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Orlando officials denounce removal of rainbow crosswalk near Pulse nightclub mass shooting site

Orlando officials have denounced the removal of a rainbow-colored crosswalk outside the Pulse nightclub by Florida transportation workers

The Independent UK

Hundreds of detainees with no criminal charges sent to Trump’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Authorities have refused to release list of people sent there as Democratic lawmakers decry ‘inhumane’ conditions

The Guardian - US

Florida Lawmakers Sound Alarm Over Plans 'To Send Pregnant Women & Children' to 'Alligator Alcatraz'

Democratic lawmakers in Florida are raising alarm over documents suggesting immigrant children and pregnant women could be detained at 'Alligator Alcatraz.'

Latin Times

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Carlos Guillermo Smith is now the first openly LGBTQ member ever elected to Florida Senate

"My heart is full of gratitude for this community who has entrusted me with the responsibility of serving", said Smith

Latin Times

‘That decision cost lives’: Covid data case further deflates Ron DeSantis’s campaign

Settlement over withheld virus data that critics say cost thousands of lives comes at pivotal time for Republican governor and his teetering campaign

The Guardian - US

‘It’s been festering in Florida’: DeSantis accused of hypocrisy over response to racist shooting

Democrats criticize governor’s comments after shooting that left three Black people dead and say ‘this type of hatred isn’t random’

The Guardian - US

Could Florida curb parades with drag performers? Here’s what a new bill proposes

A bill under consideration in Florida’s Legislature could curb gay pride parades in public places statewide if such events were deemed to be “lewd” and children were watching, say gay advocates who worry about the proposal’s chilling effect.

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Disney stripped DeSantis' board of power

Secret deal lasts until "21 years after the death of the last survivor of the descendants" of King Charles III

Salon

LGBTQ Floridians heading to state Capitol, where they face increasingly hostile political climate

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — When LGBTQ Floridians, their families and their supporters arrive in the state capital Monday to start two days of what organizers are calling pride, passion and resistance, they’re more likely to encounter a brick wall of opposition than a welcome mat and an open door.

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The top fundraisers in the Florida House

Campaign finance requirements govern how much money candidates may receive from individuals and organizations, how often they must report those contributions, and how much individuals, organizations, and political entities may contribute to campaigns.

Ballotpedia

Florida leaders give more love to family trusts of the super-rich

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida has long been a tax haven, but new trust laws enacted over the past three years friendly to the heirs of the Walmart fortune and other families will make the state even more accommodating to the uber-rich looking to hide wealth and avoid taxes for generations…

Orlando Sentinel

All candidates for Florida House of Representatives District 37 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for Florida House of Representatives District 37 — incumbent Carlos Guillermo Smith (D) and Susan Plasencia (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to…

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States want to make it easier to use red flag laws

With President Joe Biden signing legislation that will incentivize states to enact red flag laws, some states already are trying to find ways to make their current red flag laws more effective in preventing gun violence.

Tribune News Service

Buffalo shooting latest example of targeted racial violence

The shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, is the latest example of something that's been part of U.S. history since the beginning: targeted racial violence

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Florida Department of Education rejects 41% of K-12 mathematics textbooks

The Florida Department of Education rejected 54 K-12 mathematics textbooks for reasons such as the inclusion of what it deemed prohibited instructional topics and the failure to align with state education standards. The rejected textbooks made up 41% of the 132 textbooks submitted to the education department for review.

Miami Herald

Florida frets over rejected math textbooks as local school officials await details

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Days after rejecting dozens of math textbooks for including what the state Department of Education claimed were “indoctrinating concepts,” Florida officials on Monday continued to refuse requests for examples.

Orlando Sentinel

Florida Rep. Fine wants to make treatments for transgender minors a felony

In the wake of fierce criticism of the so-called “don’t say gay” bill, GOP state Rep. Randy Fine says he will sponsor a bill aimed at preventing parents and doctors from providing gender assignment treatment to transgender children.

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DeSantis signs Parental Rights in Education bill

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) signed the Parental Rights in Education bill (HB 1557) into law on March 28, 2022. The bill prohibits public school curriculum on gender identity or sexual orientation for kindergarten through third-grade students and prohibits lessons on these topics for older students if they are not…

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Lawmaker sponsoring DeSantis’ immigration bill says intent is not to target children

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — In recent months, Gov. Ron DeSantis has directed state regulators to crack down on shelters that house unaccompanied minors in Florida and asked the Legislature to bar state contracts with companies that transport migrants, including children, into the state on behalf of the federal government.

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Florida’s ‘don’t say gay’ bills, explained

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A provision tucked into two education bills moving through the Florida Legislature is causing a major stir this legislative session.

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