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Trans People in Florida Prisons Say Gender-Affirming Care Ban Upended Their Health Care
BY BETH SCHWARTZAPFEL THE MARSHALL PROJECT UPDATED JANUARY 25, 2024 9:29 AM TALLAHASSEE Transgender women incarcerated in Florida say that the prison system’s already cumbersome process for providing gender-affirming care has fallen into disarray following the passage of a bill last year championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis. The law, SB 254, prohibits gender-affirming care for…
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Florida Bill Targets LGBTQ+, BLM Flags
Michael Moline Florida Phoenix Jan 23, 2024 Updated Jan 24, 2024 Legislation that would erase the pro-LGBTQ+ Pride flags from state or local government property in Florida sparked passionate defenses of that community and the Black Lives Matter movement last week. “A governmental entity may not erect or display a flag that represent a political viewpoint, including,…
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Floridians Could Have Gotten $120 to Help Feed Their Kids. The State Wasn’t Interested.
BY ALYSSA JOHNSON UPDATED JANUARY 22, 2024 9:39 AM Over the summer, needy families around the country will receive debit cards from the federalgovernment to help feed hungry kids. But not in Florida, where the state opted out of a newfederal program to provide grocery-store money for low-income families.Under the program, called Summer EBT, families…
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Florida Colleges Barred from Funding DEI Initiatives Following State Board Vote
BY CAROLINA BORGES JANUARY 19, 2024 TALLAHASSEE, FLA. (WSVN) – A vote in Tallahassee made by the State Board of Education Commission has led to Florida state colleges being restricted from using federal or state funds for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs. Governor Ron DeSantis signed this bill back in May 2023, but he is…
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How Climate and Redevelopment are Changing Liberty Square. A Film Captures the Tension.
BY C. ISAIAH SMALLS II UPDATED JANUARY 19, 2024 8:42 AM Valencia Gunder still gets emotional every time she watches “Razing Liberty Square.”She has seen it half a dozen times at film festivals across the country. Yet between the unkeptpromises from elected officials, the displacement of the families who lived in Liberty Square andthe frustration…
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USCIS Updates Guidance on Untimely Filed Extension of Stay and Change of Status Requests
Release Date 01/24/2024 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced an update to its Policy Manual providing that USCIS, in our discretion and under certain conditions, may excuse a nonimmigrant’s failure to timely file an extension of stay or change of status request if the delay was due to extraordinary circumstances beyond the control of the applicant or…
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3 Ways to Escape the Perils of Everyday Ageism
With ageism in the news, it’s time to take control of its effects on you. Written by: Susan Krauss Whitbourne PhD, ABPP Posted January 20, 2024 KEY POINTS You only have to listen to news stories, political advertisements, and debates about the qualifications of candidates in the 2024 election cycle to be aware that age, along…
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How Old is too Old to Join Ireland’s Police Force?
By: Eimear Flanagan 21st January 2024, 01:29 CST The Irish police force, An Garda Síochána, announced this week it is raising its upper age limit for recruits from 35 to 50. People on the cusp of half a century can now compete for a place at the Garda College, alongside candidates as young as 18.…
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Yes, Employers Can Set a Mandatory Retirement Age. What You Need to Know.
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Published 12:00 PM EST, Sun January 21, 2024 New YorkCNN — Former US Vice President Al Gore, 75, is stepping down from Apple’s board because of the company’s age-based restrictions for its directors, and it raises the question of ageism in Corporate America. By no means is age 75 — or any age over…
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