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Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo, front left, gestures as speaks before a bill signing by Gov. Ron DeSantis, front right, Nov. 18, 2021, in Brandon.
As DeSantis focuses on Florida transgender kids, here’s what you need to know
Gender dysphoria, puberty blockers and more: what to understand about the facts behind the debates.
Some teachers alarmed by Florida civics training approach on religion, slavery
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis publicly signs HB7, "individual freedom," also dubbed the "stop woke" bill during a news conference at Mater Academy Charter Middle/High School in Hialeah Gardens, Fla., on Friday, April 22, 2022. DeSantis also signed two other bills into laws including one regarding the "big tech" bill signed last year but set aside due to a court ruling, and the special districts bill, which relates to the Reedy Creek Improvement District. (Daniel A. Varela/Miami Herald via AP)
Among other topics, trainers told civics teachers the nation’s founders did not desire a strict separation between church and state.
DeSantis vetoes bill that would have punished local governments for regulating business
Gov. Ron DeSantis
“The broad and ambiguous language of the bill will lead to both unintended and unforeseen consequences and costly litigation,’’ DeSantis wrote in his veto message.
Why Florida isn’t losing the right to an abortion … yet
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds up a 15-week abortion ban law after signing it, Thursday, April 14, 2022, in Kissimmee.
The real legal fight, in state court, is about to begin.

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  1. Ladapo tells Congress that Florida decision could limit kids’ vaccine access
    54 minutes ago• Politics
    Florida Surgeon Gen. Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo, left, speaks at a news conference with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, right, Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, at Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale.
  2. What is Jan. 6 witness Cassidy Hutchinson’s background?
    1 hour ago• Politics
    Cassidy Hutchinson, a top former aide to Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, is sworn in as she testifies during the sixth hearing by the House Select Committee on the Jan. 6 insurrection in the Cannon House Office Building on Tuesday.
  3. Marco Rubio’s opponent Val Demings: I do not want to defund the police
    3 hours ago• Politics
    Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, left, and Democratic U.S. Rep. Val Demings, right.
  5. Why John Eastman mentioned Florida during the Jan. 6 hearings
    3 hours ago• Politics
    The former lawyer of former President Donald Trump, John Eastman, appears on the screen during the fourth hearing by the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol in the Cannon House Office Building on June 21, 2022, in Washington, D.C..
  6. Now that Roe is gone, what happens in the states?
    3 hours ago• Politics
    Protestors take to the streets, marching in protest to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade, stripping the federal government of abortion rights and giving it back to the states.
  7. New Florida law offers more affordable payment plan for court-ordered fees
    Earlier today• Politics
    An unidentified Tampa Police officer speaks to a driver, who was pulled over for speeding, along Bayshore Boulevard Thursday, May 31, 2018, in Tampa. The driver of the vehicle asked not to be identified.
  8. Some teachers alarmed by Florida civics training approach on religion, slavery
    Yesterday• Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis publicly signs HB7, "individual freedom," also dubbed the "stop woke" bill during a news conference at Mater Academy Charter Middle/High School in Hialeah Gardens, Fla., on Friday, April 22, 2022. DeSantis also signed two other bills into laws including one regarding the "big tech" bill signed last year but set aside due to a court ruling, and the special districts bill, which relates to the Reedy Creek Improvement District. (Daniel A. Varela/Miami Herald via AP)
  9. After finding only death in Surfside, a rescuer fights to put her own life back together
    Yesterday• Politics
    Broward Sheriff’s Office Battalion Chief Nichole Notte, 41, is photographed at her home on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 in Fort Lauderdale. Notte, who was a first responder during the Champlain Towers South condo collapse in Surfside, has been dealing with post traumatic stress disorder and anxiety.
  10. Florida judge hears arguments on state’s new law banning abortion after 15 weeks
    Yesterday• Health
    Protesters and a counter protester get into a debate about abortion rights on Friday at North Straub Park in St. Petersburg. The Supreme Court on Friday stripped away women’s constitutional protections for abortion, a fundamental and deeply personal change for Americans' lives after nearly a half-century under Roe v. Wade. The court’s overturning of the landmark court ruling is likely to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.
  11. Florida, NRA point to Supreme Court ruling as they fight over 2018 gun law
    Yesterday• Politics
    Jillian Biltz, of Seminole, places a Sig Sauer MCX556 rifle on a display wall on Friday, June 19, 2020, at the Mad Dog Armory guns and ammo store in Largo.
  12. Judge denies requests to block Florida’s law that limits race lessons
    Jun. 27• Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed HB 7, titled the "Individual Freedom" bill and also known as the "Stop Woke Act," at Mater Academy Charter Middle/High School in Hialeah Gardens on April 22.
  13. These Florida laws go into effect Friday. What are they?
    Jun. 27• Politics
    House Speaker Chris Sprowls, R- Palm Harbor, far left, and Senate President Wilton Simpson, R-Spring Hill, far right, listen as Gov. Ron DeSantis.
  14. DeSantis vetoes controversial alimony overhaul bill
    Jun. 27• Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a bill that would have changed the state's alimony laws.
  15. As DeSantis focuses on Florida transgender kids, here’s what you need to know
    Jun. 27• Politics
    Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo, front left, gestures as speaks before a bill signing by Gov. Ron DeSantis, front right, Nov. 18, 2021, in Brandon.
  16. St. Pete Pride draws thousands in first parade after pandemic
    Jun. 25• St. Petersburg
    Flags during the St. Pete Pride Parade on Saturday, June 25, 2022 in St. Petersburg.
  17. Tampa-based state House race could showcase new style of campaigning
    Jun. 25• Elections
    One candidate in the race is leaning on online infuencers, such as “DC Drain," whose real name, Rogan O’Handley, seen here speaking at a rally in St. Petersburg last year.
  18. Biden signs landmark gun measure, says ‘lives will be saved’
    Jun. 25• Nation & World
    President Joe Biden with first lady Jill Biden delivers remarks before signing into law S. 2938, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act gun safety bill in a ceremony in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Saturday, June 25.
  19. Ahead of elections, Democrats hope to harness outrage, sadness after abortion ruling
    Jun. 25• Politics
    Victoria Lowe, an attorney poses for a photo, Friday, June 24, 2022 in Yardley, Pa. Lowe was working on her laptop at a coffee shop when she got word of the Supreme Court's decision on abortion. A tear welled in her eye when she talked about her reaction to the ruling.
  20. Guns and abortion: Contradictory Supreme Court decisions, or consistent?
    Jun. 25• Nation & World
    A woman wears an anti-gun T-shirt outside of the Supreme Court, following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in Washington, June 24. The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a New York state law that had restricted who could obtain a permit to carry a gun in public.
  21. DeSantis vetoes bill that would have punished local governments for regulating business
    Jun. 24• Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis
  22. Indicted Gillum adviser suspends Florida House campaign, calls charges ‘baseless’
    Jun. 24• Politics
    Sharon Lettman-Hicks, center, leaves the federal courthouse on June 22, 2022 in Tallahassee after she and former candidate for governor Andrew Gillum were indicted.
  23. Abortion medication is legal in Florida. But for how much longer?
    Jun. 24• Health
    More than 1,000 activists gathered in downtown Tampa on May 14 in conjunction with hundreds of rallies in support of abortion rights held coast to coast and in Hawaii. The “Bans off our Bodies” rallies were organized after a leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court decision suggests it will overturn Roe v. Wade and the constitutional right to abortion.
  24. Disney offers ‘travel benefit’ for employees seeking an abortion
    Jun. 24• Business
    In this Jan. 9, 2019, photo, guests watch a show near a statue of Walt Disney and Micky Mouse in front of the Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista. The Walt Disney Co. said Friday that in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, employees who may need to travel to receive an abortion will receive a "travel benefit" designed to reimburse some or all of their expenses.
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