“As dentists, we see the direct consequences fluoride removal has on our patients and it’s a real tragedy when policymakers’ decisions hurt vulnerable kids and adults in the long term,” Brett Kessler, president of the American Dental Association, said in a statement earlier this month. “Blindly calling for a ban on fluoridated water hurts people, costs money, and will ultimately harm our economy.”
While Florida's bill doesn't specifically reference fluoride, it will require the mineral and some other additives be removed from water sources across the state, said bill sponsor Republican state Rep. Kaylee Tuck.
“Anything that relates to water quality, removing contaminants, things like that, we're not touching that," Tuck said. "It's anything that has to do with health. So fluoride, vitamins, whatever else it is.”
Some local officials in Florida have already voted to remove the mineral from their community water systems, ahead of state lawmakers' push to ban fluoride.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Tuesday she is “deeply disappointed” by the passage of the bill, adding that it disregards “the overwhelming consensus of dentists, doctors and medical experts and will end a practice that has been in place for decades to protect our health.”
Levine Cava said that ending fluoridation, which is a safe and cost-effective way to prevent tooth decay, will have “long-lasting health consequences, especially for our most vulnerable families.”
The mayor said the decision should be left to local communities.
About one-third of community water systems, serving more than 60% of the U.S. population, fluoridated their water, according to a 2022 analysis by the CDC.
The U.S. economy shrank 0.3% from January through March, its first drop in three years. It was slowed by a surge in imports as companies in the United States tried to bring in foreign goods before President Donald Trump imposed massive tariffs.
The January-March expansion of U.S. gross domestic product was the slowest in almost three years and was down from 2.4% in the last three months of 2024.
Imports shaved 5 percentage points off first-quarter growth. Consumer spending also slowed sharply.
After a Year of Turmoil, The Washington Post Is Taking Note of Its Journalism Again
After a brutal year of headlines about The Washington Post, executive editor Matt Murray sounded almost relieved to be talking about journalism.
In an interview, he was touting "100 scoops in 100 days" about the Post's coverage of the Trump administration's first weeks. What sounds like a publicist's confection has truth behind it, with reporters putting their heads down and working, notably on stories involving the federal workforce and spending cuts.
Most stories about the Post in the past few months have been negative, including publisher Will Lewis' botched reorganization that led to former executive editor Sally Buzbee's resignation last June, owner Jeff Bezos asserting himself over the opinion section, and defections among journalists worried about the outlet's direction.
Adam Taylor and John Hudson have dug into proposed cuts at the State Department. Maria Sacchetti and Artur Galocha showed how half of the people the White House reported as immigration enforcement arrests were already behind bars. Jacob Bogage wrote about a Trump appointee asking the IRS to review an audit of conservative personality Mike Lindell.
It's grunt work, developing sources and stories that build upon other stories, many involving federal workers — the industry that the city is built upon.
The Post hasn't yet earned its own Truth Social post about its reporting since President Donald Trump's return, but the White House labeled one of its stories about health funding "fake news." Tulsi Gabbard, national intelligence director, cited a Post story about Israel and Iran among her reasons to seek out internal leakers.
The work has also calmed fears about whether owner Bezos' newfound friendliness with Trump would impact news coverage. Last fall, Bezos ordered a planned endorsement of Kamala Harris spiked, triggering an exodus of angry subscribers. He was a prominently visible guest at Trump's second inauguration and soon after said the Post's opinion pages should focus primarily on personal liberties and the free market.
That change in direction led to the resignations of editorial page editor David Shipley and two long-time Post columnists, Ruth Marcus and Eugene Robinson.
Trump Tells Musk: Stay as Long as You Want
During his full meeting with members of his Cabinet, President Donald Trump on Wednesday praised tech billionaire and Department of Government Efficiency chief Elon Musk and told him that he is invited to stay as long as you want in his role with the government.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday during his full meeting with members of his Cabinet, praised tech billionaire and Department of Government Efficiency chief Elon Musk and told him that he is "invited to stay as long as you want" in his role with the government.
"You really have sacrificed a lot," Trump told Musk during the meeting, shown live on Newsmax. "You've been treated very unfairly … the vast majority of people in this country really respect and appreciate you, and this whole room can say that very strongly. You've really been a tremendous help."
Musk added, "I think this could be the greatest administration since the founding of the country."
Musk, whose companies include Tesla, the social media site X and SpaceX, alluded to the acts of vandalism his Tesla dealerships have faced, telling Trump, "Well, they did like to burn my cars, which is not great."
Trump reassured him that he has the support of the administration but acknowledged that Musk "wants to get back home to his cars."
"You've done an incredible job," he told Musk. "$150 billion …" he started, with Musk correcting him with a figure of $169 billion in cuts to spending in the government.
"A lot of stuff is being worked on," Trump continued. "That number could be doubled and even tripled. A lot of things are being worked on that we don't count yet because it's not quite there."
Musk also told the Cabinet that it has been an honor to work with its members as well.
He has scaled back his presence in Washington in recent days and is expected to leave his role with the administration in part because of time constraints on his status as a special government employee and also as Tesla sales have taken a sharp drop amid protests over his role within Trump's team.
“As dentists, we see the direct consequences fluoride removal has on our patients and it’s a real tragedy when policymakers’ decisions hurt vulnerable kids and adults in the long term,” Brett Kessler, president of the American Dental Association, said in a statement earlier this month. “Blindly calling for a ban on fluoridated water hurts people, costs money, and will ultimately harm our economy.”
While Florida's bill doesn't specifically reference fluoride, it will require the mineral and some other additives be removed from water sources across the state, said bill sponsor Republican state Rep. Kaylee Tuck.
“Anything that relates to water quality, removing contaminants, things like that, we're not touching that," Tuck said. "It's anything that has to do with health. So fluoride, vitamins, whatever else it is.”
Some local officials in Florida have already voted to remove the mineral from their community water systems, ahead of state lawmakers' push to ban fluoride.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Tuesday she is “deeply disappointed” by the passage of the bill, adding that it disregards “the overwhelming consensus of dentists, doctors and medical experts and will end a practice that has been in place for decades to protect our health.”
Levine Cava said that ending fluoridation, which is a safe and cost-effective way to prevent tooth decay, will have “long-lasting health consequences, especially for our most vulnerable families.”
The mayor said the decision should be left to local communities.
About one-third of community water systems, serving more than 60% of the U.S. population, fluoridated their water, according to a 2022 analysis by the CDC.
US GDP Shrinks 0.3% in First Quarter
The U.S. economy shrank 0.3% from January through March, its first drop in three years. It was slowed by a surge in imports as companies in the United States tried to bring in foreign goods before President Donald Trump imposed massive tariffs.
The January-March expansion of U.S. gross domestic product was the slowest in almost three years and was down from 2.4% in the last three months of 2024.
Imports shaved 5 percentage points off first-quarter growth. Consumer spending also slowed sharply.
After a Year of Turmoil, The Washington Post Is Taking Note of Its Journalism Again
After a brutal year of headlines about The Washington Post, executive editor Matt Murray sounded almost relieved to be talking about journalism.
In an interview, he was touting "100 scoops in 100 days" about the Post's coverage of the Trump administration's first weeks. What sounds like a publicist's confection has truth behind it, with reporters putting their heads down and working, notably on stories involving the federal workforce and spending cuts.
Most stories about the Post in the past few months have been negative, including publisher Will Lewis' botched reorganization that led to former executive editor Sally Buzbee's resignation last June, owner Jeff Bezos asserting himself over the opinion section, and defections among journalists worried about the outlet's direction.
Adam Taylor and John Hudson have dug into proposed cuts at the State Department. Maria Sacchetti and Artur Galocha showed how half of the people the White House reported as immigration enforcement arrests were already behind bars. Jacob Bogage wrote about a Trump appointee asking the IRS to review an audit of conservative personality Mike Lindell.
It's grunt work, developing sources and stories that build upon other stories, many involving federal workers — the industry that the city is built upon.
The Post hasn't yet earned its own Truth Social post about its reporting since President Donald Trump's return, but the White House labeled one of its stories about health funding "fake news." Tulsi Gabbard, national intelligence director, cited a Post story about Israel and Iran among her reasons to seek out internal leakers.
The work has also calmed fears about whether owner Bezos' newfound friendliness with Trump would impact news coverage. Last fall, Bezos ordered a planned endorsement of Kamala Harris spiked, triggering an exodus of angry subscribers. He was a prominently visible guest at Trump's second inauguration and soon after said the Post's opinion pages should focus primarily on personal liberties and the free market.
That change in direction led to the resignations of editorial page editor David Shipley and two long-time Post columnists, Ruth Marcus and Eugene Robinson.
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Trump Tells Musk: Stay as Long as You Want
During his full meeting with members of his Cabinet, President Donald Trump on Wednesday praised tech billionaire and Department of Government Efficiency chief Elon Musk and told him that he is invited to stay as long as you want in his role with the government.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday during his full meeting with members of his Cabinet, praised tech billionaire and Department of Government Efficiency chief Elon Musk and told him that he is "invited to stay as long as you want" in his role with the government.
"You really have sacrificed a lot," Trump told Musk during the meeting, shown live on Newsmax. "You've been treated very unfairly … the vast majority of people in this country really respect and appreciate you, and this whole room can say that very strongly. You've really been a tremendous help."
Musk added, "I think this could be the greatest administration since the founding of the country."
Musk, whose companies include Tesla, the social media site X and SpaceX, alluded to the acts of vandalism his Tesla dealerships have faced, telling Trump, "Well, they did like to burn my cars, which is not great."
Trump reassured him that he has the support of the administration but acknowledged that Musk "wants to get back home to his cars."
"You've done an incredible job," he told Musk. "$150 billion …" he started, with Musk correcting him with a figure of $169 billion in cuts to spending in the government.
"A lot of stuff is being worked on," Trump continued. "That number could be doubled and even tripled. A lot of things are being worked on that we don't count yet because it's not quite there."
Musk also told the Cabinet that it has been an honor to work with its members as well.
He has scaled back his presence in Washington in recent days and is expected to leave his role with the administration in part because of time constraints on his status as a special government employee and also as Tesla sales have taken a sharp drop amid protests over his role within Trump's team.