Local Dems respond to new Black history curriculum

Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Board of Education are taking fire for the new African American history curriculum for Florida public schools. The Escambia…

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Daily Outtakes: More fight book ban

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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