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Joni Madison of the Human Right Campaign, a civil rights organization, says DeSantis places Florida's students "In Harm's Way."
DeSantis has praised Elon Musk's $44 million takeover of Twitter, Inc., OK'd Monday by the company's board.
In the 2022 session, Senate Democratic Leader Lauren Book filed legislation to get rid of the Confederate-related legal holidays.
A day after the Florida Legislature approved DeSantis's highly contested congressional redistricting plan, a legal challenge came forward.
Advocates for transgender kids warn that new guidance from Florida's state health department could put youth "In Harm's Way."
The directive is to gauge what these states are doing to counter Trump's spurious claims about the 2020 presidential election.
Republicans called it their "constitutional duty," but Friedin of FairDistricts Now called it "unthinkable pressure" from DeSantis.
Black Democrats have occupied the House chamber to protect and block the likely approval of DeSantis's plan to redraw districts.
DeSantis's plan for drawing new congressional districts gave 20 of 28 seats to Republicans and scrapped two Black "performing seats."
During the special legislative session on congressional redistricting and bills, State Sen. Bobby Powell's poignant remarks were heard.
Some House members from the Florida Legislative Black Caucus raised concerns Wednesday about proposed congressional maps.
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A crowd of Black pastors, NAACP members, and Black legislative caucus members are angry about DeSantis's attempts to dilute Black districts.
DeSantis, House Speaker Chris Sprowls and Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran scrutinized university professors.
DeSantis expanded the session's call on the congressional redistricting opening to special districts, including limiting Disney's power.
A leading Democratic election lawyer re-upped on threats to take Florida to court if the Legislature adopts DeSantis's congressional map.
The Florida Dept. of State poll was to see if enough lawmakers would go along with a special session on the state's property insurance.
Students in one Pennsylvania school district were not allowed to read a biography of the first Black President, Barack Obama.
An initial investigation into the fatal fall of a boy, 14, on an Orlando amusement park ride found the operator made “manual adjustments."
By "diminishing Black representation," according to the report, DeSantis's plan violates Florida's Fair Districts constitutional amendment.