By Jack Phillips The Florida Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would remove the special tax district and self-governing status that was granted to Disney as lawmakers have criticized the company for opposing a parental rights bill. The chamber, which was called into a special session by Gov. Ron DeSantis, passed the bill in a 23–16 vote to dissolve Disney’s […]
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Florida’s DeSantis Asks Lawmakers to Eliminate Disney World’s Self-Governing Status
By Zachary Stieber Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on April 19 formally asked state lawmakers to take up eliminating Walt Disney World’s self-governing status during a special session that was set to start on Monday. DeSantis, a Republican, announced the move in a proclamation (pdf), telling members of the Florida House of Representatives and Senate that the […]
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Florida School Chief Rejects Math Textbooks Over ‘Attempts to Indoctrinate Students’
By Bill Pan Florida’s Department of Education has rejected dozens of K–12 mathematics textbooks after officials said they include “indoctrinating concepts,” such as critical race theory (CRT). According to Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran, his department reviewed 132 submitted textbooks and found that 54 of them, or 41 percent, didn’t meet Florida’s K–12 curriculum standards or contained […]
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California, NY Failed in Handling COVID-19, Florida Among the Best: Report
By Jack Phillips California and New York handled COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions the worst, according to a new report. Other than New York and California, New Jersey and Illinois—all Democrat-led states—were among the worst in dealing with COVID-19, said a study from the conservative Committee To Unleash Prosperity, a conservative-leaning group. “Shutting down their economies […]
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Florida Voter Registration: Republicans Overtake Democrats by 100,000
By Patricia Tolson As the Aug. 23 Florida primary draws near, data released by the office of Gov. Ron DeSantis shows there are 100,000 more registered Republicans than Democrats in the Sunshine State. In November 2021, DeSantis announced that Florida—where Democrats held an advantage over Republicans of well over 260,000 voters when he took office in 2019—saw […]
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Florida Health Department: CDC Altered State’s COVID-19 Death Data
By Jack Phillips The Florida Department of Health (DOH) alleged Friday that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) erroneously changed the state’s COVID-19 data without contacting the agency and didn’t respond to calls to correct the problem. Jeremy Redfern, press secretary for the state health agency, said that the DOH transmits COVID-19 data, including deaths, to the CDC several times […]
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GoFundMe Says All Donations to Trucker Convoy Will Be Automatically Refunded; Florida to Investigate
By Zachary Stieber The GoFundMe fundraising platform said Feb. 5 it will automatically refund donations made to a trucker convoy in Canada protesting COVID-19 vaccine mandates after backlash. GoFundMe said Friday it was preventing the funds from going to organizers of the Freedom Convoy and would instead send the money to “established charities verified by GoFundMe.” The […]
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Florida Opens Five New COVID Treatment Sites as Feds Release Monoclonals
By Jannis Falkenstern At the request of Gov. Ron DeSantis, the Florida Department of Health has opened five additional sites to make sure that COVID-19 patients get the monoclonal antibody treatment they need. The new sites will be located in Broward, Duval, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, and Seminole counties. “To facilitate the distribution of lifesaving therapeutics the state will open […]
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‘Stop W.O.K.E.’ Act: DeSantis Gives Florida Parents Another Tool ‘To Fight Back Against Woke Indoctrination’
By Patricia Tolson On Dec. 15, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the Stop the Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees (W.O.K.E.) Act, “a legislative proposal that will give businesses, employees, children, and families tools to fight back against woke indoctrination.” “The Stop W.O.K.E. Act will be the strongest legislation of its kind in the nation […]
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Florida Reports Lowest Daily COVID-19 Cases per Capita in US
By Jack Phillips Florida is now tied for the lowest daily COVID-19 cases per capita in the United States. A Nov. 26 update shows the Sunshine State reported a daily average of 1,393 CCP (Chinese Communist Party) cases as of Friday, or about six cases per 100,000 people. That represents a five percent decrease over the past two weeks, data from the […]
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Florida Reports 18 Consecutive Months of Private Sector Job Growth and 12 Consecutive Months of Labor Force Increases
By Katabella Roberts Florida has reported 18 consecutive months of private-sector job growth, the office of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Friday. The sunshine state continues to make economic progress, with more job growth, labor force increases, and a decline in the unemployment rate, owing in part to its “successful policies that put Floridians and businesses first,” […]
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Florida Legislature Approves Bills Limiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
By Isabel Van Brugen Florida Legislature on Wednesday passed sweeping legislation that seeks to protect unvaccinated workers from federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The four bills were approved largely along party lines during a three-day special legislative session convened by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis against federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The bills now head to the Republican governor’s desk […]
