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Florida State Representative Opens Cafe Resistance Bookstore To Challenge State’s Book Bans
State Rep. Angie Nixon's Cafe Resistance bookstore spotlights works centered on Black history. In a move to counter Florida’s controversial book bans, State Representative Angie Nixon has unveiled Cafe Resistance, a unique bookstore in Northwest Jacksonville. This literary haven, which opened its doors on June 30, spotlights works centered...
'Margaritaville' license plate to honor Jimmy Buffett coming to Florida. Here's when
Grab your flip flops and shaker of salt. The Margaritaville license plate is a go. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed bills last week honoring Florida's favorite son, legendary laid-back musician and business tycoon Jimmy Buffett, who died last September from a rare form of skin cancer. HB 91 designated State Road A1A as the Jimmy Buffett Memorial Highway and HB 403 approved a specialty plate for Margaritaville, named after the singer's classic hit song and the brand name of his entertainment and hospitality empire.
Disney World Expansion Plans Crater, Thousands of Guests Panic as Experts Predict Disaster
If you think the Mouse’s plans to invest billions into Disney World and potentially open a fifth theme land would be good for business, the numbers are here to prove you wrong. Disney’s value is cratering, and thousands of Guests should prepare for the consequences. After several years...
Fake therapist fooled hundreds online until she died, state records say
Hundreds of Americans may have unknowingly received therapy from an untrained impostor who masqueraded as an online therapist, possibly for as long as two years, and the deception crumbled only when she died, according to state health department records.Peggy A. Randolph, a social worker who was licensed in Florida and Tennessee and formerly worked for Brightside Health, a nationwide online therapy company, is accused of helping her wife impersonate her in online sessions, according to an investigation report from the Florida Department of Health.The Florida report says the couple "defrauded" patients through a "coordinated effort": As Randolph treated patients in...
Florida Mother Who Locked Adopted Son In Small Box for Hours As Punishment Avoids Prison Time, Cries Dry Tears After Sentencing Hearing: ‘We Just Tried to Do the Best That We Could’
A Florida mother charged two years ago with allegedly keeping her adopted son locked in a makeshift box inside the family’s garage has avoided prison […] Florida Mother Who Locked Adopted Son In Small Box for Hours As Punishment Avoids Prison Time, Cries Dry Tears After Sentencing Hearing: ‘We Just Tried to Do the Best That We Could’
Vote No on 4 campaign launches to defeat the deceptive and extreme Amendment 4
Today, Vote No On 4 Florida formally launched its multilingual campaign to defeat Amendment 4 on the upcoming November ballot with the unveiling of new websites in both English and Spanish and the rollout of its first campaign video entitled “Not What it Seems" The post Vote No on 4 campaign launches to defeat the deceptive and extreme Amendment 4 appeared first on Alachua Chronicle.
DeSantis: Presidential debate was 'unofficial end' of Biden campaign
(The Center Square) – After President Joe Biden's performance at the first 2024 presidential debate last week, prompting many Democrats to call for him to step aside, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the debate was the unofficial end of Biden’s campaign. DeSantis echoed a similar sentiment as U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who said Biden will be replaced as nominee at the Democratic National Convention in August. The Washington Post published a primer on how Biden could be replaced at the convention as did other...
Florida says governments can ban school library books just because they disagree with them
Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration is doubling down on its position that books can be removed from school libraries solely because the government disagrees with them. "(We) maintain the position that the removal of material from public school libraries is government speech for which it has the complete discretion and freedom to speak through the removal of speech with which it disapproves," wrote attorneys for various Gov. Ron DeSantis education appointees in a Thursday court filing.
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