HOW POLICING IN SCHOOLS HAS TRANSFORMED EDUCATION FOR BLACK AND BROWN YOUTH

We live in a society that is uniquely afraid of Black children. Americans become anxious — if not outright terrified — at the sight of a Black child ringing the doorbell, riding in a car with white women, or walking too close in a convenience store. Americans think of Black children as predatory, sexually deviant, and immoral. ... There is something particularly efficient about treating Black children like criminals in adolescence. ...MORE

VOX - 07/29/2021

CDC mask guidance met with hostility by leading Republicans
Associated Press - 07/29/21
Florida mayors defy DeSantis with mask, vaccine mandates
Associated Press - 07/29/21
Florida suspends concealed carry permits for 22 charged in U.S. Capitol breach
Associated Press - 07/28/21
Crist and Fried, top contenders in 2022 gubernatorial race, blast Gov. DeSantis over COVID surges
Florida Phoenix - 07/28/21
Annette Taddeo calls for 2nd COVID-19 state of emergency
Florida Politics - 07/28/21
Florida Gov. DeSantis not planning new emergency order despite spiking COVID-19 cases, deaths
USA Today News Network - 07/27/21
When does Florida’s coronavirus surge become a problem for Ron DeSantis?
Washington Post - 07/27/21
For 27 years, Florida Democrats have done a great job helping Republicans get elected
Miami Herald - 07/26/21
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hints at special session to fight school mask mandates
USA Today News Network - 07/23/21
Listen to the people. Their protests are about Cuba’s repression, not the U.S. embargo
Miami Herald - 07/22/21

BuzzFeed News

29 July 2021

Politics – FiveThirtyEight

29 July 2021

Politics & Elections

Artiles worked closely with top GOP consulting firm during ‘ghost’ candidate scheme, documents indicate
Orlando Sentinel - 07/28/21
Congressional candidate chronically late with required reports. He says ADHD, diagnosed as adult, is the reason.
Sun-Sentinel - 07/28/21
Charlie Crist fires up Broward Dems’ first indoor post-pandemic party
Florida Politics - 07/27/21
Florida rep. Anthony Sabatini calls for presidential election audit of Orange County, among others
Orlando Weekly - 07/27/21
Ethics panel gets tough on sham no-party candidate in 2020 Miami race
Tampa Bay Times - 07/26/21
Records provide more details in sham 2020 Florida candidate probe
Tampa Bay Times - 07/26/21
After past ‘mockery,’ Florida GOP to begin new high-stakes redistricting effort
The Ledger - 07/26/21
Census data delays threaten to tighten Florida redistricting timetable
Spectrum News - 07/26/21
Black women’s felon-voter-restoration case in FL draws sympathetic hearing during 11th Circuit arguments
Florida Phoenix - 07/26/21
Gaetz case takes bizarre tabloid turn
Politico - 07/26/21
'Big Al' has Charlie's back in North Florida: Lawson endorses Crist for governor
Tallahassee Democrat - 07/26/21
‘Tested by crisis’: Al Lawson backs Charlie Crist for Governor
Florida Politics - 07/23/21
Shevrin Jones to offer political crash course seminar in Miami Gardens
Florida Politics - 07/22/21
Florida environmentalists seek legal rights for water and wildlife through constitutional amendments
Florida Phoenix - 07/21/21
Facing ethics complaint, Geraldine Thompson charges political persecution
Florida Politics - 07/14/21
House GOP Members Release First 2022 Political Ad
WFSU - 07/14/21
Zero Florida Republicans have agreed to fair district redrawing
News Sevice of Florida - 07/07/21
Charlie Crist campaign announces new hires
Florida Politics - 06/25/21

Ron's Inbox

‘You’re on your own’: As Florida ICUs swell and CDC urges masks, DeSantis sells mask-mocking koozies
OrlandoSentinel - 07/29/21
Ron DeSantis impressed Christina Pushaw so much, she asked him for a job
Tampa Bay Times - 07/28/21
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis meets with wild L.A. vaccine skeptic despite flooded hospitals
Daily Beast - 07/28/21
'Sellout’: Anti-vax conservatives come for DeSantis
Politico - 07/27/21
Ron DeSantis fundraising email targets transgender Olympians
Florida Politics - 07/27/21
It's not the time for DeSantis to make COVID cheap shots
Tallahassee Democrat - 07/26/21
Gov. DeSantis targets Ben & Jerry’s over its planned boycott of the Occupied Territories
Florida Phoenix - 07/26/21
Anti-DeSantis billboards sprout near Governor’s Mansion in Tallahassee
Florida Phoenix - 07/22/21
Nearly half of Ron DeSantis’ PAC money coming from outside Florida
Florida Politics - 07/22/21

Energy, Enviro & Ag Action

Florida is buying $300 million in land. It’s for the environment — and developers.
Tampa Bay Times - 07/27/21
Charlie Crist urges Ron DeSantis to request federal aid for red tide
Florida Politics - 07/26/21
Red tide uptick spurs respiratory warning at Florida beaches
Associated Press - 07/26/21
Florida Power & Light: Demand for solar outstrips capacity
Florida Politics - 07/22/21
NASA partners with academics to study cane burning air pollution in the Glades
Palm Beach Post - 07/22/21
The Smoke Comes Every Year. Sugar Companies Say the Air Is Safe.
Palm Beach Post - 07/09/21

Economy, Budget & Labor's Latest

How Unemployment Insurance Fraud Exploded During the Pandemic
ProPublica - 07/29/21
Pandemic-induced lotto-buying frenzy expected to taper off, economists predict
Florida Politics - 07/28/21
Family: Last victim ID’d in Florida condo building collapse
Associated Press - 07/27/21
$22 million added to federal spending bill for Surfside condo collapse investigation
Sun-Sentinel - 07/27/21
Broward residents sue DeSantis over state’s withholding of federal unemployment aid
Miami Herald - 07/27/21
Tampa Bay lawmakers and workers call on Republican senators to expand labor protections
Creative Loafing - 07/27/21
Florida unemployment lawsuit filed
Spectrum News - 07/26/21

Legislative Updates

First bill filed for 2022 Session would criminalize harassing police
Florida Politics - 07/20/21
The Legislature’s War on Direct Democracy
Palm Beach Post - 07/13/21
AARP ranks Florida lawmakers’ voting record on priority bills
Florida Politics - 07/13/21

Mary Jane, M.D.

Doctor’s face new rules for smokable medical marijuana
News Service of Florida - 07/27/21
Florida medical marijuana deal has some questioning ‘5 percent’ rule
Tampa Bay Times - 07/21/21
Pot Discussion Sparks Up: Nikki Fried High on Federal Legal Weed Legislation
Miami New Times - 07/19/21

Health, Safety & Social Justice

The Black Patients' Guide to COVID-19
Color or Change
Federal law doesn't prohibit Covid-19 vaccine requirements, Justice Department says
CNN - 07/29/21
Dozens protest proposed abortion ban in Manatee County
Spectrum News - 07/28/21
How many residents have been vaccinated in FL? It’s hard to tell and stats differ between FL and the CDC
Florida Phoenix - 07/27/21
Staff at a Florida hospital say they are hearing panic, fear and regret from unvaccinated Covid-19 patients
CNN - 07/27/21
Florida mayor: ‘We are in crisis mode,’ as virus cases surge
Associated Press - 07/27/21
As Florida hits 10,000 cases a day, experts seek more COVID data from state
Tampa Bay Times - 07/26/21
Some Florida Hospitals Have More Covid Patients Than Ever Before
New York Times - 07/23/21
You got a coronavirus vaccine. But you still became infected. How did that happen?
Washington Post - 07/22/21
10 things you need at home in case you or a family member gets COVID-19
Panama City News Herald

Quality Education

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Cops at the schoolyard gate
Vox - 07/29/21
CDC reverses course on K-12 mask guidelines, clashing with DeSantis’ plans for school
Miami Herald - 07/28/21
Soaring COVID cases lead schools to reconsider masks for students
Sun-Sentinel - 07/28/21
Florida Board of Governors to students: we ‘strongly recommend’ you get vaccinated
Tampa Bay Times - 07/28/21
Home schooling exploded among Black, Asian and Latino students. But it wasn’t just the pandemic.
Washington Post - 07/28/21
Calls grow for universal masking in Florida schools
News4Jax - 07/27/21
Broward's New Interim Schools Superintendent Will Make $275,000, Starting Aug. 2
WLRN- 07/27/21
The feds earmarked $15 billion for FL schools to help kids in the pandemic, but it’s largely an unused stockpile
Florida Phoenix -07/26/21
Sparked by pandemic fallout, homeschooling surges across US
Associated Press - 07/26/21
Angry White Parents Are Once Again Winning the Battle for the American Classroom
The New Republic - 07/15/21
Boys are way behind girls when it comes to reading. Why is this happening and how can it be fixed?
Florida Phoenix - 07/13/21

Legal Briefs

Florida defense attorneys call for return to virtual court amid COVID-19 surge
Orlando Sentinel - 07/28/21
‘In plain sight’: Dianne Hart calls on FBI to weed out white extremist Florida prison workers
Florida Politics - 07/28/21
How Florida got bipartisan police reform — and what was lost to achieve it
TampaBay Times - 07/28/21
Ben Crump files Johnson & Johnson lawsuit on behalf of Black women over powder causing cancer
The Grio - 07/28/21
Despite Gov. DeSantis’ concerns, some FL juveniles facing felonies have been helped by “diversion” programs
Florida Phoenix - 07/27/21
Cities That Reduced Arrests For Minor Offenses Also Saw Fewer Police Shootings
FiveThirtyEight - 07/27/21
Florida's Pre-Crime Database Prompts 'Minority Report' Comparisons
Newsweek - 07/27/21
Florida sheriff's office defends letters to 'prolific offenders' about ‘increased accountability’
Fox News - 07/27/21
Pasco Sheriff’s Office letter targets residents for ‘increased accountability’
Tampa Bay Times - 07/26/21
The Wages of Police Violence
Standford Social Innovation Review - 07/23/21
After a Tampa Bay Times investigation that won a Pulitzer Prize highlighted harassment allegations late last year, criticism ensued.
WUSF - 07/22/21
50-year war on drugs imprisoned millions of Black Americans
Associated Press - 07/21/21
NAACP asks judge to block portions of Florida's anti-protest law
News Service of Florida - 07/19/21
Senate Democrats seek clarity from Ashley Moody on anti-riot bill amid recent political demonstrations
Florida Politics - 07/15/21
A Supreme Court Fight Over Census Data Privacy And Redistricting Is Likely Coming
NPR - 06/30/21
The Fight Against Cash Bail in Florida
Tampa Bay Times - 05/17/21
How the Sickle Cell Trait in Black People Can Give Police cover
New York Times - 05/2021

National News

The Democratic debate will take place at the Paris Theater in Las Vegas on Wednesday.

Nancy Pelosi Is Working in a World Where the Other Side Won’t Play Fair
New York Times - 07/28/21
Police Officers Give Congress a Front-Row Seat to the Trauma of Our Politics
The New Republic - 07/28/21
Police officers deliver emotional testimony about violent day at Capitol
Washington Post - 07/28/21
‘We’re f---ed’: Dems fear turnout catastrophe from GOP voting laws
Politico - 07/27/21
Mr. President, You’re Just Plain Wrong on Voter Suppression
New York Times- 07/26/21
Republicans Now Have Two Ways to Threaten Elections
New York Times - 07/19/21
The Voter Fraud Fraud
New York Times - 07/12/21
How Democrats Lost the Courts
The Atlantic - 07/09/21
How Republican States Are Expanding Their Power Over Elections
New York Times - 06/21/21