/tags/politics-0 politics en-US WLRN Fri, 28 Oct 2022 21:00:00 GMT /latin-america/2022-10-28/what-to-know-about-brazils-election-as-bolsonaro-faces-lula-with-major-world-impacts Brazilians head to the polls Sunday to vote in a presidential election that is testing the world's fourth-largest democracy and could have a critical impact on the fight against climate change. Fri, 28 Oct 2022 21:00:00 GMT /latin-america/2022-10-28/what-to-know-about-brazils-election-as-bolsonaro-faces-lula-with-major-world-impacts Carrie Kahn /2022-04-21/desantis-power-is-on-full-display-as-he-pushes-lawmakers-on-disney-and-redistricting Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' flexed his power this week in Tallahassee as lawmakers okayed the governor's controversial redistricting plan and curbed Disney's special jurisdiction. Thu, 21 Apr 2022 21:57:02 GMT /2022-04-21/desantis-power-is-on-full-display-as-he-pushes-lawmakers-on-disney-and-redistricting Valerie Crowder, Sarah Mueller /news/2022-04-20/tallahassees-school-district-had-41-of-its-proposed-textbooks-rejected-by-the-state The Leon County School District is waiting to see what the state education department does next, after it rejected an unprecedented number of school textbooks, about 41% of what was submitted. More than 70% of submissions for mathematics in grades K-5 were tossed and only one publisher made that list. That’s leaving school districts like Leon with few options. Wed, 20 Apr 2022 21:02:13 GMT /news/2022-04-20/tallahassees-school-district-had-41-of-its-proposed-textbooks-rejected-by-the-state Lynn Hatter /2022-04-19/what-to-know-about-judge-kathryn-mizelle-who-struck-down-the-travel-mask-mandate Mizelle was nominated by former President Donald Trump in 2020 at age 33. The American Bar Association said at the time she wasn't qualified because she hadn't been practicing law for long enough. Tue, 19 Apr 2022 18:04:12 GMT /2022-04-19/what-to-know-about-judge-kathryn-mizelle-who-struck-down-the-travel-mask-mandate Rachel Treisman /news/2022-04-19/desantis-offers-few-specifics-on-math-textbooks-that-have-been-rejected-by-the-state The books were listed because they included “prohibited topics” or were inconsistent with state standards, according to the Florida Department of Education. Tue, 19 Apr 2022 17:46:01 GMT /news/2022-04-19/desantis-offers-few-specifics-on-math-textbooks-that-have-been-rejected-by-the-state Ryan Dailey - News Service of Florida /news/2022-04-06/bill-to-revamp-florida-nursing-home-staffing-reaches-desantis-desk Among the other measures awaiting the governor's pen was a proposal that would broaden doctors’ ability to prescribe controlled substances through telemedicine. Wed, 06 Apr 2022 20:26:31 GMT /news/2022-04-06/bill-to-revamp-florida-nursing-home-staffing-reaches-desantis-desk /2022-04-06/almost-25-000-mail-in-ballots-were-rejected-in-texas-for-its-march-1-primary-election More than 12% of mail ballots were rejected for the primary. That's a far higher rejection rate than in previous contests. Wed, 06 Apr 2022 20:13:21 GMT /2022-04-06/almost-25-000-mail-in-ballots-were-rejected-in-texas-for-its-march-1-primary-election Ashley Lopez /news/2022-04-04/uf-faculty-committee-says-ladapos-hiring-had-irregularities The way Dr. Joseph Ladapo was hired appeared to violate the spirit of UF hiring regulations and procedures, a report said. Mon, 04 Apr 2022 19:06:43 GMT /news/2022-04-04/uf-faculty-committee-says-ladapos-hiring-had-irregularities Associated Press /2022-04-01/florida-lt-gov-says-good-luck-to-attempts-to-repeal-so-called-dont-say-gay-law NPR's Kelsey Snell speaks with Florida's Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez about the state's "Parental Rights in Education" law. The law has seen its first legal challenge this week from LGBTQ advocates. Fri, 01 Apr 2022 20:45:29 GMT /2022-04-01/florida-lt-gov-says-good-luck-to-attempts-to-repeal-so-called-dont-say-gay-law Kelsey Snell, Brianna Scott, Patrick Jarenwattananon /2022-04-01/top-redistricting-democrat-worries-state-legislature-will-do-what-the-governor-wants Legislators okayed maps redrawing Congressional districts, but this week the governor rejected them Fri, 01 Apr 2022 20:08:36 GMT /2022-04-01/top-redistricting-democrat-worries-state-legislature-will-do-what-the-governor-wants Tom Hudson