Florida House votes to expand “Don’t Say Gay” law, ban preferred pronouns in schools
click to enlarge The Florida House on Friday took a step toward expanding a controversial 2022 law that prevents instruction about sexual orientation and gender...
Month : March 2023
How to file your taxes for free — without TurboTax | Orlando Area News | Orlando
click to enlarge Intuit, the Silicon Valley software giant behind TurboTax, doesn’t provide the only way to file your taxes electronically, but it has captured...
Florida Senate votes to change requirements for death sentence | Florida News | Orlando
click to enlarge In an issue that emerged after Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz was sentenced to life in prison, the Florida Senate on Thursday...
Florida Senate committee advances controversial measures targeting trans bathroom use, drag shows | Florida News | Orlando
click to enlarge Transgender men and women could be jailed for using bathrooms that don’t line up with their sex assigned at birth, and restaurants...
Florida’s constitutional carry gun law gets final approval, heads to Gov. DeSantis | Florida News | Orlando
click to enlarge Photo by JD Casto The March For Our Lives rally against gun violence in Orlando following the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory...
Join Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer in Bike to Work Day this week | Orlando Area News | Orlando
Pump up your tires and roll those khaki slacks, because Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer is joining residents around the community to kick off Bike to...
Office of Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody says abortion legal precedents are ‘clearly erroneous’ | Florida News | Orlando
click to enlarge Photo by Matt Keller Lehman As lawmakers consider barring abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office late Wednesday...
Florida bill decriminalizing fentanyl test strips sails through Senate with bipartisan support | Florida News | Orlando
click to enlarge The Florida Channel Florida Sen. Tina Polsky hugging Democratic colleague Sen. Lori Berman after a bill to decriminalize fentanyl testing equipment passes...
All-women crews are trending in male-dominated fields
It takes a set of highly skilled and educated individuals to send a rocket into space. But in today’s field of space exploration, it takes...
Florida’s Republican-controlled Senate approves anti-union bill, largely along party lines | Florida News | Orlando
click to enlarge Photo via News Service of Florida State Rep. Blaise Ingoglia, R-Spring Hill After lengthy discussion among Florida Senators, and a wave of...