Tag Archives: Florida

The New York Times reports: Florida has effectively banned medications and surgery for new adolescent patients seeking gender transitions after an unprecedented vote by the state’s medical board. The board voted 6-3 (with five others not present) on Friday to adopt a new standard of care that forbids doctors to prescribe puberty blockers and hormones, or perform surgeries, until transgender …

“He’s been on this kick where he claims that people who don’t support him are somehow ‘threats to democracy.’ That’s the new thing that they’re saying. “You know, it’s not me and it’s not you that are threatening to pack the U.S. Supreme Court. It’s not me and it’s not you that’s threatening to abolish the Electoral College. “It’s not …

Yahoo News reports: The mailer attacks DeSantis’ Democratic challenger, Charlie Crist, using a slew of misinformation, including that President Joe Biden’s student loan plan will force “hard working Floridians to pay back student loans for degrees like Gender Studies and French Poetry.” The mailer shows a photo of Crist and Biden embracing, above a line that reads: “The Biden-Crist College …

Florida Politics reports: Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio should win a third term in the Senate, according to polling firm Victory Insights. But even a week out from the election, his lead over Democrat Val Demings falls within polling’s margin of error. The pollster, which has an office in Naples, finds almost 50% of likely Florida voters plan to vote …

The Associated Press reports: Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz formally received a sentence of life without parole Wednesday after families of his 17 slain victims spent two days berating him as evil, a coward, a monster and a subhuman. Cruz, shackled and in a red jail jumpsuit, watched intently as Judge Elizabeth Scherer sentenced him to 17 life terms for …

The Gainesville Sun reports: It’s official: U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse was approved Tuesday as the next University of Florida president, after receiving praise from trustees but criticism from students. The 13-member UF board of trustees unanimously approved hiring Sasse, R-Neb., for the job after interviewing him about his academic views and past political positions. Some of the dozen people who …

Florida Politics reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis will fight a ruling that he must turn over communications about flying migrants to Martha’s Vineyard. Leon Circuit Judge Lee Marsh last week ordered the DeSantis administration to provide all records to the Florida Center for Government Accountability. But by filing a notice of appeal with the First District Court of Appeal, it triggers …

Florida Politics reports: The Christian Family Coalition presented Sen. Marco Rubio with an award at a Miami gala. The Republican Senator received the Champion of Freedom Award at the Coalition’s Freedom Gala, which he attended on Saturday, Oct. 29. “Thank you, Christian Family Coalition FL!” Rubio posted on Facebook after receiving the award. “It’s an honor to receive the Champion …

Jacksonville’s NBC affiliate reports: Following the antisemitic comments and tweets Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, shared that have caused a lot of controversy in America, Jacksonville has seen multiple appearances of antisemitic rhetoric across the area. In the midst of Georgia-Florida game day celebrations, an antisemitic message that read “Kanye was right about the Jews” was projected across the …

Florida Politics reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis acknowledges that new Twitter owner Elon Musk is no “super-conservative,” but loves the “conniption” the billionaire’s acquisition is causing. DeSantis delighted in the Musk acquisition during a campaign “pit stop” in Franklin County, saying that the left knows Musk is “going to open it up” in the wake of his $44 billion purchase of …

Florida Politics reports: A Leon Circuit judge says plaintiffs in a redistricting lawsuit may depose Gov. Ron DeSantis and a top aide. Circuit Judge Lee Marsh issued an order on Oct. 27 quashing efforts to protect DeSantis and Deputy Chief of Staff Alex Kelly from being forced to testify. The decision makes way for both to answer questions in videotaped …

The Gainesville Sun reports: The University of Florida’s Faculty Senate approved a no-confidence vote Thursday on the selection process that led to U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse being named as the sole finalist to be the next UF president. The Senate held an emergency meeting on the resolution, which focused on a search committee’s decision to name him as the only …

ABC News reports: A March 2021 report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate identified Sherri Tenpenny as one of the 12 most prominent purveyors of vaccine misinformation on social media. A report later that year from the De Beaumont Foundation cited Tenpenny while demanding that state medical boards crack down on the “small but vocal minority of physicians” who …

The Daily Beast reports: According to records reviewed by The Daily Beast, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration has steered millions of dollars in state business to two outside law firms with ties to him — including his old employer. Republican election law powerhouse Holtzman Vogel PLLC, has received more than $4 million in contracts from Florida agencies over the last …

West Palm Beach’s NBC affiliate reports: A Wellington father is suing the School District of Palm Beach County after he claimed his son’s teacher put up two LGBTQ pride flags in her classroom. Dr. Francisco Deliu’s 12-year-old son is in seventh grade at Emerald Cove Middle School. Deliu filed a lawsuit on Oct. 12 against the school district, Palm Beach …

Politico reports: Former President Donald Trump is coming to Miami just two days before Election Day. But one Republican won’t be there — Gov. Ron DeSantis. Trump on Wednesday said he’ll hold a rally with Sen. Marco Rubio on Nov. 6. DeSantis was left off the announcement and an adviser to the former president said the Florida governor is not …

Politico reports: A Florida judge on Tuesday found that Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office is not following the state’s public records law and ordered the administration to turn over records connected to the migrants flights from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard within the next 20 days. Circuit Judge J. Lee Marsh rebuffed arguments from the governor’s lawyers that they should be allowed …

The Tampa Bay Times reports: Pinellas lawyer Ron Smith was a member of ABATE — A Brotherhood Against Totalitarian Enactments and American Bikers Aimed Toward Education — which lobbied against the law for years. He represented clients who ran afoul of Florida’s motorcycle requirements in court cases that some say helped overturn Florida’s helmet law. Smith and his girlfriend, Brenda …

The Huffington Post reports: The Florida Republican Party paid thousands of dollars over the summer to a far-right activist who attended the white nationalist “Unite the Right” rally in 2017 and later charged at a crowd of anti-racist demonstrators with a Confederate flag. Christopher Monzon was paid more than $10,000 by the party between June and September, federal campaign finance …

Miami’s NBC affiliate reports: Four men accused of attacking a gay couple after a Miami Beach pride parade back in 2018 have avoided prison time under a plea deal. Juan Carlos Lopez, Luis Alonso, Adonis Diaz and Pablo Figueroa were accused of beating a gay couple and calling them anti-gay slurs after the Pride Parade on South Beach. The four …