Florida’s 2022 legislative session has been defined by emotionally charged cultural issues that Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing ahead of his reelection bid and rumored presidential aspirations: banning critical race theory, removing “unauthorized aliens” from the state and election fraud.
But these made-up crises have little — if any — impact on Floridians’ lives. To DeSantis’ credit, he has proposed fixes to real issues, but they often are overshadowed by his inflammatory rhetoric on topics like the teaching of racism in public schools.
The 60-day legislative session began last week, and the Herald Editorial Board has identified five issues lawmakers must address. We doubt they have the political will to work on all of them, but we’re on the same page as DeSantis and Republican leaders on at least some.
