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Republicans ban transgender athletes, send bill to DeSantis amid outcry from Democrats Ana Ceballos and Kir Wilson, The Miami Herald
Apr. 29 TALLAHASSEE The Republican majority in the Florida Legislature on Wednesday unexpectedly rammed a ban on transgender athletes in women s and girls sports through the legislative process amid an outcry from Democrats who called foul on the last-minute procedural moves used to get the issue passed in the final days of session.
House and Senate Republicans resuscitated the issue by attaching the transgender ban to a wide-ranging charter schools bill that was originally designed to create more avenues for charters to operate in the state.
Apr. 29 TALLAHASSEE Florida Republicans on Wednesday used a massive education bill to revive a controversial ban on transgender athletes participating in women's and girl's sports as a last-ditch effort to get the issue passed in the final days of the legislative session. The move was the latest twist in one of the most controversial proposals of the 2021 legislative session, and it all but .
Senate Democratic leader ousted gavel generic (Source: WAVE 3 News) By News Service of Florida | April 28, 2021 at 10:14 PM EDT - Updated April 28 at 10:14 PM
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WWSB) - Florida Senate Democrats voted Wednesday to oust Minority Leader Gary Farmer with just days left in the legislative session, deciding to replace him with Sen. Lauren Book, D-Plantation.
Less than six months after Farmer, D-Lighthouse Point formally took the leadership post in November, Democratic senators cast a unanimous vote of no confidence.
Wednesday’s ouster came after years of tension between Farmer and Book, who was chosen last week to lead Senate Democrats following the November 2022 elections. Instead, she was tapped to assume the leadership position more than a year ahead of schedule.
As the Florida Senate was debating and voting on legislation, state Sen. Perry Thurston left the Capitol to attend a political event 450 miles away. He was seeking votes for the next office he wants to hold: Congressman. While he was on the campaign trail, Thurston missed the debate and vote on one of the most contentious bills of the legislative session, a measure to ban transgender females from competing in girl’s and women’s sports.