On April 27, Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed House Bill 741 , which would have undercut Florida’s growing rooftop solar market by phasing down net metering and allowing utilities to charge potentially unlimited fees on thousands of solar customers in the state.
Solar advocates pushed back against the bill from the start, organizing protests at the state capitol and other efforts.
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The statement, first reported by WESH 2, quotes the statute which says, in part, that the "State of Florida pledges…it will not limit or alter the rights of the District…until all such bonds together with interest thereon…are fully met and discharged."
The Reedy Creek Improvement Act essentially allows Walt Disney World to reside in Florida unregulated, acting as its own "government" in a way. The act involved creating a special taxing district that acts with the same authority as a county government.
How Ron DeSantis is following in Viktor Orbán's footsteps - Vox
In June of last year, Hungary's far-right government passed a law cracking down on LGBTQ rights, including a provision prohibiting instruction on LGBTQ topics in sex education classes .
About nine months later, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed the so-called "Don't Say Gay" bill banning "classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity" up through third grade.
Disney Replaces Public Relations Chief Amid Florida Furor
(Bloomberg) -- Walt Disney Co.'s new head of corporate affairs, Geoff Morrell, is leaving after just three months on the job amid the furor over the company's opposition to a Florida bill restricting discussion of sexual orientation in schools.
"It has become clear to me that for a number of reasons it is not the right fit," Morrell said in a statement.
Explainer: What does Georgia Parents' Bill of Rights do?
However, House Bill 1178 doesn't do much to empower the parents of public school children. The bill does little more than bring together existing facets of parental control that were already on the books elsewhere.
State Rep. Josh Bonner (R-Fayetteville) was the author of the bill. He says the intention behind the rehashing of these already-on-the-books provisions was to bring all of these laws into one place in Georgia Code.
WILLIAM RICHARD SCHMANSKI | News, Sports, Jobs - The Alpena News
William Richard Schmanski, 80, of Alpena passed away Friday, April 22, in Mio, Michigan traveling home from his winter reprieve in Florida. Bill was born Jan. 15, 1942 in Alpena to the late Frank and Theresa (Przybylla) Schmanski. He was the youngest of seven children.
Surviving is his special friend of 21 years, Durenda Pake, and one brother, Thomas. Bill and Durenda enjoyed six winters in Florida; traveling and walking along the beach. He loved to take long drives and chat in the car.
Florida man says state should ban the Bible - Upworthy
There's a strange bit of hypocrisy going down in the state of Florida. During the COVID pandemic, it was a place where some protested lockdowns and mask mandates under the umbrella of personal freedom.
Last month, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law that allows parents to recommend certain instructional materials be banned from the schools.
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