Florida

First a hurricane, now wildfire: Climate disasters are colliding in Florida

March 18, 2022 By Lina Tran

All week, a trio of wildfires has blazed through more than 34,000 acres in the Florida Panhandle.

GOP-run Fla. legislature OKs “Don’t say gay’ bill

March 14, 2022 By Mark Gruenberg

Another repressive measure in Florida passed over the strong objections of teachers and students.

KKK murder plot involving Florida prison guards exposed

August 10, 2021 By Jason Dearen

It was 11:30 a.m. on March 19, 2015, and the klansmen were celebrating what they thought was a successful murder in Florida. But the FBI had gotten wind of the plot.

Florida ‘Red Scare’ escalates; students now required to disclose political beliefs

July 15, 2021 By Amiad Horowitz

First they came for the teachers, now they're targeting students.

Loyalty oaths for teachers in Florida’s new Red Scare

June 28, 2021 By Amiad Horowitz

Gov. Ron DeSantis says Florida schools have become “socialism factories,” and a new law he signed will require state schools to survey the political affiliations of all their teaching staff.