South Florida Sun-Sentinel by Joanne Cavanaugh Simpson and Marc Freeman June 26, 2021 Protesters in Boca Raton fell silent, then erupted in cheers, as a line of police officers in riot gear took a knee with them. Such surprising images of solidarity reigned in the usually peaceful, sometimes chaotic protests in South Florida following George […]
DeSantis signs into law bill overhauling safety net for families with brain-damaged babies
Miami Herald by Carol Marbin Miller & Daniel Chang June 22, 2021 Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed legislation overhauling the controversial Florida program that provides lifelong care for children born with catastrophic brain damage, approving the most far-reaching reform in the program’s 33-year history. With DeSantis’ signature Monday night, parents who participate in the Birth-Related […]
Florida urges judge to reject tech industry arguments
WCTV by Jim Saunders June 22, 2021 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (NSF) – Accusing social-media platforms of censorship, Florida attorneys late Monday pushed back against an attempt to block a new state law that would put restrictions on companies such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. The state, in a 61-page court filing, argued that U.S. District Judge […]
