In April 2022, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed CS/HB 7: Individual Freedom, also known as the Stop “Wrong to Our Kids and Employees” (WOKE) Act. The bill affects two parts of life in the Sunshine STate: workplaces and K-20 (upper-level education). Employers are restricted from discussing race and gender in […]

On Tuesday, the bicameral Florida Legislature officially swore in its Republican leadership and 26 new members into office.  Senate President Ben Albritton, a 57-year-old citrus farmer representing Wauchula, and House Speaker Daniel Perez, a 37-year-old lawyer representing Miami, began their roles during their respective post-election organization sessions, where they thanked […]

According to the NALEO Educational Fund, one in every five Floridian voters is Latino.  With a 13.8% increase in Latino voters since 2020, this demographic of voters is predicted to bring a nearly 55% projected voter turnout to this year’s presidential election. Likewise, both Democrats and Republicans have been vying […]

Former President Donald Trump has been on the campaign trail, starting his rallies with one simple question: “Are you better off now than you were four years ago?” Regardless of who they’re voting for on Nov. 5, this answer has been “no” for many Americans. One of the […]

Florida law defines domestic violence as “any assault, aggravated assault, battery, aggravated battery, sexual assault, sexual battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, kidnapping, false imprisonment, or any criminal offense resulting in physical injury or death of one family or household member by another family or household member.”   From 2000 to 2020, in […]

In the late 1800s in New York City, the Central Labor Union sought to introduce a radical concept to capitalism: community over rugged individualism.  On Sept. 5, 1882, the first Labor Day was created to celebrate the spirit of the working class and organize across trades. Despite the annual festivities […]