Two panels of doctors appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis 鈥� the Florida Boards of Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine 鈥� have . The new rule applies only to new patients, not those already receiving care.
The ban goes against the guidance of most major medical organizations, including the American Medical Association and the American Psychiatric Association.
Guest: , a pediatrician and expert in gender-affirming care.
A second term for Florida's controversial surgeon general
On Monday, DeSantis announced for the governor鈥檚 second term.
During his year in office, Ladapo has been a controversial figure due to his views on the COVID-19 pandemic and treatments for transgender people.
Guest: , editor of .
Florida's 鈥榬ed wave鈥� reshapes school boards
, even as elsewhere in the U.S. the 鈥渞ed wave鈥� that some had anticipated didn鈥檛 quite materialize.
Conservative candidates in nonpartisan school board races also notched up wins statewide, with all six school board members endorsed by DeSantis winning their runoffs. DeSantis is the first Florida governor to endorse school board members, .
In Florida and other states, the conservative organization who focused on issues like what books are allowed in school libraries and how racism and gender are taught 鈥� or talked about 鈥� in classrooms. That prompted a pushback from teachers unions and left-leaning organizations.
Guests:
- , president of the Florida Education Association.
- , education reporter for POLITICO.
Artemis 1 has finally launched
After a series of delays, from the Kennedy Space Center.
The SLS 鈥� or Space Launch System, the space agency鈥檚 most powerful rocket ever 鈥� blasted off in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
The Artemis mission will send an uncrewed Orion capsule on a 26-day orbit of the moon. On the way the spacecraft will gather data to help prepare for an eventual mission to send astronauts back to the moon.
Guests:
- , reporter at WUFT.
- , digital producer and space journalist at Fox Weather.
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