Last week, five additional parents joined the federal lawsuit filed earlier this spring against the Escambia County School Board for the removals and restrictions of books from school libraries and classrooms. Why…
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Daily Outtakes: Space Force update
First-ever USSF Guardian Takes Command U.S. Space Force Lt. Col. Garrett Duff has assumed command of the 45th Comptroller Squadron at Patrick Space Force Base in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Why this matters:…
Don’t put kids in nursing homes
U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks, siding with the U.S. Department of Justice, ruled that Florida has violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by placing children with “complex” medical conditions in nursing homes….
DeSantis upset about possible investigation
Gov. Ron DeSantis called it “absurd” for California Gov. Gavin Newsom to request a federal investigation into Florida directing flights of migrants last month from Texas to Sacramento. Appearing Monday on Fox…
From vouchers to guns, new laws take effect
By Jim Turner ©2023 The News Service of Florida. All rights reserved; see terms. TALLAHASSEE — More school vouchers. Expanded restrictions on teaching about sexual orientation and gender identity. Limits on using…
State rejects oil drilling proposal
From The News Service of Florida: The Florida Department of Environmental Protection on Thursday agreed with an administrative law judge and issued a final order rejecting a proposal to drill an exploratory…
Florida Taxwatch names Budget Turkeys
Florida TaxWatch published its annual Budget Turkey Watch Report, laying out $598.7 million in projects that either were inserted into the budget late in negotiations between the House and Senate, bypassed existing…
Hernando to vote on appointed v. elected super
From The News Service of Florida: Amid calls by some Republican lawmakers to remove the Hernando County superintendent of schools, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday received a bill that could lead to…
LPR team reaches $1.2 billion settlement with Dupont
Levin Papantonio Rafferty’s years of fighting for clean water is paying off. A national settlement in the amount of $1.185 billion has been reached between Dupont, Chemours, and Corteveva and the Plaintiffs…
Judge deals with ‘drag show’ legal fight
U.S. District Judge Gregory Presnell prepares to hold a hearing Tuesday on a motion by operators of the Orlando restaurant Hamburger Mary’s for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against the…
Pot amendment gets signatures
From The News Service of Florida: Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow recreational use of marijuana have surpassed a required number of petition signatures to place the initiative on…
Who wins Ron vs. Don
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been in the presidential race for a week. How has his “Make America Florida” message doing against former President Donald Trump’s MAGA army? Far from being an…