Quality Journalism for Critical Times Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation Wednesday banning cultivated or lab-grown meat in Florida, placing it within a conspiracy by global “elites” to destroy agriculture in the interests of fighting climate change. During a ceremony in the Hardee County Cattleman’s Arena in Wauchula the governor compared the threat of lab-grown meat to citrus greening and hurricanes. […] The post DeSantis signs ban on lab-grown meat in Florida, says ‘elites’ are pushing it ap
Abortion rights advocates across the country and in Florida are gearing up to fight state efforts that mirror Texas, where abortions after six weeks have effectively been rendered illegal after a U.S. Supreme Court decision allowed a law that allows private citizens to sue anyone who helps a person have an abortion, was allowed to go into effect.
Floridians will soon regain access to their own state Capitol.
Senate President Wilson Simpson announced Monday that the Florida Capitol Complex in Tallahassee will reopen to the public on Friday. The complex has been closed since the onset of the COVID-19 public health emergency.
“While the pandemic is not over, vaccines remain widely available to all adults and have been for more than a month,” Simpson wrote in a letter to senators and Senate staff.
“Therefore, at this time, I would anticipate that the protocols outlined above will be in place for the upcoming special session, and will also include in-person public testimony as we had during the recent budget conference,” he wrote.