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April 27, 2022
Pinellas County commission votes to sue state over new election law [FL]
https://www.tampabay.com/news/pinellas/2022/04/26/pinellas-county-commission-votes-to-sue-state-over-new-election-law/Pinellas County commissioners voted Tuesday to sue the state over its new elections reform law, which includes a provision they say illegally targets Pinellas to accommodate the political ambitions of one state legislator.
On Monday, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that created an office within the executive branch to investigate election crime. The law includes a provision that requires county commissioners in single-member districts to run again for their seats following a redistricting process, which Pinellas finalized in December.
But the language included multiple exceptions so that Pinellas County is the only government affected in the state.
You sue the governor for one of his top priority bills, if you think he will not pull out the veto pen for every single appropriation that we received this year and every single appropriation that well receive in the future, I think thats being naïve, Peters said.
On Monday, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that created an office within the executive branch to investigate election crime. The law includes a provision that requires county commissioners in single-member districts to run again for their seats following a redistricting process, which Pinellas finalized in December.
But the language included multiple exceptions so that Pinellas County is the only government affected in the state.
You sue the governor for one of his top priority bills, if you think he will not pull out the veto pen for every single appropriation that we received this year and every single appropriation that well receive in the future, I think thats being naïve, Peters said.
April 18, 2022
Florida rejects math books, claiming they indoctrinate (and other Fl education nonsense)
https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2022/04/18/florida-rejects-math-books-claiming-they-indoctrinate/?The big story: Can math lessons be racist?
The Florida Department of Education has suggested they can be, rejecting dozens of textbooks from adoption for use on the grounds that they included critical race theory, social-emotional learning and other impermissible subjects that the Republican-led government has sought to excise from the public schools.
Student walkouts: The Flagler County teen who organized statewide protests against HB 1557 on gender lessons said his district penalized him for his activity after stating it would not discipline him any further, the Daytona Beach News-Journal reports. He already had been suspended for handing out Pride flags after being told not to do so.
Teacher shortages: Florida schools started the academic year with thousands of teacher vacancies and struggles to find enough substitutes. The situation has worsened over time, WFTS reports.
Before you go ... Brett Goldstein, who plays the usually potty-mouthed Roy Kent on Ted Lasso, showed up on Sesame Street to teach about the f-word. No, not that one. Its a kids show.
The Florida Department of Education has suggested they can be, rejecting dozens of textbooks from adoption for use on the grounds that they included critical race theory, social-emotional learning and other impermissible subjects that the Republican-led government has sought to excise from the public schools.
Student walkouts: The Flagler County teen who organized statewide protests against HB 1557 on gender lessons said his district penalized him for his activity after stating it would not discipline him any further, the Daytona Beach News-Journal reports. He already had been suspended for handing out Pride flags after being told not to do so.
Teacher shortages: Florida schools started the academic year with thousands of teacher vacancies and struggles to find enough substitutes. The situation has worsened over time, WFTS reports.
Before you go ... Brett Goldstein, who plays the usually potty-mouthed Roy Kent on Ted Lasso, showed up on Sesame Street to teach about the f-word. No, not that one. Its a kids show.
April 12, 2022
Teens shooting at each other wearing body armor. What could possibly go wrong?
Guns in the hands of children...
https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/11/us/florida-teen-body-armor-shooting/index.html?Teens shooting at each other wearing body armor. What could possibly go wrong?
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