Florida in Five: Black kids get sent to prison, insurance companies get a pass
Five stories you should read from the past week in Florida politics.
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This is Florida in Five: Five* stories you should read from the past week in Florida politics.
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Florida justice is not color blind
Harsh Florida law sees more Black kids tried as adults than white kids (Miami Herald) ($)
See also: DeSantis rejects three criminal justice reform bills (Orlando Sentinel) ($)
Rugged individualism for the poor
'Very difficult': Florida opts out of federal grocery subsidy for 2 million low-income children (WLRN)
More than a third of claims go unpaid
Insurance giants are ‘stiffing’ customers in Florida, report says (Tampa Bay Times) ($)
‘Taking his culture war to a new level’
Florida arts groups left in the lurch by DeSantis veto of state funding for theaters and museums (Associated Press)
Cause (and effect)
Florida Medicaid spending on undocumented immigrants plummets after new law (Politico)
See also: Florida Legislature approves bills to weaken Florida's child labor laws (Orlando Weekly)
Perspectives
State ethics officials to investigate Jefferson County's charter-backed superintendent (Public Enemy Number 1)
DeSantis tries to hide public records about migrant flights. Court says no (Orlando Sentinel) ($)
Once again, sexual repression is behind DeSantis's agenda. The arts are too hot to handle and creative for DeSantis. Too much sexual energy is a threat to the unfeeling and disembodied. One might actually develop relationships and care about others instead of obey orders out of frustration. Vetoing arts funding in Florida over fear of potential sexual content! Separate church and state so we can have some healthy dialogue around human sexuality instead of his mythological neurotic nonsense projected onto everybody.
Each week I'm more disgusted to live here than the week prior. We are such a dumbed down society sitting by and letting this dictator do unthinkable things to what used to be OUR STATE. I hope I'm still alive when Karma cometh for the little POS desantis