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MidPoint: Florida’s 2022 primary election recap
Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Craig Latimer and Pasco County Supervisor of Elections Brian Corley both provide a Primary election day recap. Who won, who lost, who is in a recount, and where were all the registered voters? Turnout was less than 25%!
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MidPoint: Judge sides with business leaders who say DeSantis’ “Stop WOKE” law hurts Florida businesses
Local businesses have sued to have DeSantis’ “Stop Woke” law declared unconstitutional under the First Amendment because it purports to censor what their private businesses can say to their employees, especially in diversity, equity & inclusion training. They claim that it is unconstitutional for a government to insist that they can’t talk to their employees about race or gender issues as they see fit.
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WMNF headline news stories from Friday morning, August 4, 2022, including Andrew Warren WMNF headline news stories from Friday afternoon, August 5, 2022, including the appointment of Renatha Francis to the Florida Supreme Court.responding to his suspension by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
MidPoint: Academic Freedom is Under Attack in Florida
Academic freedom is under attack. Over the past 2 years, the DeSantis administration has undertaken a complete reform of education policies constraining academic freedom by passing SB 7044. In the state colleges and universities, professors are concerned. MidPoint interviews the President of the faculty union at USF and a USF History professor to learn why.
Florida Democrats, advocates say rent stabilization and right to counsel could help address the state’s housing and eviction crisis
Florida Democrats are calling on Governor Ron DeSantis to add the state’s housing crisis to the agenda of a special legislative session focused on Florida’s property insurance market that’s scheduled to begin next week. During a Wednesday press conference, streamed live on Facebook, several Democrats and a community advocate from Miami said measures such as… Read more »
Nikki Fried Is calling for five statewide debates in the Democratic primary for Florida Governor
Nikki Fried Is calling for five statewide debates in the Governor’s primary. Charlie Crist and Annette Taddeo are up against Fried.
Surly Voices: Managing Men and Math
First, it was ‘Don’t Say Gay’. Now, the news gets stranger in Florida as DeSantis condones the rejection of math textbooks. In addition, the topic of women managing men and their microaggressions brings up the biases that many overlook, or even enable in the workplace. The Surly Feminists discussed these topics on this week’s Surly… Read more »
Governor’s nominee to the FWC was fined for speeding in a manatee protection zone
Governor Ron DeSantis nominated Albert Maury for the Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission; Maury was fined for speeding in a manatee zone.
LWV of Florida says the governor has too much influence on Congressional redistricting
The 2nd VP of the League of Women Voters of Florida says DeSantis’ redistricting map is an “unprecedented autocratic move by our governor.”
