To call that a dirty dozen isn’t quite right because it excludes actions taken by Governor DeSantis through executive fiat, for example extending the “Don’t Say Gay” bill all the way up to 12 th grade, undermining academic freedom by establishing faculty revues “at any time,” and turning progressive, queer friendly and academically stellar New Collage in Sarasota into a branch of the Holly Office of the Inquisition with Christopher Rufo as Torquemada.īut occasionally, something nice happens that makes Florida feel almost ok.
#STASH BOXES WEED TRIAL#
(I’m no fan of the Big Mouse, but a law that punishes a single company without benefit of a trial - a bill of attainder - violates the U.S. The legislature in Tallahassee finished its session last week, passing bills that: 1) shifted money from public to private schools 2) undermined the ability of unions to collect dues 3) empowered conservative zealots to ban books in schools (it only takes one) 4) prohibited medical support for trans teens 5) banned abortion after 6 weeks of pregnancy 6) prevented counties and municipalities from imposing mask mandates (Ebola anyone?) 7) re-imposed cash bail where it’s use was restricted 8) enabled Florida residents to carry a concealed gun without a permit 9) established a death penalty for rape of a minor (in violation of a 2008 Supreme Court ruling) 10) prevented Florida banks and brokerage firms from considering equity and social governance criteria in investments 11) barred Chinese nationals from some real estate and other investments (stirring ethnic hatred) and 12) targeted the Disney Corporation. Though hurricanes rarely make it up to north-central Florida, inundations of 6 or 8 inches are regular occurrences during the rainy season, and the ongoing paving of the state guarantees flooding almost anywhere.Īnd then there’s the politics. Mosquitos, chiggers, ticks, and biting flies can make a walk in the woods feel like running the gauntlet. The heat and humidity from May to October are oppressive. Living in rural Florida can be challenging.
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