The Florida Department of Education announced on Friday that it is rejecting 41 percent of math textbooks submitted by publishers for its K-12 curriculum, claiming that some contained critical race theory (CRT). The agency described its decision as necessary to prevent the “indoctrination” of students. “Math is about getting the …
Read More »Republicans Are Now Proposing 'Election Law Enforcement' Units to Crack Down on Nonexistent Voter Fraud
Republicans in the South are turning to a familiar authority in their efforts to clamp down on imagined voter fraud: the police. George gubernatorial candidate David Perdue on Thursday called for the creation of “Election Law Enforcement Division” that would“be charged with enforcing election laws, investigating election crimes and fraud, …
Read More »Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis Just Made it Harder to Vote in Florida
Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law that he claims will make voting in the state less vulnerable to fraud but, in reality, it will likely disenfranchise many Florida voters who vote absentee and by mail. The new bill introduces a number of restrictions to absentee and …
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