Florida Tag

Ron DeSantis Comments About Defending Parents’ Rights in Education Draws Standing Ovation

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 30, 2022 25 Comments

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis did a live event with Laura Ingraham of FOX News on Thursday night that covered a wide range of topics, including the state's economy, their approach to COVID, and education. The big soundbite of the night came when they discussed his recent clash with Disney over parental rights in education.

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Florida AG Refutes Mayorkas Testimony That Admin’s Policies Don’t Encourage Migrants to Cross Border

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 29, 2022 23 Comments

Mayorkas thinks the Biden admin has been *perfect* when it comes to the border....

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Florida Senate Passes Bill Eliminating Disney’s Self-Governing District, Special Tax Status

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 20, 2022 57 Comments

The Republican-controlled House gets the bill on Thursday....

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Federal Judge Nixes Mask Mandate on Public Transportation

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 18, 2022 44 Comments

The CDC's failure to explain its reasoning is particularly problematic here. At the time when the CDC issued the Mandate, the COVID-19 pandemic had been ongoing for almost a year and COVID-19 case numbers were decreasing."...

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DeSantis Proposed Congressional Map May Wipe Out Dems National Redistricting Advantage, Says NBC News

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 17, 2022 27 Comments

"Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis proposed a new congressional map that would create four more Republican-leaning districts and wipe out Democrats' national redistricting advantage."...

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University of South Florida Holding Separate Graduation Ceremony for LGBT Students

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 16, 2022 9 Comments

"encouraged only students that self-identify as LGBTQ+ to participate in this ceremony"...

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Tulsi Gabbard on Florida Parental Rights Bill: ‘Parents Should Raise Their Kids, Not the Government’

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 04, 2022 41 Comments

"Parents are the ones responsible for raising their kids and instilling in them a moral foundation, not the government.”...

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University of Florida to Establish Hamilton Center for Classical and Civic Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 04, 2022 6 Comments

"The purpose of the center is to support teaching and research concerning the ideas, traditions, and texts that form the foundations of western and American civilization"...

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Stetson University in Florida Bringing in Displaced College Students and Faculty From Ukraine

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 03, 2022 6 Comments

"covering everything they need to continue their studies in the U.S."...

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Apple Reportedly Working With Lobbyists to Stop Parental Rights Bills in Multiple States

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 02, 2022 42 Comments

Apple is quietly engaging lobbyists in multiple states to stop parental rights bills like the one that just passed in Florida. Much like Disney, Apple is getting involved in woke politics and framing this as standing up for LGBT rights when that's not what's happening at all.

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Registered Republican Voters Now Outnumber Democrats in Florida by Over 100,000

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 01, 2022 14 Comments

Registered Republican voters in Florida now outnumber Democrats in Florida by over 100,000. Can we now safely say that Florida is a red state? Even if he benefits from it, Ron DeSantis deserves some credit for this.

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Disney Employee: Cast Members Who Support Parental Rights ‘Far Outnumber Those’ Protesting It

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 31, 2022 28 Comments

Employees wrote, "TWDC has fostered an environment of fear that any employee who does not toe the line will be exposed and dismissed."...

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Democratic Socialists at U. Florida Want Karl Marx Put Back on Group Study Room

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 30, 2022 1 Comment

"also organized a reported 13-hour sit-in of the study room"...

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Ron DeSantis Needs To Defeat Disney Over Parental Rights In Education Law

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 29, 2022 52 Comments

Ron DeSantis has his finger on the pulse of the parents movement like no one else. He understands that the civil rights issue of our time is whether children belong to their parents or to whatever social justice warrior happens to be in a public...

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Florida Kindergarten Teacher Upset Because He Thinks He Can’t Talk About His Love Life With Students

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 29, 2022 130 Comments

Why are you so eager to discuss your private life with kids? I taught high school and my bosses discouraged us from talking about our private life with students....

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Dogs Stricken with Highly Contagious Disease in Florida

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 28, 2022 26 Comments

Disease spreading as humans are taking their canines out to socialize in a post-pandemic world....

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DeSantis Signs Parental Rights in Education Bill, Slams Hypocritical Hollywood

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 28, 2022 34 Comments

"If the people who held up degenerates like Harvey Weinstein as exemplars and as heroes and as all that, if those are the types of people that are opposing us on parents’ rights, I wear that like a badge of honor."...

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DeSantis Signs Curriculum Transparency Bill Giving Parents a Say on Books, Teaching Material

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 25, 2022 18 Comments

"We believe parents not only have a role, they have the fundamental role to be involved in the education of their kids, and that's how it's going to be in the state of Florida."...

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