News | Environment & Health South Florida Ocean Temperature Hits 101.1 Degrees — a Possible World Record 2023 is shaping up to be the fifth consecutive year in which global ocean temperatures reach new highs. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams July 26, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Florida Will Allow Far Right PragerU Materials in Public Schools, Company Says “This is Christian nationalist indoctrination,” one critic of the move said. By Chris Walker , Truthout July 25, 2023 Truthout
News | Education & Youth House Democrats Call Out “Racist Tropes” in New Florida K-12 History Curriculum Florida's mandated instruction that people benefited from skills gained in slavery has drawn national attention. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams July 23, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Federal Judge Extends Statewide His Previous Order Blocking Florida’s Drag Ban “The statute is facially unconstitutional,” and “must extend to protect all Floridians,” the judge ruled. By Chris Walker , Truthout July 20, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Florida Will Require Students to Learn Enslaved People “Benefited” From Slavery New curriculum standards in Florida omit “key historical facts about the Black experience,” critics say. By Chris Walker , Truthout July 20, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health DeSantis Claimed Pandemic Success in Florida as “Excess Deaths” Skyrocketed More people died in rural Florida and across the U.S. during the pandemic's first two years than officially reported. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout July 14, 2023 Truthout
News | Immigration Protests Erupt in Florida After Anti-Immigrant Law Goes Into Effect Under the law, Florida no longer recognizes driver’s licenses issued to undocumented immigrants from other states. By Zane McNeill , Truthout July 3, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections DeSantis Transferred $92 Million to Project Helping Developer Who Donated to Him One newspaper questioned whether the revelations demonstrated a “too-cozy” relationship between DeSantis and his donors. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 30, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Sen. Rick Scott’s Travel Warning for Florida Is a Veiled Threat to Socialists The logic-defying statement by Scott echoed similar remarks he made in May. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 28, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Judge Blocks FL’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Residents on Medicaid The ban on gender-affirming care for trans Medicaid patients wasn't a “fair analysis of the evidence,” the judge said. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 23, 2023 Truthout