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Marijuana Use And Gun Ownership: Florida Gubernatorial Candidate Nikki Fried On Why Cannabis Should Be Legalized

Nikki Fried (D), Florida's Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services recently filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration to emphasize the issue of medical cannabis patients and their Second Amendment right to purchase and possess firearms.

Benzinga

Florida Department of Education rejects 41% of K-12 mathematics textbooks

The Florida Department of Education rejected 54 K-12 mathematics textbooks for reasons such as the inclusion of what it deemed prohibited instructional topics and the failure to align with state education standards. The rejected textbooks made up 41% of the 132 textbooks submitted to the education department for review.

Ballotpedia

Cannabis Dispensary Roundup: Consumption Lounges Are Back At Artist Tree In California, Curaleaf, Columbia Care, Verano & Ayr Wellness Open Shops

Curaleaf Holdings Kicks Off Sales At Two New Florida Stores

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Teenager shoots dead his mum after she told him to stop smoking in the house

Seth Settle has been charged with second degree murder after his mother died of injuries to her left breast and armpit following an incident at their home in Polk County, Florida

Daily Mirror

First Thing: Ukraine hopes to evacuate more civilians from besieged Mariupol

Zelenskiy said about 100 civilians who sheltered in steelworks would arrive in Zaporizhzhia today. Plus, the tense wait for a supernova

The Guardian - UK

Mike Bianchi: NIL turns UF’s Billy Napier into an above-board Charley Pell

ORLANDO, Fla. — As Billy Napier addressed a sold-out crowd of Orlando Gator Boosters this past week at Full Sail University, he spoke about how he’s been studying the history of the University of Florida program since he took over as the head football coach in November.

Orlando Sentinel

NHL playoff preview: are the Lightning still great or just good?

The Tampa Bay Lightning are back to attempt a third Stanley Cup win in a row. Can they do it, or will another team from Florida come to the fore?

The Guardian - US

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Brickbat: The Slammer

The Tallahassee, Florida, police department has placed Officer Shawn Wright on leave after video showed him picking a man up and slamming him to the ground head first. The department said the man, who was reportedly unhurt, was involved in a minor traffic collision and left the scene. Video showed…

Reason

Editorial: Gov. DeSantis gets it right on Florida’s rooftop solar

What a pleasant surprise. On Wednesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a bill that would have gutted the rooftop solar industry in Florida. This editorial board, along with many other opponents of the proposed changes, held out hope that the governor would see the measure for the one-sided, utility-company cash grab…

Tribune News Service

Judge’s mask decision was wrong, but not unconstitutional

Recently, a federal judge in Florida struck down the CDC’s mask requirement for mass transit. There were countless legal and factual errors in the judge’s decision, but critics seem to be focusing on the nature of the ruling, arguing that it is unconstitutional for a single judge to stop a…

Chicago Tribune

Good Things Come In Trees: Florida City Works To Restore Canopy 5 Years After Hurricane Michael

The Panama City government is hosting a tree-care workshop on Arbor Day, giving away free winged elm trees to participants.

Zenger

Gator aid: Florida couple call for help after can-do alligator drinks Diet Cokes

Uninvited guest surprised Naples homeowners when they opened door to garage after hearing a crash

The Guardian - US

Charlie Crist says Wayne Messam ‘certainly would be on my shortlist’ for lieutenant governor

Wayne Messam, the mayor of Miramar and one of Charlie Crist’s supporters for the Florida Democratic gubernatorial nomination, could emerge as the candidate for lieutenant governor this fall.

Tribune News Service

Trevor Noah jabs Ron DeSantis for trying to ‘outmaneuver’ Trump

The Daily Show host poked fun at Florida’s ban on math textbooks claiming the governor’s aim is that ‘nobody knows how to count votes’

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How books became the latest target in America's culture war

AMERICA is caught up in a new wave of book banning. It remains to be seen if the craze is a flair up of hysteria or an actual turn in the trajectory…

USA Today Sports Media Group

RB Dameon Pierce adds to the Texans’ tough mindset to run the football

The Houston Texans' mindset to run the football got tougher with the addition of former Florida RB Dameon Pierce.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Lions select Jackson State EDGE James Houston in 7th round

Houston had 16.5 sacks for the Tigers in 2021 after transferring from Florida

The Independent UK

Brian Laundrie’s parents took him on trip knowing he had murdered Gabby Petito, updated lawsuit claims

Amended lawsuit claims that the Laundrie parents took their son camping at Fort De Soto Park in Florida knowing that Petito had been murdered and where her body had been left

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Daily Mirror

Newlyweds Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz give first glimpse of glitzy wedding bands

Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz tied the knot earlier this month, with the newlywed couple having got married in a glamorous and star-studded ceremony in Florida a few weeks ago

USA Today Sports Media Group

This 90-year-old Florida golf course that hosted Gene Sarazen and Sam Snead expected to be turned into 1,400 homes

One of Central Florida's oldest golf courses has been sold to possibly make way for development.

Salon

Bill Maher on "sexy Disney"

On "Real Time," the host talks about "Mickey and Pluto going at it" and how DeSantis & Cruz may be on to something

Benzinga

Disney Communications Chief Geoff Morrell Resigns After Three Months

Geoff Morrell, the Walt Disney Co.’s (NYSE: DIS) chief corporate affairs officer who crafted the company’s public response to Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” legislation, has left the company after three months on the job.

Ballotpedia

The top 10 Florida candidates raised 20.8% of all donations

In Florida politics, state-level candidates and PACs raised $532.2 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and Feb. 28, 2022. More than $110.7 million or 20.8 percent of all donations was raised by the 10 individuals at the top of the list.

Reason

'They Just Took Me Away'

Adults declared "incapacitated" by the courts can lose everything—their homes, their savings, their freedom—to Florida's sprawling guardianship system.

The Independent UK

As US abortion access wanes, this doctor travels to fill a void

Dr Shelly Tien, a maternal-foetal medicine specialist, travels across state lines to provide abortions in places with limited abortion access

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