by PAT RAIA, [email protected]
A bill that would prohibit transgender athletes from competing with biological female athletes was passed by the Florida House of Representatives on April 14 by a 77 to 40 margin. The vote took place just two days after the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) issued a statement on their position regarding transgender athletes and factors considered by the NCAA in determining where championships are held.
by Pat Raia, [email protected]
Florida will temporarily stop using the single-dose John & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine, according to Gov. Ron DeSantis. The pause takes place on the recommendation of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
By Pat Raia
A man is dead and a woman was injured after a shooting at the Opinions Lounge in Brooksville.
An executive emergency order issued by Gov. DeSantis on Friday, April 2, bans “Vaccination Passports” issued by governing agencies. A vaccine passport is a paper or electronic document issued by either a governmental or private sector entity that is used to prove that someone has received the COVID-19 vaccination. The executive order also prevents Florida businesses from requiring that customers prove they have been vaccinated or have recovered from COVID-19 before entering a business.
Pat Raia
On March 25 Florida's State Senate approved legislation in a 30-10 vote to require online retailers who do not have a physical presence in Florida to collect sales taxes and remit them to the state of Florida. Revenue derived from collecting the sales taxes would be used to boost the State's unemployment compensation system.
Victims who report sexual violence crimes would be able to keep their names from being disclosed publicly under twin bills filed in the Florida Senate and House of Representatives earlier this month.
By Pat Raia
A measure that would make the school superintendent position in Hernando County an elected one has unanimously cleared its first hurdle in the Florida House of Representatives.
Teachers who demonstrate excellence in civics education would be eligible for a cash bonus under a plan unveiled by Gov. Ron DeSantis last week. Civics is the study of the rights and duties of citizenship.
“We're all expected to exercise the duties of citizenship,” DeSantis said. “And that of course means voting, but it also means being involved in your community, participating in the political process in some way or another.”
