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Former RepublicanFloridastate Rep. Joseph Harding, who sponsored the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, pleaded guilty Tuesday to wire fraud, money laundering, and making false statements in connection with Covid relief fraud, according to a Department of Justice press release. Harding illegally obtained more than $150,000 in pandemic loans from the Small …

Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen said he was recovering with his familiy, and thanked supporters for their well-wishes, after being attacked outside his hotel in Florida last week. Allen shared the statement on social media March 19, saying, “Thank you everyone for your overwhelming support. Your love and prayers are …

Studies Weekly, whose curriculum reaches 45,000 schools across the country, went to extreme lengths to cater to Ron DeSantis‘ hellish vision of Florida. In an effort to protect its sales, the publisherremoved references to race, including the history of Rosa Parks, from its social studies material, the New York Times …

A federal appeals court has denied a request from Florida’s government to block an injunction against the enforcement of Governor Ron DeSantis’ “Stop-Woke” act in the state’s public universities and colleges. The law seeks to place a widespread ban on the teaching of topics deemed related to Critical Race Theory, …

Go south, young women. Head to Florida. Maybe try St. Petersburg, a city where students might take a seasonal break from the grind of academia and indulge in some time-honored traditions, like wet bikini dance contests or binge-drinking. Sex and drugs? Motel orgies? Doing bumps on the dance-floor with tongue-wagging …

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis appointed a guy who thinks tap water will turn you gay to Disney’s new governance board — and no, it’s not Alex Jones. According to CNN’s KFile, Ron Peri, a former pastor from Orlando, once said that the number of LGBTQ individuals was increasing because of …

A new bill was introduced in Florida this week that would give Gov. Ron Desantis more power over state schools, and allow the Republican politician to ban gender studies and critical race theory, along with diversity and inclusion initiatives, at Florida colleges, CNN reports. The legislation, which follows through with …

The College Board, the group that publishes Advanced Placement (AP) exams, accused Florida‘s Education Department, under Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis‘ leadership, of “slander” over comments that its proposed curriculum for a pilot AP African American Studies course “lacks educational value.” The College Board also refuted reports that it caved to …

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced plans to “reform” the state’s public higher education system by banning schools from “supporting campus activities or programs that promote divisive concepts like DEI and CRT.” The proposed reforms are the latest in a string of moves by DeSantis and the Florida Department of Education …

The College Board has stripped down its proposed Advanced Placement African American Studies curriculum to remove topics that Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Department of Education accused of violating the state’s “Stop Woke” law. Florida blocked testing of the program in the state’s schools earlier this month on grounds …