A book about book bannings has itself been banned by a school board in Florida at the behest of right-wing Moms for Liberty activists. The Guardian reports that "Ban This Book" by author Alan Gratz has been removed from libraries in Florida's Indian River county school district after the school board opted to ban it in a 3-to-2 vote last …
GREENVILLE, S.C. — As Ron DeSantis wrapped up a 12-stop campaign tour that began in an Iowa evangelical church and ended here in a South Carolina convention center, dozens of pastors met backstage to pray for the presidential candidate. Burch argues DeSantis’ policies are the true measure of his faith, from Florida’s six-week abortion ban to a spate of laws …
I ask if Mr DeSantis will win his court case against Disney. Even though its population is now higher, Florida’s state Budget for fiscal year 2022 was just $102 billion, less than half New York state’s budget of $220 billion. On top of this, New York’s state has the fifth highest per capita state debt burden in the US; Florida …
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Jim McKee is standing at the end of a line that snakes through five aisles of fiction inside the Books-A-Million store in Florida’s capital city. “Personally, I’d rather see DeSantis win the Republican primary than Trump,” McKee says softly, having to repeat himself to be heard. He has a good story to tell.” Indeed, conversations throughout Tallahassee’s …