Florida native Coco Gauff speaks out against state's anti-LGBTQ bill
Teen tennis star Coco Gauff has voiced her opposition to a bill in her home state of Florida that would prohibit classroom discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity for many young students.
"I'm against it," Gauff told reporters Wednesday ahead of her first match at the Indian Wells tennis tournament in California on Friday, where she is seeded 16th.
Florida Senate Passes Bill Barring Race-Related Discussions at School, Work
The Florida Senate passed a bill Thursday that would prohibit, among other topics, certain race-related discussions in schools and workplaces.
The bill's passage highlights efforts in several U.S. states to adopt legislation that limits discussions of certain racial topics, with the term " critical race theory " often invoked, in classrooms and beyond. DeSantis has been a particularly strong proponent of such legislation.
Florida Pursuing Privacy Bill HB 9
Shortly after Senator Bradley introduced Florida SB 1864, Representative Fiona McFarland (R-Dist. 72) introduced its House counterpart, Florida House Bill 9, on January 12, 2022.
Florida HB 9 has some important differences as compared to Florida HB 969, the bill considered last year (which was also introduced by Representative McFarland) that failed over a disagreement on inclusion of a broad private right of action.
New Florida Bill Could Set Up Legal Fights Between Businesses, Ordinances
Senate Bill 620, called the Local Business Protection Act, would let businesses that have been established for at least three years challenge local ordinances, which critics have said could allow businesses that actually harm their community to challenge an ordinance that is meant to stop their ...
Did the Florida Legislature pass this bill to punish newspapers?
TALLAHASSEE — For the second time in 11 months, the Florida House voted on Thursday to send a bill to Gov. Ron DeSantis that would strip Florida's newspapers of legal notice revenue.
"The free press here in the free state of Florida isn't reporting what the governor's communications director wants it to report," Sen. Gary Farmer, D-Lighthouse Point, said during a committee hearing on the bill this week.
Florida Legislature passes bill allowing more scrutiny of tenured faculty
The bill, SB 7044, would allow the state Board of Governors to implement a "comprehensive" review every five years for tenured faculty, addressing their accomplishments, academic duties, evaluations, ratings and pay. It could also include "consequences for underperformance."
The bill also would require universities to change accrediting agencies after an evaluation cycle and enable them to sue an accreditor for damages if they feel they are negatively impacted. Schools could return to a previous accreditor if they don't meet the requirements of a new accreditor.
Here's what you need to know about Florida's immigration bill
Whether they will have an impact in Florida communities — many of them with immigrant-rich populations — remains to be seen. Here is what we know and don't know about what the proposed law could mean for undocumented immigrants in Florida in the near future.
Much of the debate over the immigration proposal has focused on the transportation of undocumented immigrants into Florida and whether the resettlement of unaccompanied minors, refugees and asylum seekers would be disrupted.
Florida bill that gets rid of FSA testing in schools heads to governor's desk | WEAR
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