NAACP urges student-athletes to reconsider Florida colleges after state eliminates DEI programs • DeSantis, LGBTQ plaintiffs settle ‘Don’t Say Gay’ school lawsuit
 Orlando Morning Report Tuesday, March 12, 2024 | | |
| | | | Packing District food hall | NAACP tells athletes to reconsider Florida colleges | 'Don't Say Gay' school lawsuit Good morning. It's Tuesday, March 12, 2024. The weather forecast calls for a cloudy day with a high of 80 and low of 55. Click here for more weather. Want to go deeper? Why not sign up for one of our focused newsletters such as Foodie Fare on the latest on restaurant news. Sign up here | | | | With the grand opening just a few months away, the Great Southern Box Company Food Hall announced its first three vendors. | | | | | The NAACP says Black student-athletes should reconsider attending public colleges and universities in Florida. The NAACP sent a letter to NCAA President Charlie Baker as well as current and prospective student-athletes. It was in response to the University of Florida and other state schools that have eliminated their diversity, equity and inclusion programs. The letter read: "This is not about politics. It's about the protection of our community, the progression of our culture, and most of all, it's about your education and your future." Last year, Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill prohibiting the use of state funds for any DEI programs. | | | | | Students and teachers can discuss sexual orientation and gender identity in classrooms under a proposed settlement reached Monday between the state and lawyers for LGBTQ advocates who sued over what they call the "Don't Say Gay" law. | | | | | The 6,300-acre site encompasses part of the massive Sunbridge development. | | | | | Insurance consumers got a mixed bag from the legislature this year, with lawmakers approving a $200 million extension of the My Safe Florida Home program and creating a program to help condo owners. But a bill allowing surplus lines carriers to take out second-home policies from Citizens Corp. was approved, which critics say could subject snowbirds to failures by insurers. | | | | | HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — A man visiting the Florida Everglades is recovering after being bitten by a crocodile after falling off a boat, officials said. The attack occurred Sunday afternoon at the Flamingo Marina in Everglades National Park, according to a National Park Service news release. The 68-year-old ma capsized his sailboat in the marina […] | | | | | The proposal for fiscal 2025 is an election year blueprint about what the future could hold if Biden and enough of his fellow Democrats win in November. | | | | | Associated Press With Boeing facing multiple government investigations, the company needs to make "a serious transformation" around its safety and manufacturing quality, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Monday. The comments came one day after Buttigieg said the aircraft builder is under "enormous" scrutiny by his department since a panel blew off a Boeing 737 Max […] | | | | | Orlando's last two losses to the Knicks Friday and the Pacers Sunday marked the first time the Magic dropped two in a row since Jan. 22-26. "We've got a good group that does learn and respond," forward Joe Ingles said. "It's better to happen now than in 18-games time or whatever." | | | | | Nearly three months after wrapping up a 6-7 campaign in the program's first year in a Power 5 conference, the Knights began Year 2 with a little less fanfare, but that doesn't mean they were lacking plenty of reasons to be excited. | | | |
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