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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #28

Welcome to Hall Pass. This newsletter keeps you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. Each week, we bring you a roundup of the latest on school board elections, along with sharp commentary and research from across the political spectrum on the issues confronting school boards in…

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Crist leaving US House to focus on Florida governor race

U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist is resigning his seat in Congress to focus on his gubernatorial campaign against Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis

The Independent UK

Charlie Crist resigns from Congress as campaign for Fla. governor heats up

U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, the Democratic nominee for Florida governor, is resigning early from Congress, leaving the Pinellas County-based seat vacant until after the November election.

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Charlie Crist resigns from Congress to campaign against DeSantis full-time

Governor Ron DeSantis, who is currently running for reelection, leads in most polls.

The Independent UK

Obstruction emerges as key focus in Trump documents probe

Obstruction of justice is emerging as a key focus in the Justice Department's investigation of classified government documents the FBI seized at former President Donald Trump's Florida estate

The Independent UK

Read: DOJ's response to Trump's special master request

The DOJ has released a filing that provides new details that point to possible obstruction of their probe into highly classified documents the FBI gathered at Trump's Florida estate.

WEKU

Five Programs Needing a Successful 2022 Season to Raise Recruiting Ceilings

Here’s how the early stages of the college football season will play a large role in the recruiting game.

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Five things we learned from the latest filing on the Trump Mar-a-Lago search

In a 36-page filing with a Florida court, the Justice Department provided more support for its decision to search former President Donald Trump’s premises at Mar-a-Lago. The filing was made in response to a suit brought by Trump seeking to have an independent third party appointed to review materials that…

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Charlie Crist resigning House seat after winning gubernatorial primary - Roll Call

Republican-turned-Democrat Charlie Crist is resigning his House seat a week after winning the Florida gubernatorial primary.

Roll Call

Maybe US mainstream media should begin using the term ‘fascism’

My tweet about Ron DeSantis provoked outrage in rightwing media – perhaps it hit the nerve of the fascism now taking root in the Republican party?

The Guardian - US

‘It’s had a chilling effect’: Florida teachers anxious about ‘don’t say gay’ bill

Lack of guidance by state’s education department and possible implications has teachers worried as school year begins

The Guardian - US

Filipino teachers share how they’re adjusting to their new lives in Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Onofre Bejona spent his 34th birthday riding the bus alone, readying himself for the next three years of his life. It was Aug. 14, and the teacher had arrived in Broward only a few days before from his home in Malita, a city in the southern…

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Donald Trump: Classified documents ‘likely concealed and removed’ from Mar-a-Lago storage room, says US Justice Department

The FBI seized 33 boxes containing more than 100 classified records during its August 8 search of Mar-a-Lago and found three classified documents stashed in office drawers, according to a court filing

Evening Standard

Trump team may have hidden or moved classified material, DoJ says

The Justice Department said Tuesday it had uncovered efforts to obstruct its investigation into the discovery of classified documents at former President Donald Trump's Florida estate

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DOJ bars top officials from partisan events before election

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department’s political appointees will be barred from attending partisan events prior to the midterm elections, under a new policy enacted amid scrutiny over the FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home.

The Hindu

NASA to make second attempt at debut moon rocket launch on September 3

If all goes as hoped, NASA’s giant next-generation moon rocket SLS will blast off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on September 3 afternoon

Tribune News Service

Medicaid care for transgender children is rare in Florida, data shows

TAMPA, Fla. — One week after Florida banned the use of Medicaid to pay for medical treatment of gender dysphoria, newly released data shows the number of transgender children getting such aid remains rare in Florida.

Miami Herald

Florida’s ‘anti-riot’ law infringes on right to protest, United Nations committee says

MIAMI — A law passed by Florida Republicans in reaction to the protests that erupted across the U.S. in the summer of 2020 restricts “the right to peaceful assembly,” according to a report released Tuesday by a United Nations committee tasked with monitoring human rights across the globe.

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DeSantis-suspended Broward school board member, challenger fight for votes in November runoff

MIAMI — The next chapter of the contentious relationship between the state’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and the school board of Broward County, the Florida county with the most registered Democratic Party voters, revolves around one central question: Could and would the governor suspend a school board member twice?

The Independent UK

Trump hires ex-Florida solicitor general to represent him in Mar-a-Lago documents case

Ex-Florida solicitor general Chris Kise will represent Mr Trump at a Thursday hearing to determine whether a Florida federal judge will appoint a special master to review documents seized from his home

The Independent UK

Nikolas Cruz sentencing: A timeline of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting

Former student finally facing judgement for attack that killed 17 people and wounded 17 others in Parkland, Florida, on 14 February 2018

The Independent UK

Witness: Florida school shooter struggled in middle school

A former counselor testified that Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz struggled academically and behaviorally in middle school

Benzinga

Charge Them 'An Arm And A Leg!' Florida Gov. DeSantis Takes Aim At Cannabis Stocks

The situation is looking gloomy for cannabis companies in the Sunshine State. Republican Governor Ron DeSantis thinks medical cannabis businesses should pay a lot more for the chance to legally operate in in Florida.

Axios

Trump taps former Florida solicitor general as lead lawyer in DOJ probe

Chris Kise is expected to appear in West Palm Beach federal court on Thursday as Trump's attorney.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Top-ranked EDGE Keon Keeley ‘definitely’ visiting Florida this fall

One of the programs with an eye on Keeley is Florida, where he will "definitely" be visiting this fall.

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