News | Environment & Health Georgia Swamp Defenders Are Resisting Mining in Endangered Okefenokee Wetlands Locals are fighting a proposed titanium mine threatening the swamp's endangered species and carbon-capturing processes. By Ash Peterson , Prism March 24, 2024 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Florida Blocks Passage of Statewide Heat Standards for Outdoor Workers The decision comes after Florida experienced its hottest summer on record. By Alexandra Martinez , Prism March 23, 2024 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Advocates Celebrate Settlement That Sets Limits on Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Law But restrictions remain on how LGBTQ teachers can interact with their students, and more legal fights are underway. By Orion Rummler , The19th March 15, 2024 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights 21 Anti-LGBTQ Bills Die in Florida Not every bill was defeated in the state, which still has some of the harshest anti-transgender laws in the nation. By Erin Reed , ErinInTheMorning March 11, 2024 Truthout
News | Immigration Florida Budgets $558,000 to Surveil Immigrants When They Go to the Doctor Florida’s anti-immigrant law is pushing scared patients to forgo medical treatment — including pregnant women. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout March 8, 2024 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Farmworker Festival Dials Up Pressure on Wendy’s Billionaire Chairman The Coalition of Immokalee Workers gathers in Florida to celebrate its achievements -- and push to expand protections. By Derek Seidman , Truthout March 8, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Federal Appeals Court Calls Florida’s “Stop WOKE Act” a “First Amendment Sin” “[The law] penalizes certain viewpoints — the greatest First Amendment sin,” the appeals panel said. By Zane McNeill , Truthout March 5, 2024 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights Florida Suspends “Fetal Personhood” Bill After Alabama’s IVF Ruling Public backlash over the ruling spurred Republicans to backpedal as they claim to support in vitro fertilization. By Julia Conley , CommonDreams February 28, 2024 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Florida Officials Cut Sociology as Core College Class in War on Critical Thought Sociology educators say the discipline is a right-wing target because it challenges students to question the status quo. By Eleanor J. Bader , Truthout February 28, 2024 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Florida Defies CDC, Sides With Anti-Vax Parents Amid School Measles Outbreak “This is not a parental rights issue,” said Florida’s former surgeon general. “It’s about protecting fellow classmates." By Amy Maxmen , KFFHealthNews February 25, 2024 Truthout