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  1. life after roe
    Protests Break Out Across The U.S. As Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade
    Floridians Get Near-Total Abortion Ban — and Chance to Reverse ItA six-week abortion ban will soon take effect. But the state Supreme Court also gave voters an opportunity to strike it down in November.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. politics
    Disney's Lawsuit Against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Dismissed By Federal Judge
    The Disney-DeSantis Feud Ends With a WhimperMembers of a DeSantis-aligned board came to an agreement with the Walt Disney Company after a yearslong legal fight.
    By Nia Prater
  3. celebrity breakups?
    Miami Beach, Florida, crowded beach with sunbathers, lifeguard station
    Miami Is Ghosting Spring BreakersSpringtime sadness.
    By Emily Leibert
  4. florida
    How Ron DeSantis Could Reveal More About Jeffrey EpsteinThe Florida governor plans to sign a bill that would disclose transcripts from controversial grand-jury proceedings into the alleged sex trafficker.
    By Matt Stieb
  5. florida
    The Sex Scandal That Could Take Down Moms for LibertyThis isn’t the best look for a group pushing conservative ideas on kids.
    By Matt Stieb
  6. arrests
    Kodak Black Has Reportedly Bonded Out of JailAfter being arrested in Florida for cocaine possession, among other charges.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  7. profile
    Fabian Basabe Will Not Be CanceledThe party boy turned Miami GOP politico fights off sexual-harassment claims by male staffers and plots his future. (His wife stands by him.)
    By Ben Widdicombe
  8. politics
    Judge Denies Trump’s Request to Push Back His Documents TrialThough Judge Aileen Cannon suggested she may reconsider the matter in March, Donald Trump’s classified documents trial is set to begin May 20, 2024.
    By Nia Prater
  9. who’s buying
    Ken Griffin Is Building the Most Expensive House in the WorldAnd it will almost certainly get swallowed by the ocean.
    By Clio Chang
  10. u.s. history
    Was American Slavery Uniquely Evil?We don’t need to minimize the barbarity of premodern forms of slavery to advance racial justice in America.
    By Eric Levitz
  11. weather
    Photos: Hurricane Idalia Makes Landfall in Florida As Category 3 StormIdalia brought “catastrophic” storm surges to the Sunshine State, and now it’s heading north into Georgia and the Carolinas.
    By Nia Prater
  12. name games
    Don’t Say Gay, or He, or She, or TheyFlorida schools under DeSantis are in a panic over pronouns.
    By Allison Slater Tate
  13. gun violence
    A White Gunman Killed 3 Black People in JacksonvilleThe 21-year-old killer who police say “hated Black people” died by suicide after the attack at a Dollar General.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  14. politics
    Is AP Psychology ‘Banned’ in Florida Due to ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law?The College Board had announced it was pulling the class rather than modify it to fit Florida’s restrictive rules.
    By Matt Stieb
  15. summer
    Florida Is One Big Hot TubLast week, water temperatures off the coast reached triple digits.
    By Danielle Cohen
  16. power
    Florida Wants to Teach Kids That Slavery Was GoodRon DeSantis’s board of education continues to water down Black history curriculums in public schools.
    By Danielle Cohen
  17. power
    A White Woman Has Been Charged for Shooting Her Black NeighborSusan Lorincz has received one count of manslaughter and one count of assault, but is not being charged with murder.
    By Tariro Mzezewa
  18. surfside collapse
    The Surfside-Condo Disaster Site Will Be a Zaha Hadid TowerMany of the victims’ families wanted to turn it into a memorial.
    By Adriane Quinlan
  19. the right
    The Revolt of the Other MothersMoms for Liberty learned motherhood is a potent force. So too have their opponents.
    By Sarah Jones
  20. florida
    Disney Gives Up on $3,000-per-Night Star Wars HotelAnd pulls the plug on its billion-dollar Florida campus one day after Ron DeSantis signed sweeping anti-LGBTQ+ bills.
    By Rebecca Alter
  21. the national interest
    The Republican Takeover of American EducationConvinced that teachers are brainwashing children to be left-wing ideologues, conservatives are quickly grabbing control of the American classroom.
    By Jonathan Chait
  22. realtor diaries
    The Market for Disney Adults With Millions to Spend“I recently showed a house with 20 hidden Mickeys that came with a spreadsheet of where to find them.”
    As told to Alyssa Shelasky
  23. mouse trap
    Disney Sues DeSantis for ‘Government Retaliation’Disney claims the Florida governor is taking part in a “targeted campaign of government retaliation” against the company.
    By Nia Prater
  24. florida
    DeSantis Has a Plan to Thwart Disney’s King Charles PlanThe governor says he’ll use the Florida legislature to regain power over a special tax district.
    By Clio Chang
  25. abortion
    Florida’s Abortion Law Is a Disaster for Access in the SouthThe six-week ban cuts off women seeking abortions across a wide swath of the country.
    By Nia Prater
  26. florida
    Ron DeSantis Got Played by DisneyThe board in charge of the Florida park sabotaged his hostile takeover.
    By Matt Stieb
  27. florida
    Point Goes to Disney in the Ron DeSantis Land BattleThe company has invoked the British monarchy to retain power over a special tax district.
    By Alissa Walker
  28. power
    Florida Republicans Don’t Want Young Girls to Talk About PeriodsA new bill would prohibit young students from discussing menstruation during the school day.
    By Tariro Mzezewa
  29. odor events
    Time to Lie on the Beach and RotFlorida is coming under siege by a massive roving seaweed blob.
    By Claire Lampen
  30. early and often
    Florida Republican Wants to ‘Cancel’ Democrats Over SlaveryA Florida bill takes a ridiculous GOP argument to the extreme, aiming to eliminate the Democratic Party for its ancient ties to white supremacy.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. florida
    Every Petty Detail of Ron DeSantis’s Feud With DisneyDisney is canceling a $1 billion Florida development.
    By Alissa Walker
  32. crime
    Florida Gunman Kills 3, Including Reporter and ChildThe suspect is in custody. His motives are unknown.
    By Tariro Mzezewa
  33. the inside game
    The Agonizing Fall of the Florida DemocratThe few left in office insist their state isn’t a lost cause … yet.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  34. healthcare
    Florida Wants to Force Student Athletes to Share Their Menstrual HistoryThe move raises concerns about potential legal repercussions for students suspected of having abortions.
    By Tariro Mzezewa
  35. early and often
    Ron DeSantis Is Straight Up Ignoring Donald TrumpThe Florida governor didn’t even mention the ex-president by name as he touted his own record in a speech on the night of Trump’s 2024 announcement.
    By Matt Stieb
  36. trans rights
    Nikita Dragun Arrested and Says She Was Placed in Men’s Unit of Florida JailThe Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department released a statement denying that Dragun was placed in a men’s facility.
    By Rebecca Alter
  37. early and often
    DeSantis Talks Like He’s the Republican ProphetIn his victory speech, he likened himself to Churchill and Moses — and conservative media is following along.
    By Matt Stieb
  38. what we know
    Hurricane Ian’s Death Toll Continues to ClimbRescue efforts are still underway in Florida, where inland flooding continues to hamper recovery efforts.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  39. action item
    How to Help Those Impacted by Hurricane IanAs of Friday, nearly 2 million people in Florida were still without power.
    By Olivia Luppino
  40. hurricane season
    Tampa Could Be a Bull’s-eye for Hurricane IanThe quickly intensifying hurricane could bring storm surges of up to ten feet to the low-lying Tampa metro.
    By Matt Stieb
  41. banned in ya
    John Green: Don’t Ban My Book at My Old School“It’s really upsetting for my mom.”
    By Bethy Squires
  42. republicanisms
    What Is Wrong With Ron DeSantis’s Arms?Is that a Trump imitation, or is that how all politicians are now standing in Florida?
    By Matt Stieb
  43. power
    Florida Court Finds Teen Not ‘Mature’ Enough to Choose AbortionThe court will force her to give birth instead.
    By Olivia Truffaut-Wong
  44. early and often
    Democrats’ Problems Go Beyond Joe ManchinThe West Virginia senator is more a consequence than the cause of the party’s failures.
    By Ross Barkan
  45. don’t say gay
    Florida Could Be Cleaning Up DeSantis’s Disney Mess for Years to ComeThe law ending Disney’s special tax district looks like it will spike taxes in nearby counties to pay off a billion-dollar bond.
    By Matt Stieb
  46. don’t say gay
    Florida Republicans Are One Step Closer to Punishing DisneyThe state legislature has passed a law to strip the company of major tax advantages for opposing the GOP’s Don’t Say Gay bill.
    By Matt Stieb
  47. florida
    Disney Is a Kingdom Within a StateUndoing its self-governance will be more complicated than Ron DeSantis thinks.
    By Alissa Walker
  48. politics
    DeSantis Won’t Let Disney Sit Out the Culture WarThe Florida governor’s move to punish Disney for its alleged “wokeness” marks a major shift in GOP tactics.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. power
    What Is the Conservative Beef With ‘Social-Emotional Learning’?Florida’s department of education just banned a bunch of math textbooks that allegedly taught SEL, raising a question: What?
    By Claire Lampen
  50. what would walt do
    A Member of the Disney Family Has Come Out as TransTheir father, Roy P. Disney, made a $500,000 donation to the HRC.
    By Bethy Squires
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