Florida

Schools and universities are ground zero for America’s culture war | Moira Donegan
It’s easy to get people riled up and panicked about kids, about a changing culture and about lost innocence. That’s exactly what the right is doing
Moira Donegan
05, Feb, 2023 @4:14 PM

Conservatives angry about school ‘indoctrination’ are telling on themselves | Jan-Werner Müller
Ideologues like Ron DeSantis aren’t angry at politics in education; they’re angry their politics don’t have a monopoly
Jan-Werner Müller
04, Feb, 2023 @11:13 AM

Voters’ mail-in ballot requests cancelled as Florida passes new voting restrictions
Law championed by Ron DeSantis also includes identification requirements and ballot box limits, making it harder to vote by mail
Sam Levine
03, Feb, 2023 @3:13 PM

Exiled Bolsonaro lives it up in Florida as legal woes grow back home
Ex-Brazilian president faces criminal inquiries, including an investigation into his alleged role in the Brasília uprising
Richard Luscombe in Kissimmee and Constance Malleret in Rio de Janeiro
01, Feb, 2023 @10:30 AM

Ron DeSantis prepares for 2024 White House bid as Trump hits campaign trail
Moves spur Trump into attacking Florida governor during low-key events over the weekend in Iowa and New Hampshire
Maya Yang
29, Jan, 2023 @9:00 PM

Florida officers charged with battery after allegedly beating homeless man
Two officers allegedly handcuffed Jose Ortega Gutierrez and took him to an ‘isolated’ location where they beat him unconscious
Samira Asma-Sadeque
29, Jan, 2023 @6:15 PM

Florida Republican sends welcome grenades to fellow Congress members
Inert projectiles came with a note that among other things said ‘let’s come together and get to work on behalf of our constituents’
Martin Pengelly in New York
27, Jan, 2023 @7:39 PM

Two more papers found in Trump’s storage last year were marked secret
Since the papers were handed over swiftly, the justice department is not expected to include them as part of its wider inquiry
Hugo Lowell in Washington
25, Jan, 2023 @8:00 AM

Florida teachers forced to remove or cover up books to avoid felony charges
State’s new bill goes into effect prohibiting material unless deemed appropriate by a librarian or ‘certified media specialist’
Erum Salam
24, Jan, 2023 @5:06 PM

DeSantis calls to end jury unanimity for Florida death penalty cases
Republican governor suggests ‘super-majority’ should suffice in state that has required jury unanimity in capital cases since 2017
Martin Pengelly
24, Jan, 2023 @4:39 PM

Ron DeSantis moves to permanently ban Covid mandates in Florida
Governor proposes legislation to ban mask requirements and outlaw ‘discrimination based on vaccine status’
Maya Yang
21, Jan, 2023 @8:25 PM

US couple who bid for pig at auction to rescue it find they were buying its meat
Owners of animal sanctuary bought swine at South Florida Fair used to teach teens animal husbandry but could not stop slaughter
Richard Luscombe in Miami
20, Jan, 2023 @7:00 AM
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