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• WUFT News: Why Florida’s Ban On Critical Race Theory Won’t Affect Alachua County Public Schools. “Although Republican opposition is clear, what is unclear is why the ban was put in place: It targets school curriculums that never taught critical race theory to begin with. ‘We don’t use theoretical frameworks as a school district,’ said Jon Rehm, supervisor of the social studies curriculum at Alachua County Public Schools.”
• WFTS-Tampa Bay: ‘I didn’t see anything alarming’: Engineer who visited Surfside condo last year recounts what he saw. “Jason Borden, a structural engineer for O & S Associates, did a walk-through of the building as recently as January 2020 and also didn’t notice anything out of the ordinary for the size and age of the 136-unit tower.”
• Miami Herald ($): As Surfside toll rises, more victims named — including 2 young sisters and their mom. “Four more victims who were pulled from the rubble of the Surfside building collapse Wednesday have been identified. Two of them are children.”
• Associated Press: Judge Puts On Hold A Law Penalizing Social Media That Block Politicians’ Posts. “U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle granted a preliminary injunction stopping the new law from being enforced. The law — which was supposed to take effect on Thursday — enabled the state to fine large social media companies…
