of previous state statutes dealing with climate change. By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation (
- www.alternet.org 'Weakened' DeSantis meets with Trump after brutal GOP primary 'shellacking'
After Ron DeSantis' landslide reelection victory in 2022, the far-right Florida governor's cheerleaders —including right-wing author Ann Coulter — saw him as the presidential candidate with the best shot at defeating Donald Trump in the 2024 GOP presidential primary and going on to defeat President ...
- lawandcrime.com Ron DeSantis poised to sign bill eliminating civilian boards to investigate police misconduct
The fate of civilian boards that review complaints of police misconduct now lies with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Florida lawmakers passed HB 601 to disband civilian-run police review boards.
- Florida's 'Pregnancy Crisis Centers’ Blatantly Mix Church and State - Factkeepers.comfactkeepers.com Florida’s ‘Pregnancy Crisis Centers’ Blatantly Mix Church and State
Misogyny is at the heart of these attempts to regulate women’s bodies: the right wing is determined to control female sexuality and, at the same time, punish women for it.
- thehill.com Disney, DeSantis-backed board reach settlement agreement
Disney and the state of Florida have reached a settlement agreement in their lawsuit about who controls Walt Disney World’s governing district, the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District board …
> Disney and the state of Florida have reached a settlement agreement in their lawsuit about who controls Walt Disney World’s governing district, the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District board …
- grist.org Florida is about to erase climate change from most of its laws
The state is spending big on adapting to floods and rising seas, but Republicans don't want to name the cause.
- inv.tux.pizza Looking at How Ron Desantis and The War on Woke Failed | Because Miami | The Dan Le Batard Show
Jeb Lund joins Billy Corben to talk about how the "war on woke" for Ron DeSantis failed miserably. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ✅ Follow & Subscribe to Our Podcasts on Sp...
- apnews.com Florida's DeSantis signs one of the country's most restrictive social media bans for minors
Florida will have one of the country’s most restrictive social media bans for minors, if it withstands expected legal challenges. Republican Florida Gov.
- www.cbsnews.com Gov. DeSantis signs bill on teen work rules
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a measure Friday that will ease decades-old regulations on the hours that 16- and 17-year-old Floridians can work.
> Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a measure Friday that will ease decades-old regulations on the hours that 16- and 17-year-old Floridians can work.
- apnews.com Attorneys try to stop DeSantis appointees from giving depositions in Disney lawsuit
Attorneys for the Walt Disney World governing district taken over last year by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ supporters don’t want the governor’s appointees answering questions under oath as part of a lawsuit against Disney.
> Attorneys for the Walt Disney World governing district taken over last year by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ supporters don’t want the governor’s appointees answering questions under oath as part of a lawsuit against Disney.
- www.upi.com DeSantis signs bill banning homeless encampments, public sleeping in Florida - UPI.com
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Wednesday that bans homeless people from setting up tents or sleeping in public spaces, as he compared the issue of homelessness to the chaos of spring break.
> Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Wednesday that bans homeless people from setting up tents or sleeping in public spaces, as he compared the issue of homelessness to the chaos of spring break.
- news.yahoo.com Would a Trump-DeSantis ticket be constitutional?
Here’s a quick explainer on the different legal issues that would have to be navigated if this took place.
> Here’s a quick explainer on the different legal issues that would have to be navigated if this took place.
- Gov. Ron DeSantis' war on 'woke' appears to be losing steam in Florida
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13186885
- news.yahoo.com DeSantis sends state troopers to halt Florida spring break crime. What about Trump's Mar-a-Lago?
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis calling law enforcement to Florida's spring break locations misses bigger beachfront crime scene at Palm Beach's Mar-a-Lago.
- floridapolitics.com Jacksonville Ethics Panel wants Gov. DeSantis veto of bill that could crush 'anti-corruption' efforts
The bill had resounding support in Tallahassee, with just four votes against it in the Senate, and 24 opposed in the House.
> The bill had resounding support in Tallahassee, with just four votes against it in the Senate, and 24 opposed in the House.
- www.newsweek.com Ron DeSantis deploys Florida State Guard to stop Haitian migrants
The Florida Governor has directed more than 250 officers and soldiers to the state's southern coast.
- apnews.com Florida teachers can discuss sexual orientation and gender ID under 'Don't Say Gay' bill settlement
Students and teachers can discuss sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida classrooms, provided it's not part of instruction.
- www.alternet.org 'Culture wars are getting us nowhere': Florida lawmakers tiring of DeSantis’ 'war on woke'
Ever since scuttling his presidential ambitions, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) has been slowly losing influence in the Florida legislature. The Sunshine State's annual legislative session gaveled out this week, with several of DeSantis' major culture war priority bills failing to advance through...
- www.nbcnews.com Florida Senate passes bill blocking local rules protecting workers from heat
The legislation comes after the planet notched its hottest year in recorded history in 2023.
- thehill.com Florida Senate passes bill banning local heat protections for workers
The Florida State Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would prohibit local agencies from implementing heat protections for workers. The GOP-controlled Senate voted 28-11 to pass the bill, which would…
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/7415498
- thehill.com Federal appeals court blocks Florida’s ‘Stop WOKE Act’ rules for businesses
A federal appeals court ruled unanimously Monday to block a Florida law preventing businesses from requiring employees to attend workplace trainings that promote diversity and inclusion, affirming …
- www.instagram.com The Good Liars on Instagram: "We hand-delivered Ron DeSantis a Participation Trophy at the Iowa Caucus."
319K likes, 9,448 comments - tglnyc on January 15, 2024: "We hand-delivered Ron DeSantis a Participation Trophy at the Iowa Caucus."
- www.palmbeachpost.com Anti-vaxxer Dr. Joseph Ladapo prescribes the wrong Rx for COVID | Letters
Letters from readers: Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo continues to be an embarrassment with his latest Rx that people should avoid COVID vaccines.
- www.nbcnews.com Measles is a 'heat-seeking missile' experts warn as Florida outbreak grows
A seventh case, the first in a child under age 5, follows the state’s controversial surgeon general’s decision to let parents decide whether to quarantine children or keep them in school.
- www.dailykos.com Ron DeSantis hired an anti-vaxxer, and now Florida kids are paying the cost
As a kind of ultimate middle finger to science, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis named a vaccine denier as Florida’s new surgeon general in the middle of the pandemic. Dr. Joseph Ladapo backed DeSantis ...
- www.news4jax.com Gov. DeSantis highlights work of Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, talks about fight with Disney
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday is set to hold a news conference in Lake Buena Vista.
- Ron DeSantis condemned as Florida removes sociology as core college class | Floridawww.theguardian.com Ron DeSantis condemned as Florida removes sociology as core college class
Board of education replaces course at 12 public universities with own US history curriculum, in latest ‘anti-woke’ attack
- www.tampabay.com Gov. DeSantis rewriting Florida’s COVID history again | Editorial
And other items worth noting across Tampa Bay and the state.
- newrepublic.com Ron DeSantis Finally Admits War on Books Has Been a Total Disaster
The Florida governor is suddenly backtracking after all those ridiculous book bans in schools.