Florida’s new law permitting the death penalty for pedophiles went into effect this week, the state’s governor announced Tuesday evening. “Florida’s law allowing the death penalty for child rapists is now in effect,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said in a post on social media. “The minimum sentence is life in prison without parole. In Florida, anyone who harms children in … Continued
Florida’s Pinellas County school district, reflecting a trend taking place across the state, pulled five books from its shelves amid concerns that their graphic sexual and violent content is inappropriate for minors, the GazetteXtra reported Wednesday. As part of the new trend, parents have started to recite excerpts at board meetings of books they want removed from schools instead of … Continued
The Classic Learning Test, an exam that is said to be more rooted in Western classical and Christian traditions and is used in undergraduate admissions at more than 200 mostly Christian colleges across the country, can now be used as an alternative to SAT and ACT, for admission to all universities in the State University System of Florida, … Continued
A Florida school board voted unanimously to remove several dozen books from school shelves after concerned citizens read graphic excerpts from the hotly debated novels. The board decided to remove the books in question because of a rule signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in May that states parents “shall have the right to read passages from … Continued
Five Medicaid healthcare insurers have violated Florida’s rule against using taxpayer funds to provide transgender treatments, and the state is now fining them for the action. It’s the first time any state has taken this step in regard to gender transition coverage. Among the procedures one of the plans covered was a double mastectomy on a … Continued
A Florida mayor and her family were on a fishing trip to catch mahi-mahi late last month when they instead reeled in over a million dollars’ worth of cocaine. Tampa Mayor Jane Castor, the city’s former police chief, was in the Florida Keys to celebrate her son’s birthday when her younger brother spotted what appeared to be … Continued
Florida school superintendents were told on Thursday that Advanced Placement (AP) Psychology classes will only be allowed in schools if they exclude the portions on sexual identity and gender identity, effectively banning the course in the state of Florida. The College Board, which oversees the AP program, issued a long statement on Florida’s decision Thursday. It reiterated its June … Continued
A Florida man has been charged with orchestrating a $35 million Ponzi scheme that targeted elderly church members in what the United States Securities and Exchange Commission is classifying as an example of affinity fraud. A statement from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, released Thursday, announced the charging of Brent Seaman, a resident of Naples, Florida, … Continued
OCALA, Fla.—Mari Pritchard’s voice still trembles as she speaks of the last time she saw her beloved horse, Frosty. She had been terrified by reports on social media of horses being killed in the night in Florida, apparently for meat. “But it won’t happen here,” she’d reassured herself, after confiding to her mother about her … Continued
A Moms for Liberty chapter in Florida scored a victory this week when it got five books removed from a school district after highlighting their graphic depictions of sex, violence, pedophilia, bestiality and other subject matter inappropriate for school children. The Leon County schools superintendent confirmed Tuesday that “Dead End” by Jason Meyer, “Push” by … Continued
A federal judge has struck down Florida’s restrictions on Medicaid payments for transgender medical treatments, dealing a blow to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. “Gender identity is real,” U.S. District Judge Robert L. Hinkle wrote in a 54-page ruling, released Wednesday, that noted that Florida also recognized it despite “bigotry directed at transgender individuals” by state lawmakers. A Florida health code rule and … Continued
A Hernando County, FL parent is upset about a Winding Waters K-8 school fifth-grade teacher showing her students a pro-LGBTQ Disney movie. The parent, Shannon Rodriguez, protested fifth-grade teacher Jenna Barbee’s decision during a local school board meeting. “It is not a teacher’s job to impose their beliefs upon a child, religious, sexual orientation, gender identity, … Continued
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