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Inside the Right-Wing Network Trying to Dismantle Higher Education
A new paper lays out the coalition of far right billionaires and think tanks behind the national assault on education.
Judge Blocks Florida’s Gender-Affirming Care Ban for Transgender Youth
The state has vowed to appeal the ruling, which will likely head to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.
The Trail of Campus Repression of Palestine Solidarity Leads Back to DC
Spanning the Bush, Obama, Trump and Biden administrations, such repression has been decades in the making.
Ron DeSantis Signs Bill Weakening Climate Regulations, Expanding Fossil Fuel Use
Critics lambasted the governor for enacting policies that are “not acting in the best interests of Floridians.”
Migrants Tricked Into DeSantis Flight Scheme Qualify for Residency Visas
The migrants “are now able to legally work in the United States” and are protected from deportation, their lawyer said.
FL Supreme Court Lets 6-Week Ban Stand But Upholds Ballot Initiative on Abortion
The ballot initiative requires a 60 percent threshold to protect abortion rights up to fetal viability.
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.
NAACP Letter to Student Athletes: Reconsider Choosing Florida
The University of Florida closed its DEI programs in response to a law Gov. Ron DeSantis signed last year.
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.
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.