
GOP RESPONDS TO WILES'S BOMBASTIC INTERVIEW
White House aides and allies on Tuesday rushed to publicly defend Susie Wiles after a jaw-dropping interview in Vanity Fair had her pointedly criticizing the president and many in the Cabinet.
Most of the critiques were batted away as “inside jokes” or part of a “hit piece” from the media but privately those inside the White House and others close to the president were aghast that the West Wing so fully cooperated with the story
POLITICO - December 17, 2025
- Some lawmakers look to declaw DeSantis in final year
USA Today News Network - 12/19/25 - ‘Extremely demoralizing’: Republicans respond to the bombastic Wiles interview
Politico - 12/17/25 - DeSantis admin diverted child welfare and medical funds for consultants, ads
Tampa Bay Times - 12/15/25 - How much sense would a David Jolly-Gwen Graham ticket make for Governor?
Florida Politics - 12/10/25 - The wild race for Florida governor with 30-plus candidates
Orlando Sentinel - 12/04/25 - Florida becomes the GOP’s biggest redistricting test — and a messy one
Politico - 12/03/25 - Survey shows Black Floridians are worried about their economic futures
Florida Phoenix - 10/22/25 - DeSantis counts on Supreme Court for boost to Florida maps
USA Today News Network - 10/08/25 - Donald Trump made big gains with Black voters in 2024. Can Republicans hold them in the midterms?
Politico - 09/23/25 - DeSantis’ plan to carve up Florida for the GOP’s benefit violates the law and voters’ trust
Orlando Sentinel - 09/12/25 - Florida Republicans love Alligator Alcatraz; many not bothered if legal residents are mistakenly deported
Sun-Sentinel - 07/25/25 - IRS says churches can now endorse political candidates. Miami faith leaders weigh in
Miami Herald - 07/21/25
Politics & Elections
- Lawmakers seek to end approach DeSantis has used in delaying special elections
Orlando Sentinel - 12/23/25 - Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is fundraising off of charges she stole $5M from FEMA
Florida Politics - 12/16/25 - Florida Democrats improve fortunes in December elections. Future trouble for MAGA?
Sun-Sentinel - 12/15/25 - Eileen Higgins shatters glass ceiling with runoff victory in Miami Mayor’s race
Florida Politics - 12/10/25 - James Fishback is registered to vote in 2 states. Does that make him ineligible for Governor?
Florida Politics - 12/09/25 - State’s federal Medicaid payment undermines DeSantis claim about Hope Florida donation
Orlando Sentinel - 12/08/25 - Local voting rights advocates head to Tallahassee to protest as Florida starts redistricting talks
Associated Press - 12/05/25 - Florida House kicks off redistricting push – but sidelines opponents
USA Today News Network - 12/05/25 - Voting rights advocates decry Florida's mid-decade redistricting effort
WUSF - 12/04/25 - How college campus organizing has been upended in Florida’s political climate
Tampa Bay Times - 12/04/25 - From ‘Chuck Norris’ to Ron DeSantis’ denial: The fall of Jay Collins
Florida Politics - 12/04/25 - Plaintiffs from last Florida redistricting challenge say lawmakers shouldn’t open ‘Pandora’s box’ again
Florida Politics - 12/03/25 - Florida Democratic House Leader calls plan to redraw congressional map ‘illegal’
Florida Phoenix - 12/02/25 - Buddy Dyer says Bale Dalton is the best Democrat to take on Cory Mills
Florida Politics - 12/02/25 - Judge allows lawsuit on Florida districts to proceed
News Service of Florida - 11/25/25 - Family feud: Amy Mercado, father Victor Torres split on Dems’ governor nominee
Orlando Sentinel - 11/25/25 - Ethics panel opens investigation into Central Florida Rep. Cory Mills
Orlando Sentinel - 11/20/25 - U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick indicted on charges of stealing $5 million in FEMA funds
Sun-Sentinel - 11/20/25 - Recreational marijuana amendment headed toward review by Florida Supreme Court
News Service of Florida - 11/19/25 - Florida House moves forward with meeting on redrawing Florida’s congressional lines
Florida Politics - 11/18/25 - Jerry Demings says the Legislature’s attack on home rule ‘has to change’
Florida Phoenix - 11/18/25 - Message to young white males: Corporate greed, not people of color, is the cause of poor job prospects
Hobbservations - 11/17/25 - Court decision undercuts Gov. DeSantis election-fraud prosecutions, sends issue to state Supreme Court
Florida Politics - 11/17/25 - Florida voters object to government interference on ballot initiatives, survey shows
Sun-Sentinel - 11/12/25 - David Jolly has little cash in his run for governor.
Sun-Sentinel - 11/06/25 - Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings has filed to run for governor. Who is he?
Tampa Bay Times - 11/06/25 - Florida redistricting, voting changes threaten state's Black political strength
USA Today News Network - 10/24/25 - Eyes are on South Florida for redistricting after SCOTUS voting rights hearing
Miami Herald - 10/16/25 - Judge grants ex-girlfriend restraining order against Rep. Cory Mills
Orlando Sentinel - 10/15/25 - Ron DeSantis defends constitutionality of ‘political gerrymandering’
Florida Politics - 10/14/25 - Shevrin Jones wants to bar mid-decade redistricting now and forever
Florida Politics - 10/09/25 - Trump endorsement in Florida attorney general race changes GOP primary outlook
Miami Herald - 10/09/25 - Allen Boyd calls out Neal Dunn for failing North Florida needs
Tallahassee Democrat - 10/08/25 - Future of Florida’s congressional redistricting uncertain
WFLA - 10/08/25 - Florida finds a new way to marginalize voters
Sun-Sentinel - 10/06/25 - Florida Dem again files bill to create database to help in voter-rights restoration
Florida Phoenix - 10/02/25 - Byron Donalds, Paul Renner both hold edge — barely — over David Jolly in poll from James Madison Institute
Florida Politics - 09/29/25 - Voter registration a priority for Florida Democrats
Palm Beach Post - 09/25/25 - At delegation meeting, citizens speak out strongly against mid-decade congressional redistricting
Florida Phoenix - 09/25/25 - Dozens of Broward Democratic leaders endorse David Jolly for governor
Sun-Sentinel - 09/25/25 - Issue #254: The Excuse Florida Republicans will use to Redraw Districts
MCI Maps - 09/22/25 - Poll: 1 in 3 Florida voters don’t think state officials should have to obey court rulings
Florida Politics - 09/22/25 - Redistricting push from DeSantis and Trump creates uncertainty for Fla congressional candidates
Orlando Sentinel - 09/15/25 - Attack on Black people is attack on democracy
Defender Network - 09/12/25 - Florida law upheld: Noncitizens can't gather petitions, federal appeals judges say
USA Today News Network - 09/11/25 - Poll shows most Florida voters, including plurality of Republicans, don’t want a mid-decade redistricting
Florida Politics - 09/11/25 - House establishes redistricting committee; Senate remains without one
Florida Phoenix - 09/10/25 - ‘Ill-advised decision’: Ron DeSantis says Paul Renner shouldn’t have run for Governor
Florida Politics - 09/04/25 - Nonprofit tied to Florida’s Lt. Gov. won state contracts during his Senate stint
Sun-Sentinel - 09/02/25 - Florida’s new ‘anti-woke’ Lt. Gov. Jay Collins was the face of an organization that mandates DEI training, policies and ‘equity
Florida's Voice - 08/26/25 - DeSantis’ attack on this Florida congressional district could have sweeping implications
Sun-Sentinel - 08/25/25 - Florida election law dealt blow as judge rules noncitizen petition ban unconstitutional
Florida Politics - 08/22/25 - Text exchange shows Jay Collins agreeing Ron DeSantis has Asperger’s syndrome
Florida Politics - 08/21/25 - ‘Going to press this issue’: Ron DeSantis, James Uthmeier continue push for more congressional seats
Florida Politics - 08/21/25 - Trump wants to end mail-in voting. DeSantis says Florida’s system is fine
Miami Herald - 08/20/25 - Federal judges unanimously uphold Senate map, rejecting allegations about Tampa Bay district
Florida Politics - 08/20/25 - Campaign groups urge judge to further limit new restrictions on getting measures on Florida’s ballot
Associated Press - 08/13/25 - Slew of Groups Are Filing Appeals of Florida’s New Law Restricting Ballot Initiatives
Flagler Live - 08/12/25 - Florida GOP backs Trump, DeSantis push for new census excluding illegal aliens, redistricting
Florida's Voice - 08/11/25 - David Jolly rolls out trove of endorsements from 60 current and former Democratic elected officials
Florida Politics - 08/05/25 - Florida’s GOP Congressmen show little appetite for mid-decade redistricting
Florida Politics - 08/05/25 - Demings says he signed ICE pact ‘under protest and extreme duress’
Orlando Sentinel - 08/04/25 - Racially rigged elections, blessed by the courts
Orlando Sentinel - 07/28/25 - Florida congressional districts that eliminated a majority-Black seat upheld by state Supreme Court
WCTV - 07/18/25 - Florida files quick appeal of ruling on ballot restrictions
News Service of Florida - 07/15/25 - David Jolly rolls out endorsements from ‘Democratic powerhouses’ Gwen Graham, Donna Shalala, Karen Thurman
Florida Politics - 07/10/25 - Law shielding Florida elected officials’ addresses from public goes into effect
Orlando Sentinel - 07/02/25 - Groups Seek to Halt Ballot Initiatives Law
News Service of Florida - 07/01/25 - 'Yeah, I've changed': Former Republican congressman runs as Democrat for governor
Palm Beach Post - 06/12/25 - Former Republican Florida congressman running for governor. Who is David Jolly?
News Chief - 06/06/25 - Jolly launches campaign for Florida governor. Focus is on affordability, broadening Democratic base.
Sun-Sentinel - 06/05/25 - Federal judge refuses to block part of Florida law restricting ballot initiatives
News Service of Florida - 06/05/25 - In Florida and Nationwide, GOP Cracks Down on Direct Democracy
Democracy Docket - 05/23/25 - Florida Direct Democracy Restrictions Challenge
Democracy Docket - 05/23/25 - A rare win for transparency in Florida government
Tampa Bay Times - 03/20/25 - DeSantis represents a clear and present danger to Black Floridians
The Raw Story - 02/24/25 - Recreational marijuana amendment proposed for 2026 ballot
Sun-Sentinel - 01/16/25 - The slow, steady decline in Florida statesmanship
Sun-Sentinel - 01/13/25 - 'Can you hear the dog whistles?' Project 2025's nightmare vision for Black America exposed
The Raw Story - 07/18/24 - Here are the Top 10 Ways Project 2025 Will Harm Black America
The Grio - 07/17/24 - Florida is the Most Dangerous State in the Country if You’re a Black Woman
New York School Talk - 05/28/24 - New racial gerrymandering lawsuit argues Florida treats Latino voters as political monolith
The Tributary - 05/24/24 - How to request public records in Florida
Axios - 03/13/24 - The new Selma? Activists say under DeSantis Florida is 'ground zero' in civil rights fight
USA Today - Want flattering coverage in a top Florida politics site? It could be yours for $2,750
NPR - The Ron DeSantis Assault on Democracy
MCI Maps - Democrats think in the moment. Republicans think in decades
The Hill
Ron's Inbox
- What's in gov. DeSantis' proposal to slash property taxes? He's working on it.
Miami Herald - 12/19/25 - Hope Florida fallout drives another Rick Scott rebuke of Ron DeSantis
Florida Politics - 12/08/25 - State’s federal Medicaid payment undermines DeSantis claim about Hope Florida donation
Orlando Sentinel - 12/08/25 - ‘Not thinking about anything’: Ron DeSantis talks 2028 plans
Florida Politics - 11/19/25 - More than $6 billion in DeSantis ‘emergency’ contracts are missing legally required public documentation
Florida Bulldog - 10/17/25 - 3 board members leave embattled Hope Florida charity
Tampa Bay Times - 10/06/25 - Gov. DeSantis is pressuring Florida lawmakers to cut property taxes
WUSF - 10/06/25 - Ron DeSantis cheers court decision allowing open carry in Florida
Florida Politics - 09/11/25 - DeSantis tramples good government in his rush to dominate cities, counties
Orlando Sentinel - 09/04/25 - Security for Gov. DeSantis, family cost nearly $10.7 million last year, reports show
USA Today News Network - 08/27/25 - Ron DeSantis starts turning the screws on voters who rejected him
Seeking Rents - 07/28/25 - Unclean Hands: DeSantis gave company accused of ripping off Hurricane Ian victims $200 million in “emergency” state business
The Trident - 07/25/25 - Gov. Ron Desantis vs. The First Amendment
Hobbservation Point - 06/16/25 - Amid controversy, legislators defund Casey DeSantis’ Hope Florida
Florida Politics - 06/11/25 - US Reps. Castor, Soto call for federal probe into Hope Florida charity money
Tampa Bay Times - 05/19/25 - Hope Florida charity took in $867,000, gave away little in first year
Tampa Bay Times - 04/21/25 - DeSantis officials assigned $10 million to his wife’s charity. Was it legal?
Orlando Sentinel - 04/10/25 - DeSantis’ Hope Florida initiative stalled after fight with legislators
Tampa Bay Times - 03/28/25 - Support of DeSantis policy is disrespectful to Black community
Orlando Sentinel - Ron DeSantis’s Long War on Black Political Power
New York Magazine - On DeSantis' Warpath to the White House, Black Floridians are the Targets
Miami Herald
Energy, Enviro & Ag Action

- Halfway through Florida’s bear hunt, state officials won’t say how many bears are dead
Sun-Sentinel - 12/22/25 - Florida congressional Republicans tell Trump to keep oil drilling off state’s coasts
Associated Press - 12/08/25 - Florida just approved the largest electric rate increase in history. Here's how it happened.
Seeking Rents - 11/24/25 - DeSantis: Plan for oil drilling off Florida coast would ‘weaken protections’
Orlando Sentinel - 11/24/25 - After ‘alarming’ Guana land swap idea, Florida lawmaker files bill for more transparency
Tampa Bay Times - 11/19/25 - Lobbyist wrote proposal directing Florida to buy controversial, pricey 4 acres
Orlando Sentinel - 10/30/25 - Black farmers continue struggle to keep land, operations going
Florida Courier - 10/15/25 - Florida officials didn’t disclose funding request for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ facility, lawsuit says
Tampa Bay Times - 10/15/25 - Dozens of Florida bear hunt permits snagged by non-hunters
Orlando Sentinel - 10/10/25 - DOJ contradicts DeSantis: Some detainees at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ likely never in removal proceedings
Sun-Sentinel - 10/07/25 - Florida farmers struggle as legal foreign workers worry about immigration crackdown
Orlando Sentinel - 10/06/25 - Feds pay Florida $608M for Alligator Alcatraz day before government shutdown
USA Today News Network - 10/06/25 - Inside Alligator Alcatraz, where detainees’ uniform color is based on criminal history
Associated Press - 10/02/25 - Alligator Alcatraz revival: appeals court pauses order shuttering detention camp
Miami Herald - 09/05/25 - A deceptive bill could strip Floridians of a sustainable future
Orlando Sentinel - 08/25/25 - New lawsuit says Florida lacks authority to operate Everglades detention center
Orlando Sentinel - 08/25/25 - Florida to use shuttered prison as 2nd immigration detention center after ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Politico - 08/18/25 - Judge orders Florida, federal officials to produce ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ agreements
Orlando Sentinel - 08/05/25 - How Ron DeSantis Is Bending Emergency Powers for a Sprawling Detention Camp
NOTUS - 07/29/25 - ‘A black hole’: Attorneys say they still can’t reach clients in Alligator Alcatraz
Miami Herald - 07/16/25 - Exclusive: Hundreds at Alligator Alcatraz have no criminal charges, Miami Herald learns
Miami Herald - 07/14/25 - Alligator Alcatraz firm donated to Florida GOP before getting a contract
Tampa Bay times - 07/14/25 - Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Everglades prison ignores both environment and history
Florida Phoenix - 06/26/25 - Who can use Florida’s beaches? Depends on where you are.
Politico - 05/27/25 - New database helps show which Florida politicians are owned by which polluters
Florida Phoenix - 10/28/24 - Florida lacks language laws for disaster communications, leaving counties, residents on their own
WLRN - 09/26/24 - After DeSantis scrubs 'climate change' from state law, Florida begins repealing renewable-energy goals
News Service of Florida - 05/23/24 - The obscure but powerful politicians who control Florida’s energy
Tampa Bay Times - 04/18/24
Economy, Budget & Labor's Latest

- Artificial intelligence, data centers is a hot topic in Florida's capitol
WFSU - 12/22/25 - Ben Albritton on the future of property tax proposals in the Senate: ‘We’re still measuring’
Florida Politics - 12/09/25 - Michael Yaworsky says insurance costs are finally stabilizing for Floridians
Florida Politics - 12/08/25 - Eliminating property taxes would make Florida’s regressive system even worse
Florida Trident - 12/04/25 - Property-tax changes could save thousands for Broward homeowners, but leave $1.4B hole in government budgets
Sun-Sentinel - 11/24/25 - Florida House moves tax-cut bills forward despite barbs from the left and right
Miami Herald - 11/21/25 - Jeff Brandes: The architect has no plan — Florida’s $18B tax cut without a blueprint
Florida Politics - 11/19/25 - Peggy Gossett-Seidman files bill to ban for-profit access to DMV records, end ‘shadow rating’
Florida politics - 11/19/25 - Jeff Brandes: Florida’s Department of Chaos
Florida Politics - 11/11/25 - Quarter of Fla residents ‘seriously’ contemplate leaving state due to high cost of living, survey says
Sun-Sentinel - 11/05/25 - Florida politicians call for action after Times report on deadly road contractor
Tampa Bay Times - 11/04/25 - Tax attacks: Daniel Perez responds to Gov. DeSantis’ property tax rebuke, says Governor has no plan
Florida Politics - 10/27/25 - Undocumented workers built Florida’s roads — and died in the process
Tampa Bay Times - 10/27/25 - Governor says state can cover costs of eliminating homestead property tax in fiscally constrained counties
Florida Politics - 10/08/25 - So You Don’t Understand Crypto. Buckle Up.
Mother Jones - 10/06/25 - 'Waste, fraud and abuse': DeSantis slams these Florida cities over 'excessive' spending
Click Orlando - 10/02/25 - Florida cops want $10.4M for immigration crackdown costs. Here's each agency's wishlist
USA Today News Network - 10/01/25 - Here are the Floridians who paid megabucks to dine with President Donald Trump
Florida Bulldog - 09/30/25 - Florida’s GEO Group plays central role in Trump’s mass deportation plan
Miami Herald - 09/26/25 - New study: Florida property insurers denying claim
Osceola News-Gazette - 09/25/25 - Fla businesses and governments take to walls and parking lots to replace rainbows DeSantis blasted away
Advocate - 09/23/25 - Local governments and services in Florida could lose billions if property tax is eliminated, report says
WMNF - 09/23/25 - Economists discuss possible impacts of eliminating property tax on governments large and small
Florida Politics - 09/23/25 - Massive tax cut may look good, but Floridians should be wary
Orlando Sentinel - 09/22/25 - Analysis says Florida is most expensive state for homeowners insurance
Florida Politics - 09/22/25 - DeSantis’ Florida DOGE effort, explained
Tampa Bay Times - 09/15/25 - Ending Florida property taxes? State Rep. Toby Overdorf tells WPTV it's not 'fiscally responsible'
WPTV - 09/11/25 - Florida’s DOGE should investigate the money wasted on ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Florida Phoenix - 09/04/25 - DOGE this! Florida DOT hides crosswalk crackdown records
Orlando Sentinel - 09/03/25 - The state of Florida wasted more than $200 million on 'Alligator Alcatraz' stunt
Seeking Rents - 09/02/25 - DeSantis: Florida is wiping all asphalt art, from rainbows to ‘Back The Blue’
Orlando Sentinel - 09/02/25 - Florida property tax debate heats up as DeSantis eyes big cuts
USA Today News Network - 08/18/25 - ‘Nobody’s going to do anything crazy’ to Florida’s property taxes, Senate President says
Sun-Sentinel - 08/13/25 - Survey: Nearly Half Of Americans Say Cost Of Living Is Unaffordable
Florida Daily - 08/13/25 - Unclean Hands: DeSantis gave company accused of ripping off Hurricane Ian victims $200 million in “emergency” state business
The Florida Trident - 07/28/25 - DeSantis targets Florida cities with audits, makes no mention of own no-bid spending
USA Today News Network - 07/25/25 - Florida’s disaster pipeline funnels millions to politically connected contractors
Orlando Sentinel - 07/21/25 - The tab for Florida's immigrant prison in the Everglades is $250 million — and counting
Seeking Rents - 07/21/25 - Florida auditor general failed to review illegal immigration expenditures
Orlando Sentinel - 07/14/25 - Report: Tariffs to add $10K to cost of Florida house, $7K to cars
Business Observer - 07/11/25 - Florida TaxWatch applauds $56M in budget vetoes, notes other cuts Gov. DeSantis missed
Florida Politics - 07/02/25 - Gov. DeSantis vetoes $600M in projects as he signs 2025-26 budget
Florida Politics - 07/01/25 - ‘Outdated and unnecessary’: New DOGE-like law forces Florida agencies to undergo scrutiny
Florida Politics - 06/27/25 - Florida Policy Institute: State budget will do little to help most Floridians
WLRN - 06/25/25 - Sadowski Coalition celebrates affordable housing initiatives being fully funded in budget
Florida Politics - 06/23/25 - Broward bans DMV appointment scalping to stop people from ‘abusing the system’
Sun-Sentinel - 06/12/25 - Florida TaxWatch: State’s economy is strong, but some bumps in the road ahead
Florida Politics - 06/04/25 - For Florida’s working poor, a very rare victory in Tallahassee
Orlando Sentinel - 04/21/25 - Passage of the PAUSE Act would be a lifesaver for many Floridians
Tallahassee Democrat - 03/19/25 - ‘I’m very anxious right now’: Central Florida senior citizens struggle as housing, other costs outpace Social Security
Orlando Sentinel - 02/27/25 - Opioid Cash Grab: As Federal Funding Dries Up, States Turn to Settlement Money
KFF Health News - 02/25/25 - DeSantis creates a Florida DOGE to audit universities, local governments
Orlando Sentinel - 02/25/25 - Find out the average price of home insurance in your county, and how much it increased since 2022
Sun-Sentinel - 02/06/25 - Own a home in Florida? Don’t want it stolen? There are safeguards, but more are needed
Florida Politics - 01/29/25 - Report: Targeted for deportation by Trump, undocumented immigrants pay billions in taxes
USA Today News Network - 08/01/24 - Half the households in Florida struggle to make financial ends meet, major report shows
WLRN - 07/12/24 - Thinking about going bare? What to know before you cancel your property insurance
Miami Herald - Installing rooftop solar panels can get your home insurance canceled
Sun-Sentinel
Legal Briefs

- Justices Reject Challenges to Death Penalty Law
News Service of Florida - 12/22/25 - DeSantis influence clear in Florida Supreme Court applicants
USA Today News Network - 12/18/25 - Florida biologist’s lawsuit gets go-ahead after her firing over Kirk social media post
News Service of Florida - 12/17/25 - Former FL Supreme Court justice speaks out for an independent judiciary
Florida Phoenix - 12/16/25 - 5 major Florida court decisions that shaped 2025
Tampa Bay Times - 12/02/25 - Supreme Court: Florida needs 25 additional judges
Florida Politics - 12/01/25 - State Gets OK to Enforce Social Media Law
News Service of Florida - 11/26/25 - Ex-Florida Bar president accuses Bar of ‘cheating’ in ethics trial to punish DeSantis critic Uhlfelder
Florida Bulldog - 11/26/25 - DeSantis seeks to scuttle Alligator Alcatraz access case
News Service of Florida - 11/25/25 - The Federalist Society Is Torn Between Its Legal Philosophy and Trump’s Demands
New York Times - 11/24/25 - What's behind this year's spike in death row executions after years of decline
WESH - 11/19/25 - Hawkes and Rey chosen as judges in Florida's Big Bend
Tallahassee Democrat - 11/19/25 - Justice Charles Canady stepping down; DeSantis gets another Supreme Court appointee
Florida Phoenix - 11/18/25 - Biologist’s Reinstatement Denied After Kirk Post
Tallahassee Reports - 11/18/25 - Appellate Court rejects Florida attorney general’s request in Trump library case
Miami Herald - 11/14/25 - Florida open carry ruling prompts legal uncertainty
Spectrum News - 11/11/25 - Florida LGBTQ leaders welcome Supreme Court decision preserving marriage equality
Florida Politics - 11/11/25 - Judge Weighs Firing Over Kirk Post
News Service of Florida - 11/11/25 - James Uthmeier sues Planned Parenthood over chemical abortion drugs
Florida Politics - 11/07/25 - Parking permits for pregnant women challenged by disability-rights advocates
Sun-Sentinel - 11/05/25 - FL bill lets families sue for killings by undocumented immigrants, fines police not working with ICE
Florida Phoenix - 10/22/25 - Florida Bar hid prosecutions of witnesses it was using to go after lawyer targeted by DeSantis
Florida Bulldog - 10/21/25 - Federal judge, former chief justice denounce Florida Bar prosecution loaded with political baggage
Florida Bulldog - 09/15/25 - Florida’s ban on open carry of guns is unconstitutional, appeals court rules
Sun-Sentinel - 09/10/25 - Bail or bust: Florida stands alone in taking fines from those who help defendants post bond
Florida Politics - 09/05/25 - Gov. DeSantis vows vindication after Judge knocks down part of law restricting books in schools
Florida Politics - 08/20/25 - Florida Attorney General vows to cut off law firms over diversity initiatives
USA Today News Network - 08/04/25 - Black drivers ticketed more for traffic violation that prompted viral Jacksonville stop
The Tributary - 07/29/25 - Racially rigged elections, blessed by the courts
Orlando Sentinel - 07/25/25 - ACLU leads Alligator Alcatraz lawsuit alleging civil rights violations
Florida Politics - 07/18/25 - 'Egregious,' 'Brazen,' 'Lawless.' How 48 Judges Describe Trump's Actions, In Their Own Words
New York Times - 07/14/25 - Lawsuit accuses DMV of negligence over long lines, overnight waits
Sun-Sentinel - 06/27/25 - Troubling new questions cloud death penalty
Sun-Sentinel - 06/25/25 - Mortifying distinction: federal judge holds Florida Attorney General in civil contempt
Florida Trident - 06/23/25 - Florida Supreme Court halts state Bar’s role in appointments to ABA policymaking panel
USA Today News Network - 06/16/25 - How a Florida court took unusual steps to limit abortion access for minors
Orlando Sentinel - 06/03/25 - Trump, Bashing the Federalist Society, Asserts Autonomy on Judge Picks
New York Times - 06/02/25 - Florida court says law that allows minors to have abortions without parents' consent is unconstitutional
News Service of Florida - 05/19/25 - Five More Big Law Firms Reach Deals With Trump
New York Times - 04/14/25 - New Trump memo seen as threat to lawyers, attempt to scare off lawsuits
Washington Post - 03/24/25 - Supreme Court wants to seize control from ABA of who gets to take Florida Bar exam and practice law
Florida Bulldog - 03/24/25 - Legal community shaken by a powerful law firm's decision to give in to Trump's demands
NBC News - 03/24/25 - Florida leads America in wrongful convictions - and new death-row sentences
Orlando Sentinel - 01/31/25 - Harsh Florida law sees more Black kids tried as adults than white kids
Miami Herald - 07/01/24 - The Dobbs v. Jackson Decision, Annotated
New York Times
Legislative Updates
- Democrats unveil ‘Affordability Agenda’ to lower housing costs, reduce government waste
Florida Politics - 12/09/25 - House expands paid parental leave for employees, Daniel Perez says
Florida Politics - 12/09/25 - The Florida Legislature is not your friend
Florida Phoenix - 12/08/25 - Florida House Speaker declares ‘Artificial Intelligence Week’ to guide 2026 legislative agenda
Florida's Voice - 11/19/25 - Lawmakers Offer Election-Year Goodies
News Service of Florida - 11/12/25 - In Florida, lobbyists write the bills for puppet politicians
Orlando Sentinel - 10/31/25 - Sam Garrison excited about what being House Speaker will mean for Northeast Florida
Florida Politics - 10/09/25 - A closer look at some of the new laws that take effect Oct. 1
Florida Phoenix - 10/01/25 - Florida’s Republican House Speaker wades into Trump’s redistricting war
Miami Herald - 08/08/25 - 32 state lawmakers earn top grade in new ‘report card’ from Progress Florida, Florida Watch
Florida Politics - 08/06/25 - Legislators say they don't get heads-up, explanation for DeSantis vetoes of their items
Florida Today - 07/08/25 - DeSantis budget vetoes hit some critical GOP lawmakers
Tampa Bay Times - 07/02/25 - 25 years of ‘unintended consequences’: Tallahassee players look back on a quarter century of term limits
Florida Politics - 05/19/25 - Do Florida lawmakers serve citizens or lobbyists and legislative bosses?
Florida Trident - 01/10/25 - Incoming legislative leaders release details of how things will run the next two years
Florida Phoenix - 11/15/24 - Republicans hang onto super majority in Florida Legislature
Florida Phoenix - 11/15/24 - The think tank behind Project 2025 is also behind some of Florida's most extreme laws
Seeking Rents - 08/26/24 - Republicans now have supermajority in Florida. Here’s what it means.
Tallahassee Democrat
Mary Jane, M.D.

- Trump signs executive order that would reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug
Associated Press - 12/19/25 - Smart & Safe Florida confident cannabis amendment will make 2026 ballot
Florida Phoenix - 11/26/25 - Judge backs DeSantis administration, delivers blow to marijuana legalization effort
News Service of Florida - 11/24/25 - Jimmy Patronis backs hemp THC ban, says industry advocates ‘lied’ to create a ‘monster’
Florida Politics - 11/18/25 - What does the federal hemp ban mean for Florida?
Orlando Sentinel - 11/17/25 - Puff, puff, no pass: Legislature shuns bills to shield parents, public workers who use medical marijuana
Florida Politics - 04/21/25 - Florida's pot industry suffered a major loss in November. But, it won't easily be dethroned
Politico - 01/07/25
Health, Safety & Social Justice

- Read the decision: Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, allowing states to ban abortions
Orlando Sentinel - Groups call on Ben Albritton to block bill that would lower gun buying age to 18
Florida Politics - 12/22/25 - Florida vaccine debate: Explaining four shots the state is targeting
Orlando Sentinel - 12/19/25 - ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ is a DeSantis disgrace
Sun-Sentinel - 12/15/25 - Her ties to ‘Alcatraz’ are no problem after all
Sun-Sentinel - 12/15/25 - Doctors: Florida plan to repeal vaccine rules a 'direct threat' to health
USA Today News Network - 12/12/25 - Public weighs in on potential end to some school vaccine mandates
Florida Politics - 12/12/25 - House committee OKs Linda Chaney bill to create dental therapist role
Florida Politics - 12/10/25 - Ben Albritton says ‘old school vaccines’ are safe, but jury still out on mRNA jabs
Florida Politics - 12/09/25 - Public meeting on school vaccinations slated for Dec. 12 in Panama City
Florida Phoenix - 12/01/25 - FL pediatricians recall childhood suffering before vaccines; Ladapo’s plan to strike mandates stalls
Florida Trident - 12/01/25 - How Florida—Yes, Florida—Complicates Trump’s Obamacare Attacks
The Bulwark - 11/24/25 - The Missing Link in Dental Care? Meet the Dental Therapist
Dimensions of Dental Hygiene - 11/24/25 - Florida lawmakers say vote to release Jeffrey Epstein files delivers long overdue justice for victims
Florida Politics - 11/19/25 - Senate panel passes bill forcing Medicaid managed care plans to offer more after-hour appointments
Florida Phoenix - 11/19/25 - Florida Republicans try again to ban political, Pride flags on government buildings
Florida Phoenix - 11/11/25 - 'Unborn child' wrongful death bill reignites abortion rights debate in Florida
USA Today News Network - 11/06/25 - What to know as federal food help and preschool aid will run dry Saturday if shutdown persists
Associated Press - 10/29/25 - In Florida, Obamacare Price Hikes Pose an Outsized Threat
New York Times - 10/27/25 - Carlos Giménez urges Republican leadership to extend health care subsidies, María Elvira Salazar still silent
Florida Politics - 10/22/25 - As Florida adds firearm ‘open carry’ to ‘stand your ground,’ grocery shopping can be hazardous
Florida Bulldog - 10/17/25 - Gun rights groups gear up to fight restrictions after appeals court clears open carry
Florida's Voice - 10/13/25 - Second Amendment auditors’ walking roads with AR-15 and body armor, FL cops say
Miami Herald - 10/09/25 - Florida allows open carry of guns, so Publix will too, workers say
Orlando Sentinel - 10/09/25 - When Miscarriages Become Crimes
Mother Jones - 10/06/25 - Don’t trust ‘Doctor Trump’ about Tylenol use
Orlando Sentinel - 09/30/25 - Florida bill would let armed volunteers provide security at places of worship without pro license
Florida's Voice - 09/30/25 - Ivermectin, from the Capitol to state-funded cancer research — it’s a thing in Florida
Florida Phoenix - 09/25/25 - AIF poll finds resounding support for health care tax credits
Florida Politics - 09/23/25 - Scope-of-practice fight looms over worsening dental access crisis
Florida Politics - 09/22/25 - Florida DOH takes first step to eliminate some vaccine mandates, citing ‘medical freedom’
Florida's Voice - 09/18/25 - Up, up, and away: 2026 health insurance premiums set to double for millions of Floridians
Florida Phoenix - 09/15/25 - Should physicians have to see children whose parents oppose vaccinations?
Orlando Sentinel - 09/15/25 - ‘Nobody’s asking for this’: Democratic Parkland leaders bash court decision ending Fla’s open carry ban
Florida Politics - 09/11/25 - Lack of access to vaccines frustrates Floridians seeking COVID, flu, RSV shots
Orlando Sentinel - 09/10/25 - Florida surgeon general begins striking school vaccine mandates, offers parents ‘freedom’ but no guidance
Florida Trident - 09/08/25 - As Florida plans to end vaccine mandates, UF Health calls them ‘safe and effective’
Independent Alligator - 09/08/25 - Florida to end all vaccine mandates statewide
Axios - 09/03/25 - Autism Rates Have Increased 60-Fold. I Played a Role in That.
New York Times - 08/28/25 - Tobacco use in Florida schools spiked this decade. The culprit? Vaping
Orlando Sentinel - 08/28/25 - After painting over Pulse rainbow, Florida tells Orlando to remove 18 more crosswalks
Orlando Sentinel - 08/25/25 - State-sponsored vandalism can’t dim Orlando’s colors
Orlando Sentinel - 08/22/25 - Unsheltered people can sleep aboard Orlando’s 407 Connect buses starting tonight
Orlando Sentinel - 08/21/25 - Florida wins federal approval to restrict soda, candy for SNAP recipients
Florida Phoenix - 08/13/25 - Florida surgeon general supports raw milk consumption despite 21 infections
Sun-Sentinel - 08/13/25 - ‘Conservatives’ rally for continuation of enhanced Obamacare premium credits
Florida Phoenix - 08/08/25 - After illness outbreak, Wilton Simpson urges Floridians to stick with pasteurized milk
Florida Politics - 08/07/25 - Florida among most restrictive states for birth control access
Axios - 07/28/25 - ‘We don’t plan on going anywhere’: Planned Parenthood clinics in Central Florida plan to stay open despite defunding threats under Trump
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Central Florida Public Media - 07/08/25 - Trump administration takes aim at rainbow crosswalks like at Pulse nightclub site
Orlando Sentinel - 07/07/25 - Black history, minority teacher scholarships, Black Men feel brunt of Gov. DeSantis’ veto pen
Florida Politics - 07/02/25 - Dentists’ fear: With fluoride out of Florida water, cavities will be in
Orlando Sentinel - 06/30/25 - A Florida pastor spoke out against ICE. A dozen patrol cars showed up at his church days later
WUSF - 06/27/25 - Florida ranks 35th in child well-being, report says
Florida News Connection - 06/27/25 - Florida budget earmarks $29.5 million for anti-abortion center promoter — again
Orlando Weekly - 06/26/25 - FDA plan to ban fluoride supplements baffles and alarms dental experts
Science News - 05/19/25 - Florida bans municipalities from fluoridating water supplies
Florida Phoenix - 05/16/25 - Advocates claim victory as several anti-LGBTQ bills fail this legislative session
Tallahassee Democrat - 05/09/25 - ‘Florida seniors have a lot to lose’: Medicaid cuts could devastate the state’s elderly in nursing homes
Sun-Sentinel - 03/10/25 - 'Know your rights': South Florida immigration advocates create rapid response hotline
WLRN - 02/10/25 - Can ICE agents raid churches? Yes, but it’s unlikely, say South Florida faith leaders, lawyers
Miami Herald - 02/10/25 - How to Prepare for an ICE Raid
Miami New Times - 01/22/25 - Abortion Pills Prescribed by Pharmacists Are Newest Effort in Abortion Fight
New York Times - 01/13/25 - Florida again leads the nation in Obamacare enrollment
Florida Phoenix - 01/09/25 - The Fall of Roe, Through the Eyes of High School Girls
Mother Jones - 12/16/24 - Tampa company is helping Planned Parenthood relaunch another birth control service—vasectomies
Creative Loafing - 12/03/24 - 6 Reproductive Rights Groups You Can Support in Florida
Miami New Times - 11/18/24 - Consulting police and lawyers has become a part of Florida abortion providers’ work
Florida Phoenix - 09/19/24 - Shock, frustration, anger, desperation: The real-life toll of Florida’s six-week abortion ban
Orlando Sentinel - 08/16/24 - The fallout of Florida’s abortion ban has been "chaos," experts say
Salon - 08/08/24 - The medical realities of Florida’s 6-week abortion ban can’t be dismissed
Miami Herald - 08/08/24 - Project 2025: what does the rightwing blueprint say about abortion?
The Guardian - 08/06/24 - 'Rape' not defined in Florida law. How will doctors know if they can perform an abortion?
Tallahassee Democrat - 05/24/24 - Many Florida women can’t get abortions past 6 weeks. Where else can they go?
Associated Press - 05/06/24 - The First Six Weeks of Pregnancy, Explained
New York Times - 05/01/24 - Florida hospitals will now ask about your immigration status. What to know, how to answer
Miami Herald - 07/05/23 - Issue #59: A History of Abortion on Florida's Ballot
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- Florida confirms Moez Limayem as USF president
Tampa Bay Times - 12/15/25 - Home-Schooled Kids Are Not All Right
New York Times - 12/15/25 - Save our ‘beloved’ schools: Orange parents protest campus closures
Orlando Sentinel - 12/15/25 - Florida education chief trashes public schools, ignores voucher school disasters
Orlando Sentinel - 12/11/25 - Florida education commissioner booed at Tampa school board conference
Orlando Sentinel - 12/05/25 - Duval County parents voice concerns over Schools of Hope charter expansion, ‘our school board is too quiet’
News4Jax - 12/03/25 - Private school vouchers in Florida redirecting funding away from public schools
Florida Politics - 12/02/25 - Charter systems have targeted 450 public schools in Florida under a new privatization law
Seeking Rents - 12/01/25 - Judge: Private school accepted state vouchers for students 130 miles away
Florida Politics - 12/01/25 - Inside track: Manny Diaz Jr., powerful interim president, emerges as sole finalist at UWF
The Tributary - 11/26/25 - Florida DOGE seeks information on every course taught at universities
Orlando Sentinel - 11/24/25 - 'We're all getting frustrated': Florida lawmakers want to solve voucher mishaps
WLRN - 11/14/25 - Florida becomes first state to adopt ‘Phoenix Declaration’ as guiding principles for education
Florida's Voice - 11/14/25 - Fear Of Immigration Arrests Near Florida Schools Is Reducing Enrollment, Officials Say
Palm Beach Post - 11/14/25 - Alachua County School Board Member Defends ‘Protected Political Speech’ Amid Controversy Over Charlie Kirk Comments
News 4 Jax - 11/14/25 - Florida senator seeks to reverse Schools of Hope campus sharing law
Tampa Bay Times - 11/11/25 - University president carousel: FSU focused on McCullough
Florida Phoenix - 11/10/25 - Prominent figure in politics passes on offer to become FAMU president's chief of staff
Tallahassee Democrat - 11/05/25 - Florida’s campus DOGE report questions spending at New College
Tampa Bay Times - 11/05/25 - Florida’s ‘anti-communism’ curriculum criticized as ‘propaganda’ by experts
Orlando Sentinel - 10/29/25 - Revolving Door 101: Corcoran’s former firm is racking up contracts with state universities – including his own
Florida Trident - 10/27/25 - How To Fix Florida’s Voucher Funding Snags? Parents, Lawmakers Want Answers
Tampa Bay Times - 10/24/25 - DeSantis Defends New Law Allowing Charter Schools To Demand Free Space In Public School Buildings
Orlando Sentinel - 10/24/25 - How a transformative change in charter school rules came back from the dead and became Florida law
Sun-Sentinel - 10/20/25 - New College of Florida isn't surging. It's sinking.
Herald Tribune - 10/17/25 - ‘I do solemnly swear’: Florida teachers would need to take oath under proposal
Sun-Sentinel - 10/15/25 - Florida lawmaker wants every university to rename roads after Charlie Kirk
Orlando Sentinel - 10/09/25 - Federal judge backs removal of penguin children’s book by Florida school board
Orlando Sentinel - 10/02/25 - Florida again leads U.S. in book bans in 2024-25, free speech group says
Orlando Sentinel - 10/02/25 - Florida SAT scores increase in 2025, but still lag national averages
Sun-Sentinel - 10/02/25 - Paul Renner rebukes rumor of UNF presidency interest
Florida Politics - 10/01/25 - Broward schools told by federal government to end Latino program
Sun-Sentinel - 09/30/25 - Florida Issues Warning to Any School Preventing Turning Point USA Clubs
Newsweek - 09/30/25 - Rampant gaslighting about freedom of speech at Florida universities
Florida Phoenix - 09/29/25 - The Miami billionaire and New York charter system behind a new push to privatize public schools in Florida
Seeking Rents - 09/25/25 - ‘We Can Do Better’: Miami Business Leaders Push For Education Reform In New Report
Miami Herald - 09/24/25 - Florida GOP condemns Leon County school board member over ‘disgraceful remarks’ on Charlie Kirk
Florida's Voice - 09/24/25 - Judge dismisses 55-year-old desegregation case against Jackson County School District
My Panhandle - 09/24/25 - UF steady, other colleges rise in new U.S. News & World Report rankings
Tampa Bay Times - 09/23/25 - UCF says it is now a preeminent school, joining exclusive company
Florida Politics - 09/23/25 - Retired UF professor loses emeritus status over Charlie Kirk social media post
Independent Alligator - 09/22/25 - Wakulla Schools Spark Debate With ‘Charlie Kirk Day’ Proclamation
Tallahassee Democrat - 09/17/25 - Florida Issues Official Notice About School Vaccine Mandate Changes
News 6 - 09/17/25 - Palm Beach County Schools To Push Back On Plan To Roll Back Vaccine Requirements
CBS 12 - 09/17/25 - South Florida universities take action over Charlie Kirk comments
Sun-Sentinel - 09/15/25 - Charter School Queen: How an elected official is cashing in big on a publicly funded school
Florida Trident - 09/12/25 - UCF, HBCUs nationwide receive threats against Black people on campus
Orlando Sentinel - 09/12/25 - HBCUs receive threats across Southeast, including Florida. Where, what to know
Daytona Beach News Journal - 09/12/25 - Florida warns teachers not to post negatively about Charlie Kirk
Orlando Sentinel - 09/12/25 - School leaders react to Florida plan to axe vaccine mandates: ‘That’s so crazy’
Tampa Bay Times - 09/08/25 - New disclosures only deepen mystery of Rep. Donalds’s wife’s charter school companies
Florida Bulldog - 09/08/25 - Food stamps have accountability. So should school vouchers
Orlando Sentinel - 09/04/25 - Miami-Dade schools’ enrollment shows sharp decline in one year
Miami Herald - 08/27/25 - Book bans reflect conservatives’ fear of a changing world
Florida Phoenix - 08/26/25 - State Board Of Education Asserts Enforcement Power Over Florida Schools
Tampa Bay Times - 08/22/25 - Florida Will Phase Out Certificates Of Completion For Students With Disabilities
WLRN - 08/22/25 - Florida’s school library book bans are back, and as unethical as ever
Orlando Sentinel - 08/18/25 - Judge strikes down parts of a Florida law used to ban school library books
Orlando Sentinel - 08/14/25 - How Florida’s new education chief is rattling schools with public threats
Tampa Bay Times - 08/13/25 - Florida ‘Dreamers’ lose in-state tuition — but not their college dreams
Miami Herald - 08/13/25 - FAMU President Marva Johnson rolls out 100-day plan as she makes key appointments
Tallahassee Democrat - 08/08/25 - Vouchers Drain Millions From Public Schools.
WUSF - 08/08/25 - The mind of a Florida book-banner is a delusional place
Orlando Sentinel - 07/24/25 - Florida students could get even more public money for private school
Sun-Sentinel - 07/21/25 - Federal Court Ruling Revives Escambia Book Ban Challenge
Tallahassee Democrat - 07/18/25 - New education commissioner directs superintendents to ensure parental rights on day one
Florida's Voice - 07/15/25 - Another DeSantis ally takes the helm of a public university in Florida
WFLA - 07/15/25 - Many South Florida schools get A’s despite some students still struggling
Sun-Sentinel - 07/14/25 - Report card: Florida’s highest- and lowest-rated school districts
Florida Phoenix - 07/08//25 - Brian Lamb: From DEI champion to enabler of Florida's "anti-DEI" university overhaul
Hobbservation Point - 06/30/25 - Driver’s Ed Now Mandated For Florida Teens, But Not Lessons Behind A Wheel
Orlando Sentinel- 06/27/25 - Florida Students Show Across-The-Board Growth On State Math, Reading Tests
Sun-Sentinel - 06/27/25 - A student’s white-only rant dishonors UF
Sun-Sentinel - 06/26/25 - Florida Education Association: State Budget ‘Falls Short’ Of Filling Needs Of Students, Teachers
WLRN - 06/25/25 - A White Nationalist Wrote a Law School Paper Promoting Racist Views. It Won Him an Award.
New York Times - 06/23/25 - In rare uprising, Floridians beat back plan to cut AP funding for public schools
Orlando Sentinel - 06/23/25 - Marva Johnson confirmed as FAMU president amid protests, backlash
Tallahassee Democrat - 06/18/25 - Florida taxpayers will help fund a lavish pay package for a new university president
Seeking Rents - 06/16/25 - Manny Diaz’s UWF Contract Doubles Education Commissioner Salary
Florida Phoenix - 06/13/25 - Florida lawmakers rely on property taxes in education budgeting
Tampa Bay Times - 06/12/25 - As New College’s financial oversight unraveled, critics were removed
Sun Coast Searchlight - 06/10/25 - Politics at Florida universities is really about the grift
Orlando Sentinel - 06/09/25 - Bosses of Florida’s university system disgrace the University of Florida
Orlando Sentinel - 06/09/25 - UF trustee chair calls Ono rejection ‘deeply disappointing’
Orlando Sentinel - 06/06/25 - After Ono’s rejection, what’s next for the University of Florida?
Tampa Bay Times - 06/05/25 - ‘Absolute embarrassment’: Florida’s GOP-led education board torpedoes UF president search
Miami Herald - 06/04/25 - Santa Ono falls at final hurdle to become UF President
Florida Politics - 06/04/25 - Why Florida school vouchers can pay for Disney tickets, TVs while draining billions from public schools
WESH - 05/27/25 - ‘A True Game Changer:’ Unprecedented School Choice Tax Credit Part Of GOP Bill
The 74 - 05/16/25 - ‘Our generation deserves better’: FSU students want changes after shooting
Sun-Sentinel - 04/25/25 - Florida universities to deputize campus police for immigration enforcement
Associated Press - 04/14/25 - How the Trump Administration Might Target D.E.I. in Public Schools
New York Times - 04/07/25 - The Authoritarian Endgame on Higher Education
New York Times - 03/17/25 - Florida groups call for clarity on immigration enforcement at schools
Central Florida Public Media - 03/07/25 - Ending tuition breaks for Florida ‘dreamers’ could have costly consequences
Tampa Bay Times - 03/03/25 - Millions flow to wealthy families, pricey private schools under Florida’s supercharged voucher program
Orlando Sentinel - 02/12/25 - Erasing History, Erasing Democracy: Trump’s Authoritarian Assault on Education
Truthout - 02/07/25 - Trump's Plans to Crush the Academic Left
New York Times - 01/27/25 - Trump's Immigration Crackdown Leaves Some Families Weighing the Risk of Sending Kids to School
Orlando Sentinel- 01/24/25 - Florida professors file federal lawsuit challenging DEI restrictions, law to curb 'woke ideologies'
Orlando Sentinel - 01/21/25 - Ron DeSantis' Florida had the most book bans in the 2023-24 school year
USA Today News Network - 11/04/24 - Florida’s sorry pre-K program defies voters, shortchanges kids
Orlando Sentinel - 09/30/24 - The Imperiled Right To Learn
AFT - 09/25/24 - PEN America: Books Bans Doubled In 2023-2024 School Year, Most From Florida, Iowa
Florida Times-Union - 09/25/24 - Home Education On The Rise In Florida, Experts Shares Challenges And Considerations
CBS News - 09/25/24 - Billions in taxpayer dollars now go to religious schools via vouchers
Washington Post - 06/04/24 - School chaplains law crosses a sacred line in Florida
Sun-Sentinel - 04/22/24 - With State Bans on D.E.I., Some Universities Find a Workaround: Rebranding
New York Times - 04/15/24 - Florida teachers can discuss sexual orientation and gender ID under ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill settlement
Associated Press - 03/12/24 - Fed up with Florida Legislators, faith leaders create Black history program for churches
Miami Herald - 03/01/24 - The Campaign Against DEI
The New Yorker - 01/22/24 - The Heavy Cost of Banning Books About Black Children
Time Magazine - DeSantis bans diversity, equity and inclusion in Florida colleges
Orlando Sentinel - Ron DeSantis’s war on “woke” in Florida schools, explained
Vox - The secret plan behind Florida's "don't say gay" bill: Bankrupting public education
Salon
National News

- What is Project 2025? What to know about the conservative blueprint for a second Trump administration
CBS News - Second big batch of Epstein files includes many mentions of Trump
Washington Post - 12/29/25 - Takeaways From Susie Wiles’s Candid Interviews Describing Trump World
New York Times - 12/17/25 - Susie Wiles, JD Vance, and the “Junkyard Dogs”: The White House Chief of Staff On Trump’s Second Term
Vanity Fair - 12/16/25 - Chatbots Can Meaningfully Shift Political Opinions, Studies Find
New York Times - 12/08/25 - James Comey, Letitia James prosecutions dismissed
Axios - 11/25/25 - America’s Formula for Greatness Is Under Threat
New York Times - 11/17/25 - Maps Show How Latinos Who Shifted Right in 2024 Snapped Back Left in 2025
New York Times - 11/17/25 - Supreme Court has expanded presidential powers under Trump. How far will it go?
Washington Post - 11/03/25 - These Corporations Stopped Worrying About Democracy and Bought Trump a Ballroom
Popular Information - 10/29/25 - How Obama maneuvered behind the scenes to fight Trump on redistricting
Washington Post - 10/23/25 - Conservative justices seem poised to weaken Voting Rights Act
Politico - 10/16/25 - Trump's Tariffs are Hurting the People Who Voted for Him
HuffPost - 10/06/25 - We Can No Longer Tell Ourselves This Isn’t Really Happening
New York Times - 09/22/25 - The Trump Fantasy Is Unraveling
09/22/25 - Trump Tramples Congress’s Power, With Little Challenge From G.O.P.
New York Times - 09/08/25 - The MAGA kids are not all White
Washington Post - 09/02/25 - Democrats can win the redistricting war
Silver Bullet - 08/26/25 - NAACP Launches Town Halls To Mobilize Black Voters Ahead Of 2026 Midterms
Black News Network - 08/25/25 - Trump Moves To Use The Levers Of Presidential Power To Help His Party In The 2026 Midterms
Associated Press - 08/20/25 - Appeals court finds Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship unconstitutional, upholds block
Associated Press - 07/25/25 - Trump’s Cabinet of Incompetents
New York Times - 07/14/25 - 10 Ways the GOP’s Big Ugly Bill Could Hurt You
Common Dreams - 07/10/25 - Like School Shootings, Political Violence Is Becoming Almost Routine
New York Times - 06/16/25 - How to Destroy What Makes America Great
New York Times - 04/07/25 - Hundreds of law firms back Perkins Coie in fight against Trump sanctions
Washington Post - 04/07/25 - Now Will We Believe What Is Happening Right in Front of Us?
New York Times - 02/10/25 - What Kamala Harris' Loss Means For Future Female Presidential Candidates
HuffPost - 11/18/24 - Kamala Lost for the Same Reason as Hillary: Because She’s a Woman
Daily Beast - 11/06/24 - Blame the Supreme Court for America’s Decade of Voter Disenfranchisement
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