Early this Monday morning, on April 24, 2023, a gymnastics gym, Gymnastics Unlimited, caught on fire.

House Speaker Paul Renner introduced House Bill 1 to make vouchers available to all Florida children eligible to enter kindergarten through 12th grade. The bill would greatly expand the state’s voucher programs by allowing voucher recipients to use public funds for more than tuition at a private school and transportation. Families would be allowed to spend the money on home-schooling, college courses, private tutoring and specialized testing such as Advanced Placement exams. “It’s about freedom and opportunity,” Renner shares during his news conference. “We empower parents and children to decide the education that meets their needs.” Critics say that the legislation will hurt public schools by sending money to private…

On Wednesday, April 19th Florida’s Board of Education approved an expansion to the Parental Rights in Education law, also known as the “Don’t Say Gay” law. This expansion was requested by Governor Ron DeSantis. The law currently bans classroom discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade. This new rule will extend that law up to 12th grade.  This law had drawn intense criticism from progressive groups. Joe Saunders is the senior political director of the LGBTQ+ advocacy group Equality Florida. He said that this law is part of DeSantis’ “assault on freedom.” Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. said, “All we are doing is we are…

On Thursday morning, at 4:45 AM, Florida residents across the state were woken up by a notification on their phones from the Emergency Alert System.

SpaceX has called off its first launch attempt of Starship, its most powerful rocket ever built, after a problem cropped up during fueling.

On Wednesday, April 12th, Fort Lauderdale experienced record breaking rainfalls, which caused flooding throughout the area.

A large “blob” of seaweed, estimated to be twice the size of the United States, is moving towards Florida.