Florida laws targeting LGBT community stoke Pride energy, organizers say
Published by Reuters By Brad Brooks and Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – Organizers of some LGBT Pride events in Florida are limiting access by minors and increasing security in the face of a slate of new state laws they say unfairly target their community. But the …
‘Now you’re cookin’ with gas!’ — Congressional Hits and Misses
Rep. Jared Moskowitz turns the sarcasm up to 11 in this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses. The Florida Democrat’s chiding of Republicans during a House Oversight hearing on gas stoves highlights this episode, along with Sens. Tim Scott and Thomas R. Carper enjoying the silence while trying to make major announcements, ethically challenged Rep. George…
Study. Plan. Execute. Can the DeSantis way beat Trump?
Ron DeSantis wades into a crowd of Republicans in a hotel ballroom in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and presses the flesh. He signs a book here, a baseball there. He asks folks how they’re doing. He smiles. For most any other prominent Republican making a play for the presidency, the scene would be unremarkable. But this is…
What Can Ron DeSantis Do Now?
Presidential campaigns are usually launched in a bright burst of hope. Slick videos are posted, bus tours of the hinterlands are announced, e-mails seeking donations flow into in-boxes like the tide. The candidacy of Governor Ron DeSantis, of Florida, contains some extra, darker emotional layers: defensiveness, a bristling ideological fixity, an undercurrent of dread. In…
Small plane crash at South Florida airport kills 2
Two people died Friday when a small plane crashed at a small South Florida airport, Palm Beach County sheriff’s officials said.The crash at the Palm Beach County Park Airport in Lantana happened shortly after 11 a.m. officials said. Television helicopter footage shows the Cessna Skyhawk broken into several pieces well off the runway. Names of…
Sargassum seaweed carries potential for respiratory problems, says medical toxicologist
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A 5,000-mile floating mass of seaweed has already started washing up on Florida beaches, and with it, the potential for respiratory health concerns. A Baylor College of Medicine expert explains what you need to know to keep your family safe at the beach. “The sargassum itself is not dangerous. It can…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Is Now Accidentally Fighting Furries
Image: SOPA Images / Sergey Bezgodov / KotakuAs Florida Governor Ron DeSantis attempts a presidential run, he’s still finding time for his ongoing hobby of angering different communities with his legislation and bad views on people and things. Now, it sounds like he’s got a new community to add to that list: furries.The Week In…
Florida Governor Ron Desantis: ‘you Have Every Right to Do Bitcoin’
Source: Youtube YahooThe current Governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, of the U.S. Republican party, announced his intent to run for the U.S. presidency in 2024. Notably, his stance on crypto and Bitcoin gives him an advantage in the large United States crypto community. Presently under U.S. President Joe Biden, crypto regulations are rising in America, restricting users’…
Administrative hurdles drive Medicaid losses during redeterminations
Hundreds of thousands of people are losing Medicaid coverage because of procedural hurdles in states that have begun eligibility redeterminations during the early phase of a nationwide process of culling the program’s rolls. An estimated 15 million Medicaid beneficiaries are projected to exit the program as states unwind a federal policy requiring continuous coverage during…
DeSantis’ anti-DEI education law creates confusion and a ‘chilling effect’ on faculty
Faculty and staff at public colleges and universities in Florida say they are facing the consequences of a “chilling effect” stemming from a sweeping higher education law defunding diversity programs and restricting race and gender courses.”It’s a scary time for education,” said Eduardo Padrón, president emeritus of Miami Dade College, who led the institution for almost…
