News | Politics & Elections DeSantis Says He Would Eliminate 4 Federal Agencies, Including IRS, as President Notably excluded from DeSantis’s wishlist are agencies like the Pentagon that fuel militarization. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout June 29, 2023 Truthout
News | Immigration DeSantis’s Election Strategy? Competing With Trump to Be Crueler to Migrants. DeSantis and Trump's efforts to outdo each other on anti-immigrant rhetoric could stoke racist violence, critics warn. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout June 28, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections FEC Complaint: DeSantis Campaigns Received Illegal Donations From Canadian Firm The complaint filed by the Campaign Legal Center is the second in recent weeks involving Ron DeSantis. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams June 27, 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
News | Reproductive Rights FL Org Gathers Signatures for Ballot Measure to Undo State’s 6-Week Abortion Ban The proposal would allow abortions up to the point of "fetal viability," generally recognized as 24 weeks of pregnancy. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 22, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Fed Judge Notes Transphobia as Factor in Florida’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care The ban on gender-affirming treatments for trans youth in the state likely violates the Constitution, the judge wrote. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 7, 2023 Truthout
News | Immigration Newsom Says DeSantis Might Be Charged With Kidnapping for Transporting Migrants The California Department of Justice is investigating whether dozens of migrants were tricked into flying to Sacramento. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 6, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections DeSantis Signs Bill to Let Landlords Charge Unlimited, Nonrefundable Fees The bill is aimed at making “Florida into a cash cow” for corporate landlords, one housing advocate said. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout June 5, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections DeSantis Rakes in Big Donor Cash as 250,000 Floridians Get Kicked Off Medicaid Forty-four percent of those who lost coverage were removed for procedural reasons like not returning paperwork on time. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams June 5, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | LGBTQ Rights Fleeing Home Due to Anti-LGBTQ Hostility Is Heartbreaking. I Know Because I Did. I share in the grief, determination and hope of all the LGBTQ+ people fleeing their homes due to legislative attacks. By Kwolanne Felix , Truthout June 4, 2023 Truthout