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May 4, 2023

Rubio accuses NIH of pushing Biden’s ‘woke rhetoric’ on taxpayer-funded scientific research

Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio sent a letter to NIH acting Director Lawrence Tabak demanding answers on funding for DEI and other "woke" priorities like gender surgeries.

May 4, 2023

Protesters flood DeSantis' office after Florida Republicans pass sweeping education bill

Dozens of protesters descended on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' office at the state Capitol on Wednesday to express outrage at Republican-led education bills.

May 4, 2023

Florida Republicans pass bills protecting speech on pronouns, eliminating diversity programs

Florida Republicans pushed through a pair of bills in the Legislature ahead of the end of their session later this week, concerning pronoun use in schools and diversity programs.

May 3, 2023

Florida man accused of manslaughter ditches trial during lunch break, US Marshals make arrest: police

A Florida man is in custody after he allegedly walked out of a trial while facing manslaughter charges in March which relate to a 2019 crash that killed three people.

May 3, 2023

Florida Legislature passes 'Tyre Sampson Act' after teen's amusement park death, increasing safety regulations

The Florida Legislature passed a bill which aims to implement more safety regulations for amusement park rides after the death of Tyre Sampson in March 2022.

May 3, 2023

California leads blue state charge against Florida restrictions on transition surgeries

California Attorney General Rob Bonta is leading a charge of Democratic-led states against Florida's new rule banning Medicaid dollars from being used for transition surgeries.

May 3, 2023

Florida man accused of killing girlfriend, her 3 children, killed by officers during motel standoff

A Florida man who allegedly killed his girlfriend and her three children was fatally shot by police officers at a motel, authorities said.

May 3, 2023

Florida executes man for 1986 deadly stabbing, has last meal of fried chicken, cornbread

Florida death row inmate Darryl B. Barwick was executed Wednesday evening for the 1986 killing of a 24-year-old woman.

May 3, 2023

DeSantis backs bill to let 18-year-olds buy rifles

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday backed a bill that would lower the minimum age to purchase a rifle to 18 in his state, calling current law "unconstitutional."

May 3, 2023

Florida bill clears $12M for DeSantis' migrant relocation initiative months after Martha's Vineyard flights

The Florida GOP controlled legislature passed sweeping immigration bill that allocates $12 million to Gov. Ron DeSantis' "Unauthorized Alien Transport Program."