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Union Station: 2023 sees highest number of public-sector union bills introduced in state legislatures since 2018

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How boards are responding to investor and political pushback on ESG goals

On the state level, Florida is leading the charge with 18 other states in a movement against ESG investing.

Fortune

US seeks dismissal of corruption charges against Florida 2018 Democratic governor nominee Gillum

Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to dismiss remaining corruption charges against Andrew Gillum, the Democratic nominee for Florida governor in 2018

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Restaurant forced to pay out $262,000 after forcing workers to split tips with bosses

Practice was a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act, according to Department of Labor

The Independent UK

‘Dr Deep Sea’: US man breaks record for time living underwater

Florida university professor says he will remain underwater until he reaches 100 days and completes a research mission.

Al Jazeera

Trump calls DeSantis a ‘rank amateur’ as he blasts governor’s media strategy

Former president says Florida governor has ‘no personality’ and not a lot of ‘political skill’

The Independent UK

Florida teacher under investigation for showing Disney movie with LGBT+ character speaks out

‘Strange World’ is a Disney movie that features a character who identifies as LGBT+

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Amid DeSantis And Iger Brouhaha, A Florida Teacher Was Reportedly Investigated For Showing A Disney Movie In Class

Disney and Florida are engaged in a legal battle already, but now a separate fight is starting over a Disney movie in a Florida school

Cinemablend

Florida teacher being investigated after showing Disney movie

‘Strange World’ is a Disney movie that features a character who identifies as LGBT+

The Independent UK

Florida Judge Argues That § 230 Is Beyond Congress's Power

White v. Discovery Communications, LLC, decided Wednesday by the Florida Court of Appeal, rejected a man's libel claim against Netflix, on jurisdictional grounds (stemming in part from a particular procedural feature of the case), and against Microsoft on § 230 grounds. The facts are interesting, though largely beside the point…

Reason

DeSantis in Iowa — the press goes wild

This signals that we are in for some very silly coverage of the 2024 Republican presidential primary

Salon

FBI investigation into Trump-Russia collusion relied on shaky intelligence, says John Durham report – as it happened

Special counsel also concludes no charges should be brought against the FBI

The Guardian - US

I'm an educator and grandson of Holocaust survivors, and I see public schools failing to give students the historical knowledge they need to keep our democracy strong

The Florida Department of Education announced on April 10, 2023, that it had rejected 35% of the social studies books publishers submitted for approval and use in the state’s public schools. The move was based on a determination the books contain references to social justice issues “and other information” not…

The Conversation

‘Impossible to hold him accountable’: DeSantis signs laws to ease 2024 run

Measures would let him campaign while serving as Florida governor and shield travel records from public

The Guardian - US

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3 generations of trans Americans reflect on what has (and hasn't) changed

Trans people in the U.S. have gained more rights in recent years, yet in many states those same rights are under attack. Now they are grappling with their newfound visibility – and vulnerability.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Turkey and Thailand election results; shipwreck found off Tasmania; and an Australian book banned in Florida

Two-decade rule of Turkish president Erdoğan could be decided in runoff election

The Guardian - UK

A new start after 60: I embraced being single and became an international pet-sitter

Bernadine Swale thought she couldn’t cope after her divorce. Now, she loves her life cycling around Florida with terriers and fine-dining with schnauzers in New Zealand

The Guardian - AU

Mem Fox book Guess What? banned in Florida county under Ron DeSantis bill

Agent for bestselling Australian children’s author says she has ‘nothing to say’ about the ban and Duval county ‘is not important’

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The Independent UK

Ron DeSantis duels the shadow of Donald Trump in Iowa swing

Florida governor edges closer to 2024 run, enraging an absent Trump

The Guardian - US

Florida teacher defends showing Disney movie: ‘I’m just being accepting’

Jenna Barbee, under investigation, insists movie is related to curriculum and warns investigators are traumatizing her students

Daily Mirror

Disney bans strip clubs, tattoo parlours and booze shops from its parks - but not prisons

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has been locked in a long-running feud with entertainment giant Disney for more than a year since Disney publicly condemned a bill which would restrict lessons on sexuality in classrooms

Inverse

This New Space Satellite Is Destined To Unlock the Secrets of the "Dark Universe"

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euclid satellite completed the first part of its long journey into space on May 1, 2023, when it arrived in Florida on a boat from Italy.

Salon

The battle against fascism in Florida

The situation in Florida clearly represents a threat to American democracy

The Guardian - US

DeSantis secures endorsements on visit to Iowa in preparation for likely 2024 bid

Florida governor lands in crucial early-voting state in Republican nomination process after weeks of lagging behind Trump

The Independent UK

Ron DeSantis makes it harder to track gun criminals with credit card data ban

Governor signed permitless carry bill last month

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