A Florida lawmaker who authored the state’s law banning classroom discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation in elementary school was indicted Wednesday on federal money charges related to COVID relief loans.
As a freshman state representative, Rep. Joe Harding helped shepherd through the Parental Rights in Education Act, which drew outrage from the LGBTQ community and cemented Gov. Ron DeSantis’ reputation for enthusiastically waging right-wing culture wars. DeSantis handily...