book bans

Virus research at USF The US Department of Agriculture is funding research at the University of South Florida to investigate viruses like the one that causes COVID-19. The 3 million dollar grant will allow researchers...

Cops called on librarians Books are being challenged in schools across Florida. Members of the right-wing group Moms for Liberty have even called the police on librarians in Florida’s panhandle.   Cease-fire resolution rejected The...

Listen: Among the rise of book challenges in Florida,  members of the right-wing group Moms for Liberty called police on librarians in Florida’s panhandle. Judd Legum is the author and founder of the Popular Information...

Florida is one of the top states in the nation for book bans in schools. One organization is sending banned books to Floridians for free.

Medicaid processing issues A state Senate committee met yesterday morning in Tallahassee to discuss Florida’s turbulent Medicaid redetermination process. One key topic on the table was excessively long wait times for Medicaid’s call center.  ...

Controversial judicial circuit mergers A committee is considering a controversial plan to reduce the number of judicial circuits in Florida, but some discussion about the plan will be happening behind closed doors.   Schools struggle...

Plaintiffs contend Escambia County violated First Amendment and equal-protection rights in removing 10 books from school library shelves.

The Escambia County School Board asked to move a lawsuit about access in school libraries to the children’s book “And Tango Makes Three.”

A First Amendment fight about access in school libraries to the children’s book “And Tango Makes Three” now incudes the Escambia County school system.

Florida education officials approved rules that could help set the stage for special magistrates to hear disputes about objections to books.

The Escambia County School Board urged a judge to toss out a lawsuit challenging the removal or restriction of books in school libraries.

Florida education officials & a school district want a lawsuit tossed out over removal from school libraries of book “And Tango Makes Three.”