currently into effect from kindergarten through 12th grad in florida s public schools. but it s been halted i colleges and universities. due to multiple lega challenges and on that front we have news today the 11th circuit court o appeals ruled that while those challenges are working their way through the courts, florid cannot enforce the stop work act in colleges an universities joining us now is florida stat representative, ana eskamani representative eskamani, thank for joining. as i know you ve been involved in a lot of these battles to basically stop with th governor in his allies are trying to do to florid education. how are you reading this victory in court today, though it s not permanent, it s a temporary victory of a sort. do you think it portends anything in terms of a large battle first of all, alex, thank you for having me. and it s a big victory for us, especially since right now we ve had house bill 999, huge takeover of highe education. florida canceling certai
and on that front we have news today the 11th circuit court o appeals ruled that while those challenges are working their way through the courts, florid cannot enforce the stop work act in colleges an universities joining us now is florida stat representative, ana eskamani representative eskamani, thank for joining. as i know you ve been involved in a lot of these battles to basically stop with th governor in his allies are trying to do to florid education. how are you reading this victory in court today, though it s not permanent, it s a temporary victory of a sort. do you think it portends anything in terms of a large battle first of all, alex, thank you for having me. and it s a big victory for us, especially since right now we ve had house bill 999, huge takeover of highe education.
the washington post notes that governor desantis has another use in mind for this board. desantis suggested monday that he is also expecting the board to act as the sort of moral arbiter for the company desantis has described is a woke burbank corporation that is trying to inject woke ideology on children. disney world. joining us now is florida state representative ana eskamani, representative eskamani, thank you for joining us. i know you ve been very involved in all of this, or at least the pushback on a lot of. it let s just first start with disney and the deed degree to which you think the governor s trying to weaponize state oversight to effectively cancel disney culture, as it were. well, thanks so much for having me alice. so much of what governor desantis does is fake populism. as he talks about ending the corporate kingdom, he s been giving billions of dollars in tax breaks with disney world
we have a government that does not value freedom, then what does he value? listen. my thanks to you, ben braver, and florida state representative ana eskamani. we ll be looking forward to that, march 8th. that s the date, right? we ll be looking forward, that march 8th, march to the capitol. i want to thank you both for being here and i want to thank all of you at home for joining me this morning. i ll be back next saturday at 8 am eastern right here on msnbc. stay tuned for the sunday show with my friend jonathan capehart, up next. up next. (vo) when it comes to safety, who has more iihs top safety pick plus awards, the highest level of safety you can earn? subaru. when it comes to longevity, who has the highest percentage of its vehicles still on the road after ten years? subaru. and when it comes to value, which popular brand has the lowest cost of ownership? lower than toyota, honda, or hyundai? subaru. it s easy to love a car you can trust.
formerly requesting that state universities provide information, on quote, the numbers and ages of their students who sought or received gender dysphoria treatment. including sex reassignment surgery and hormone prescriptions. it remains unclear why desantis would need that information, or what he plans to do with. it but considering his efforts to restrict transgender health care access in florida, and his relentless attacks on lgbtq rights, the reasons are likely not good. joining me now is one of the organizers of the walkout, usf student ben braver and florida state representative and eskamani, a huge supporter of all rights in the state of florida. ben, i want to start with you this morning. tell us about how that statewide walkout went. and let us know. our others? plant that state led, statewide walk it was one of the most inspiring moments of my life. to see the thousands of students walk out, for their freedoms, for their rights, for their right to an education. for their ri