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University of South Florida

Professors at UF, USF & New College challenge tenure changes in Florida law

Three professors are challenging the constitutionality of a 2023 Florida law that revised tenure in Florida’s university system.

Florida Is The Laboratory for Project 2025

Anders Croy, Communications Director of DeSantis Watch explains how Florida is the laboratory of the Project 2025 agenda.
Scales of Justice Law

Florida could owe legal fees over Stop WOKE lawsuit

Florida could face paying attorney fees for businesses that successfully challenged part of the “Stop WOKE Act.”
Monique Worrell

Ron DeSantis seeks to dismiss a lawsuit over his suspension of Monique Worrell

State lawyers filed a motion arguing that a federal judge should dismiss a lawsuit that alleges DeSantis violated voters’ rights.
Labor unions

A judge rejects most of the lawsuit challenging Florida’s union law

A fight will continue about a ban on deducting union dues from workers’ paychecks in the Florida law.
abortion

Florida Supreme Court justices get a second case challenging the abortion rights amendment’s financial impact statement

Gov. Ron DeSantis and state Republican leaders spearheaded controversial revisions in the financial impact statement.
A man in a blue suit stands at a podium with people behind him holding signs.

Part of Florida’s ‘Stop WOKE’ law is permanently blocked

A federal judge permanently blocked restrictions Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican lawmakers placed race-related issues in workplace training.

The Scoop: Thurs. July 25th, 2024 Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

Hillsborough School Board is suing the Hillsborough Board of Commission for derailing a proposed property tax to increase teacher pay.
Transgender flag

A trial is set up in a fight over the Florida House’s attempt to subpoena pediatricians about medical care standards for kids with gender dysphoria

The Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics developed standards of care for children diagnosed with gender dysphoria.
artificial intelligence

St. Petersburg College gets $7.2 million for a semiconductor and AI program

$3.2 million is from the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund program and $4 million is from the Department of Education.

The Scoop: Weds. July 24th, 2024 Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

Trump will attend first Rally since Biden stepped down. Meanwhile, DeSantis went to a conference where he said marijuana should not be legal.
Man in gray suit stands behind podium with a green sign in front of a projector screen.

DeSantis criticizes proposed pot amendment at Sheriffs Convention

The Florida Sheriffs Association 2024 Summer Conference is this week in Orlando. Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke Tuesday to law enforcement attendees and had a lot to say about the constitutional amendment to legalize recreational marijuana...

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