The signing of landmark legislation representing the biggest expansion of school vouchers in the country moved the Governor to say that “phony narratives” were all his critics have.....MORE
Monday, March 27, 2023
Congresswoman demands healthcare expansion before millions are unenrolled
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On April 1st, many people may lose healthcare as states review eligibility for Medicaid. Tampa Congress member Kathy Castor is calling for Medicaid to be extended.....MORE
Ron DeSantis Reaps What He Sowed
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis gets hit with the bad news as a new report shows most of the extreme policies he has been forcing on the people of Florida do not fly with the rest of the country leaving him at a loss if he announces a Presidential bid. John Iadarola and Jessica Burbank break it down on The Damage Report.
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Disney’s mass layoffs begin this week
The Walt Disney Company is starting mass layoffs this week as the entertainment giant looks to reduce its employee headcount by 7,000 positions as it goes into cost-saving mode.....MORE
Push for partisan School Board elections advances
A bill that would have voters decide in the 2024 election whether School Board candidates should declare a party affiliation is taking a step toward becoming law.
Legislation (SJR 94) that Republican Sen. Joe Gruters filed received a nod from the Senate Education PreK-12 Committee, with Democratic dissent at its second committee stop.
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Tossing of Florida's so-called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ lawsuit is appealed
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A challenge to a 2022 law restricting classroom instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation has gone to a federal appeals court, as state lawmakers and education officials look to expand the restrictions.
Attorneys for students, parents and teachers filed a notice of appeal at the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal after U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor last month dismissed — for the second time — a lawsuit arguing the law is unconstitutional. Winsor on Feb. 15 ruled that the plaintiffs had not “alleged sufficient facts” to show they had legal standing to challenge the law.
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Nikki Fried files ethics complaint against Ron DeSantis
Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried has filed a complaint with the Florida Commission on Ethics against the Florida Governor. At issue: purported “gifts” from DeSantis’ state-level Friends of Ron DeSantis political committee that violated a statutory ban, particularly in light of the Governor being termed out of office in 2026.....MORE
Gov. DeSantis signs sweeping new education law allowing universal school choice
Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed legislation making private school vouchers available to all, regardless of income.....MORE
Efforts to add open carry to a permitless carry bill in Florida fail
The Florida House has passed a bill that would allow people to carry concealed guns without a permit, but it wouldn't allow them to openly carry firearms.....MORE
Ken Welch will not be swayed by lawmakers’ ‘threats and attempts to intimidate’ on abortion issue
Responding to a letter from Reps. Mike Beltran and Berny Jacques, neither of whom represent the city of St. Petersburg, St. Pete Mayor Ken Welch tweeted last week that his administration would “embrace our responsibilities to our great community.”.....MORE
Ron Desantis Pushes His ABSURD Rule Over Florida
GOP Governor Ron Desantis looks to push and expand on the "Don't Say Gay" bill that restricts instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through the third grade. Senator Nina Turner and Dan Evans break it down on Unbossed.
Sunday, March 26, 2023
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