Wednesday, May 24, 2023
DeSantis Signs Omnibus Voter Suppression Law, Pro-Voting Groups Immediately Sue
MidPoint: Putting People to Death in Florida Just Got Easier
Death penalty defense lawyers, Allison Miller and Craig Whisenhunt joined MidPoint on Wednesday, May 24, to discuss the new legislation that now makes Florida the state with the lowest legal threshold to put convicted people to death.....MORE
Florida Elementary School Pulls Amanda Gorman’s 2021 Inaugural Poem After Parent Complains
The poet who gained national attention after famously reciting her piece "The Hill We Climb" at President Joe Biden’s 2021 inauguration spoke out on social media Tuesday, after reports that a Florida school had banned elementary students from reading her poem.....MORE
On Uvalde anniversary, Biden to call on Congress to end gun violence ‘epidemic’
One year after 19 children and two teachers were killed in a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, President Joe Biden will mark the grim anniversary by calling on Congress to help end the “epidemic” of gun violence nationwide, according to the White House.....MORE
‘Our democracy will be over’: Nikki Fried offers dire predictions about a Ron DeSantis presidency
The only Democrat to hold statewide office during Gov. Ron DeSantis’ tenure as Governor has a warning for America: Don’t elect him as President.
“The entire country will be on pins and needles every single day if he dared to become President of the United States,” said Nikki Fried, the Florida Democratic Party Chair.
“I will be so bold as to say our democracy will be over.”
More HERE
Argument leads to deadly shooting in Dade City
An argument led to a deadly shooting in Dade City on Tuesday evening, the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office said.....MORE
Apollo Beach Teen Arrested For Riverview Wawa Murder
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an Apollo Beach man for a murder in Riverview earlier this month.....MORE
Florida mother fatally shot in front of her 6 children during dispute at park
A woman was shot and killed in front of her six children during an argument at a Florida park on Tuesday.....MORE
Debt ceiling talks stuck on classic problem: Republicans demand spending cuts and Democrats resist
Debt ceiling negotiations are locked on a classic problem that has vexed, divided and disrupted Washington before: Republicans led by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy want to roll back federal government spending, while President Joe Biden and other Democrats do not.....MORE
Court Urged To Hear Florida Elections Law Fight
Voting-rights groups want a full federal appeals court to take up a fight about whether a 2021 Florida elections law made changes that discriminated against Black voters.....MORE
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
'Fear and tears': Nurse practitioners restricted from providing gender transition care
Florida’s new law to ban gender transition procedures for minors has been in effect for nearly a week.
It also restricts access to gender transition treatments for transgender adults who may have been in care for decades.
More HERE
Target removes some LGBTQ merchandise from stores after threats to workers
Target is removing certain items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride Month, after an intense backlash from some customers including violent confrontations with its workers.....MORE
JENerational Change: Biden Vs. McCarthy On Debt Ceiling; DeSantis Announcement Imminent
Hosted by Jen Perelman and Peter Hager
We'll be speaking with Matthew Cook of David Sirota's The Lever about his latest article about Governor DeSantis's lengthy 'Pay To Play' operation as his presidential campaign announcement is expected this week.
Black Florida lawmakers support NAACP travel boycott of state
Black lawmakers in the Florida Legislature are backing calls by the NAACP to boycott the state.
The Florida Legislative Black Caucus held a vote to stand with the civil rights group, even after the NAACP issued a travel advisory discouraging tourism to the state.
More HERE
Largest US gay rights group issues Florida travel advisory for anti-LGBTQ+ laws
The largest LGBTQ+ rights organization in the U.S. joined other civil rights organizations Tuesday in issuing a travel advisory for Florida, warning that newly passed laws and policies may pose risks to minorities, immigrants and gay travelers.....MORE
DeSantis announcing candidacy Wednesday on Twitter, will be joined by Elon Musk
New College of Florida faculty censures board of trustees
New College of Florida faculty have voted to censure the college’s Board of Trustees. Faculty mentioned a long list of grievances in a letter sent to the school’s leadership.....MORE
GAMES: ‘Nowhere close’ on debt limit deal, but could ‘finish this by June 1’
Photo by Michael Buholzer
With a little more than a week to go until the June 1 debt default deadline set forth by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., told his conference Tuesday morning that he and the White House are “nowhere near a deal yet,” according to Punchbowl News.....MORE
Large portion of Hillsborough County under precautionary water boil
About 95,000 households in South-Central Hillsborough County are now under a precautionary water boil.
Hillsborough County issued the notice Tuesday afternoon, stating that a power issue
caused water pressure in the service area south of SR 60 and east of I-75 to fall below 20 psi.
More HERE
What a F**king Jackass!
Republican Sen. Rick Scott issued a formal travel advisory Tuesday warning the state of Florida is “openly hostile toward Socialists, Communists, and those that enable them.”....MORE
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