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Lawsuits challenging HB 7; new polling for statewide elections; federal plan to save key deer
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Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker issued a preliminary injunction against part of Gov. DeSantis' signature law. Walker agreed with three businesses and a consultant that restrictions in the law violate the First Amendment.
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Attorneys for the state are trying to convince a federal judge to reject a University of Central Florida professor’s arguments in a battle about a new state law that restricts the way race-related concepts can be taught in classrooms.
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The passage of the Stop Woke Act and Parental Rights in Education laws are causing some educators to "err on the side of caution," says Andrew Spar, president of the Florida Education Association.
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Attorneys for the plaintiffs argued that the law, which DeSantis calls the "Stop WOKE Act," violates the First Amendment and are seeking a preliminary injunction to block its enforcement.
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Continuing to target what he calls “woke” corporations, Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to prohibit state investments that use “environmental, social and governance” ratings, which can include taking into account impacts of climate change.
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Disputing that restrictions on race-related workplace training violate the First Amendment, the state is asking a federal judge to toss out a challenge by businesses to a law that Gov. Ron DeSantis dubbed the “Stop WOKE Act.”
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A federal judge Friday ruled a university professor, two teachers and a student can move forward with a challenge to a new state law that restricts the way race-related concepts can be taught in classrooms and workplace training.
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Florida’s new restrictions on abortion access, new laws and the impact on this year’s elections. Plus, where you can find meals for the summer while school is out. And a man who rowed a boat across the Atlantic to make a statement about people’s carbon footprint.
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As a new state law dubbed the “Stop WOKE Act” took effect Friday, businesses and a university professor continued battling to block its restrictions on how race-related concepts can be addressed in workplace training and schools.
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A federal judge Monday rejected arguments to block a controversial new state law that restricts the way race-related concepts can be taught in classrooms and workplace training.
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The law (HB 7), passed by the state Legislature this spring and signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in April, will restrict the way certain race-related issues can be taught in schools and workplace training sessions. The new law, set to take effect July 1, specifically targets training and instruction that would tell students and employees that they “unconsciously” discriminate.