Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday vetoed funds for a future Tampa Bay Rays spring training center and warned private companies to stay away from “political activism.” A funding request of $35 million for a project named “Sports Training and Youth Tournament Complex” was vetoed by the Sunshine State. The project—which was proposed by Florida…
DeSantis Vetos Funding for Tampa Bay Rays Stadium, Warns Companies on ‘Political Activism’
June 4, 2022
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Special Olympics Rescinds COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement After Legal Threat From Florida
June 3, 2022
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The Special Olympics has pulled its COVID-19 vaccine requirement after legal threats from Florida officials. The organization announced on June 2 that it made the move “as demanded by the state of Florida officials on May 27, based upon the Florida Department of Health’s interpretation of Florida law.” “Delegates who were registered for the Games but…
Florida Appeals Court Overturns Ruling on DeSantis Redistricting Map
A Florida appeals court ruled Friday to reinstate a redrawn congressional map that Gov. Ron DeSantis proposed ahead of the 2022 midterm elections after it was struck down by a lower court judge on May 11. DeSantis sought to redraw the north Florida district of Democratic U.S. Rep. Al Lawson, arguing the district was gerrymandered…
Florida Court Overturns Ruling on DeSantis Redistricting Map
A Florida appeals court ruled Friday to reinstate a redrawn congressional map that Gov. Ron DeSantis proposed ahead of the 2022 midterm elections after it was struck down by a lower court judge on May 11. DeSantis sought to redraw the north Florida district of Democratic U.S. Rep. Al Lawson, arguing the district was gerrymandered…
Violating ‘Stop WOKE Act’ Risks Millions in State Funding, University of Florida Warns
May 9, 2022
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The University of Florida (UF) could lose some $100 million in state funding if professors use lectures to force their personal views onto students, the university’s president warned. In a 20-slide presentation sent to all faculty members and staff last week, UF President Kent Fuchs said that the state could impose “large financial penalties” on…
DeSantis Signs Bill Requiring High Schools to Observe ‘Victims of Communism Day’
May 9, 2022
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Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Monday that requires “Victims of Communism Day” to be observed annually in public high schools across the state. The bill, known as HB 395, requires public schools to tell students about genocides, famines, and persecutions under communist regimes, including the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Soviet Union….
Conservatives Should ‘Use Power’ in Fighting Woke Companies and Big Tech Censorship: Legal Expert
May 8, 2022
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American conservatives should use institutional authority to punish companies, including Big Tech corporations, that go “too woke” and control “every major cultural institution in America,” said a legal expert during a panel discussion on Thursday. “There is literally one institution, broadly speaking, that liberal progressives do not monolithically, unilaterally control. It is the government,” said…
‘Pansexual’ Florida Teacher Fired After Sexuality Discussion in Classroom
A former Florida middle school art teacher has said she was fired after discussing sexuality with her students, including revealing to them that she is pansexual and allowing the students to paint LGBTQI+ flags which she hung in the classroom. Casey Scott was fired from Trafalgar Middle School for what the Lee County School District…
DeSantis Insists Disney Will Have to Pay Its Debts, Says ‘Additional Legislative Action’ in the Works
May 1, 2022
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said that Disney will have to pay its own debts as the entertainment corporation claimed the state would have to foot its bills for bond taxes when its special status is revoked. Last month, Florida’s Legislature passed a DeSantis-backed bill that rescinded Disney’s 55-year special governing status that allows it to…
DeSantis Insists Disney Will Have to Pay Its Debts, Says ‘Additional Legislative Action’ in Works
May 1, 2022
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Walt Disney Co. will have to pay its own debts as the entertainment corporation stated that the state would have to foot the bill for its bond taxes when its special status is revoked. Last month, the Florida Legislature approved DeSantis-backed legislation that rescinded Disney’s 55-year special governing status that…
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