transgender rights Pulse Survivor: Florida Wants to Deny ‘Life-Saving Care' For Trans People Dozens of civil rights groups and medical institutions say gender-affirming care for trans people can save lives. Contrary to those groups, the state of Florida could move to restrict Medicaid dollars from being used toward gender-affirming care, with health officials and Gov. Ron DeSantis claiming the scientific evidence supporting trans health practices is “weak.” The move could bring the influence...
gun violence 3 Ways Gun Laws Changed After Parkland Weeks after the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, the state passed major legislation on guns with bipartisan support. Now after mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, New York, there are renewed calls for action on guns. NBC Miami’s Tony Pipitone explains.
climate change ‘Climate Gentrification' Is Pushing Residents Out of Their Coastal Homes Sea level rise will force people to relocate to higher ground. But when that higher ground is already in demand, where do people go? That’s how climate change is accelerating gentrification, researchers say. NBCLX climate storyteller Chase Cain travels through Tampa and the Florida Keys to find out why.
disney world What Is Disney's Special District and Why Does DeSantis Want to End It? Disney World is more than just a theme park. For decades, it has existed as its own special tax district, which allows it to essentially operate like a local government. But just weeks ago, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he wants to end that special status. NBCLX Clark Fouraker explains what Disney’s special district means and why DeSantis wants to...
Florida Meet the Florida Student Who Went Viral Teaching About the Stonewall Uprising When their high school history class began teaching about the 1960s and ’70s, Will Larkins learned that the Stonewall Uprising, a major point in American LGBTQ history, would not be part of the curriculum. So Larkins offered to teach a lesson about it – and a video of it went viral. Larkins joined LX News to talk more about the...
Opioid Crisis Can This Pharmacy Chain Be Found Responsible For the Opioid Crisis? State attorneys in Florida say pharmacy chain Walgreens ignored red flags that signaled the pharmacies were contributing to the opioid crisis. Walgreens stores in the Tampa area had abnormally high numbers of opioid prescriptions and pills distributed, prosecutors say. Walgreens attorneys say the company was misled by pharmaceutical companies like Purdue Pharma about the potency of the drugs.
mass shooting Jurors Will Decide on Death Penalty for Parkland Shooter A judge and attorneys in a Florida courtroom are questioning prospective jurors for the sentencing trial of Nikolas Cruz, who pleaded guilty to killing 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida in 2018. The 12-member jury will have to be unanimous in order for the death penalty to be enforced. Criminal defense attorney Joseph Tully explains.
LGBTQ Florida Could Face Lawsuits Challenging ‘Don't Say Gay' Bill Now that the Parental Rights in Education bill (also referred to as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill) is law in Florida, LGBTQ groups plan to fight it in the courts. Critics have said the law is worded so broadly that it could have a chilling effect on teachers and cause them to dismiss LGBTQ subjects entirely. We hear from Michael...
LGBTQ rights Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Signed the ‘Don't Say Gay' Bill. What Exactly Is in It? Florida's "Parental Rights in Education" legislation has been signed into law. Here's what legislators and parents on both sides of the aisle have to say about it.
LGBTQ rights What Exactly Is in Florida's ‘Don't Say Gay' Bill, Which Just Became Law? Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed into law the state’s controversial “Parental Rights in Education” legislation, dubbed by opponents the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. NBCLX storyteller Eric Rodriguez talked to politicians and parents both for and against the bill to learn what it’s really about.
