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Nate Monroe: DeSantis attacks Jacksonville Pride display once again, masking cruelty with fake patriotism
COMMENTARY | In 2021, when the Florida Department of Transportation ordered officials in Jacksonville, Pinellas and Sarasota to shut off rainbow-themed lights on their local bridges that were intended to recognize Pride Month, people naturally looked to Gov. Ron DeSantis, who bears ultimate responsibility as Florida's chief executive and is hardly a self-professed champion of LGBTQ people. ...
Letters: DeSantis bill signing at charter school not really about education but politics
Gov. Ron DeSantis oddly chose Jacksonville Classical Academy in April to sign HB 1285, a bill that simplifies the process of turning a failing public school (one earning two “D” grades or an “F” grade) into a charter school. This charter school earned a “C” from the state last school year. It’s an adequate but hardly superior school in which to frame a bill designed to improve public education.
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