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Fabiola Santiago: Say ‘gay’ as loud as you want, Florida kids! We love and support you 100%

You don’t know, dastards who rule the diverse state of Florida from the hills of Tallahassee, the pain and suffering gay children endure staying in the closet and not being accepted for who they are by society.

Miami Herald

Editorial: How much are the unvaccinated costing Florida? Here’s a COVID receipt

What is the cost of COVID, the price paid for failing to get vaccinated? The Pasco County school district can put a number on it: more than $11 million. That’s the deficit in its self-insured health policy, and 97 percent of the COVID-related claims last year came from staffers who…

Tribune News Service

Texas results hint GOP Hispanic gains may endure post-Trump

Voters in heavily Hispanic parts of South Texas cast record numbers of ballots in the state’s Republican primary last week, leaving the GOP excited about a growing shift toward their party

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Is that school book objectionable? Or this one? Florida Legislature wants more people involved

MIAMI — Parents and community members could soon have an enhanced role in helping pick books in Florida's schools, under legislation approved Thursday that comes as a growing number of titles are under fire in school board meetings around the state and country.

Miami Herald

DeSantis attacks Disney over ties to China after CEO speaks out against ‘Don’t Say Gay’

Florida Republicans have accepted tens of thousands of dollars from Disney entities

The Independent UK

Chapek condemns "Don't Say Gay" bill

The CEO also said he spoke with Ron DeSantis and arranged a meeting to discuss the consequences of the bill

Salon

Superseding indictment filed against top Baltimore attorney

Federal prosecutors have filed a superseding indictment against Baltimore’s top prosecutor over charges that she made false statements on financial documents to take money from her retirement savings and purchase two Florida vacation homes

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Did the Florida Legislature pass this bill to punish newspapers?

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — 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.

Tribune News Service

Hispanos luchan contra los efectos persistentes del COVID-19

WIMAUMA, Florida— En su discurso acerca del Estado de la Unión la semana pasada, el presidente Joe Biden habló de un "nuevo momento" en el que el coronavirus será más manejable y la necesidad de usar mascarillas menos frecuente.

Tribune News Service

Feds file new indictment against Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, accusing her of lying about living in Florida

BALTIMORE — The U.S. Attorney’s Office filed a superseding indictment against Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby on Thursday afternoon with new details about Mosby’s alleged fraud.

Tribune News Service

Disney employees 'hurt' and 'angry' over CEO's response to Florida LGBTQ bill

Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Chapek on Wednesday tried to soothe outrage at the company's muted response to Florida's controversial bill restricting classroom instruction of sexual orientation and gender identity.

Los Angeles Times

US conducting ‘legal review’ of possible Russian war crimes in Ukraine – as it happened

White House clarifies there is a ‘legal review process’ after Harris says ‘absolutely there should be an investigation’

The Guardian - US

Rent control in Miami? County leader wants emergency action on housing in Miami-Dade

Rents are soaring across Miami-Dade County, and a new proposal could have voters deciding whether to impose a temporary freeze on some housing costs.

Miami Herald

Disney CEO says LGBT+ representation is more powerful than lobbying. Pixar staff say they’re barred from creating it

‘Beyond the ‘inspiring content’ that we aren’t even allowed to create, we require action,’ Pixar’s LGBT+ employees write in letter to Disney leadership on ‘Don’t Say Gay’

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Miami Herald

South Florida tennis star Coco Gauff speaks against Florida ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill

South Florida tennis star Coco Gauff spoke out against the recent Florida bill that prohibits classroom discussion on sexual orientation and gender identity for young students in the state.

The Independent UK

Florida GOP lawmakers pass bill to limit discussion of race

The Republican-dominated Florida Legislature has given Gov. Ron DeSantis another victory in what some call his political culture war

The Independent UK

‘Dangerous’: Civil rights groups warn Florida’s ‘election police’ could be used to intimidate voters

GOP legislators approve DeSantis’s proposal for ‘Office of Election Crimes’ in sweeping election bill

Salon

Docs horrified by Florida's vax policy

"Parents should get advice from their pediatrician … not from politicians and their appointees," one doctor said

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Roll Call

At the Races: Retreat rerouted - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

Benzinga

SG Blocks To Build Manufacturing Campus In St. Marys, Georgia

The Camden County Joint Development Authority (JDA) has approved SG Blocks Inc's (NASDAQ:SGBX) real estate transaction for roughly 33 acres with plans to build a 114,000 square foot manufacturing facility. The manufacturing campus will be located at the former St. Marys airport site, which will now be known as the St. Marys Commerce…

The Conversation

How a hurricane fueled wildfires in the Florida Panhandle

The wildfires that broke out in the Florida Panhandle in early March 2022 were the nightmare fire managers had feared since the day Hurricane Michael flattened millions of trees there in 2018. It might sound odd – hurricanes helping to fuel wildfires. But Michael’s 160 mph winds left tangles of…

Zenger

VIDEO: Florida Man Filmed By Cop Chopper Crashing Into Cars And Fence After Being Rammed In Chase

Suspect allegedly got in a fight and fled on a carjacking spree.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Florida GOP lawmakers ask Biden to keep sanctions against Venezuela’s Maduro

Florida Republican lawmakers asked President Joe Biden and two of his Cabinet secretaries in a letter Thursday to commit to maintaining current sanctions against Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and his associates following the administration’s recent outreach to Venezuela.

Mic

Ron DeSantis’s war on Disney's Reedy Creek Improvement District is both dumb and self-defeating

His constituents are the ones who will foot the bill for his MAGA posturing.

The Guardian - US

Voting rights advocates decry Florida’s new office for election crimes

State legislature approves $3m for team of 25 to investigate voting crimes experts say are vanishingly rare

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