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Appeals court weighs subpoenas of lawmakers over Florida’s “Stop WOKE” law

A federal appeals court sounded skeptical of arguments that Florida lawmakers should be required to turn over documents on "Stop WOKE."
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Groups take aim at DeSantis ‘executive privilege’ on releasing public records

State and national media organizations and open-government advocacy groups urged an appeals court to reject arguments that “executive privilege” shields Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration from releasing records.
FAU

New Florida law that shields identities of candidates for higher ed presidents is criticized

Leaders of a First Amendment group say a new Florida law shielding presidential candidates’ identities harms trust and academic freedom.
The Scoop: WMNF Daily News Digest

The Scoop: WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Friday, July 14th, 2023

  Union workers rally members and rear their heads to UPS More than 340,000 UPS workers are gearing up for a potential strike on August 1st after contract negotiations fell through earlier this month. Labor...
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Florida education board tees up new rules before its meeting

Florida's State Board of Education will weigh new rules, including prohibiting TikTok and bar teachers from asking students about preferred pronouns.
Disney

Disney CEO disputes Ron DeSantis’ suggestion that the company is “sexualizing children”

CEO Bob Iger dismissed arguments by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that Disney is “sexualizing children” or experiencing a drop in attendance.
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Florida Supreme Court will hear a major abortion case in September

The Florida Supreme Court will hear arguments Sept. 8 in a case that could play a major role in the future of abortion rights in the state.
books

Judge backs Florida on school book scrutiny rules

A judge rejected a challenge to Florida Department of Education rules that are part of a move to increase scrutiny of books in schools.
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The Biden administration points to the Supreme Court in Florida’s immigration fight

The Biden administration argued that an appeals court should reject a Florida legal challenge to federal immigration policies.
Labor unions

Florida’s police union drops its challenge to a new state rule change

The Florida Police Benevolent Association has dropped a challenge to a proposed rule about restrictions on public-employee unions.
Florida driver license

Targeting immigrants, Florida announces a list of banned driver licenses from other states

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced driver’s licenses from other states that are invalid in Florida under a new law targeting undocumented immigrants.
Gainesville

Revamp of Gainesville Regional Utilities is challenged in federal court

Residents have filed a federal-court challenge to Florida's overhaul of the electric utility in the Gainesville area.
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