This year’s statewide ballot measures are written, on average, at a graduate-school reading level, according to a new report.
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With new tactics, ICE reaches new high in monthly arrests
“The focus is so much on the arrest numbers that the mission seems a little confused to the general public”
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Measles cases have reached a 35-year high
The largest number of current cases are in South Carolina (670), Utah (522), Texas (188), Virginia (176), Florida (141) and Pennsylvania (134).
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Florida just one of several states seeing revival of anti-Islam attacks as midterms approach
Florida’s Republican-dominated legislature this year enacted laws allowing a handful of state officials to designate terrorist organizations
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Trump’s SAVE America Act would end voter registration drives nationwide
It would effectively ban voter registration drives, a mainstay of college campuses and neighborhood events
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Even Florida’s most conservative counties saw large ‘No Kings’ turnout
The third “No Kings” protest of Donald Trump’s second term lured crowds across Florida, even in areas dominated by Republican voters
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US House panel subpoenas AG Pam Bondi on Epstein investigation
The subpoena calls for the former Florida Attorney General to sit for a deposition April 14
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Florida Representative charged with stealing $5M in FEMA funds
U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick was indicted for allegedly stealing $5M and laundering it for her 2021 congressional campaign
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Florida leads nation in executions with 15 so far this year
After Florida’s 15 executions this year, Alabama and Texas have had the second-highest number, with five each
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Florida AG among leaders backing Trump’s use of National Guard
Trump’s use of National Guard troops for law enforcement purposes has reopened a debate over states’ authority to control police powers
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Florida AG James Uthmeier opens investigation into the ‘climate cartel’
The AG’s press release says Uthmeier’s investigation will examine ‘deceptive trade practices’ and potential antitrust violations
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State parks, child labor, open carry and more wins and losses in Florida’s 2025 legislative session
Senate President Ben Albritton and House Speaker Daniel Perez announced an extended session with lawmakers slated to return to Tallahassee on May 12
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DeSantis says Florida’s Highway Patrol is now allowed to arrest people over immigration status
The governor has placed highway patrol at the forefront of his ‘interior enforcement’ efforts
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Florida resident Donald Trump continues to dodge questions on climate change
Mar-a-Lago will probably be fine, but the climate crisis is already wreaking disastrous effects on the state
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Pro-Palestine Florida State students demand changes from university leaders
The FSU chapter of Students for a Democratic Society demands university ‘cut all ties with the genocidal Israeli government’
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Here’s how State Senate president Kathleen Passidomo punished an environmental advocate who ‘disrespected’ her
Gov. DeSantis reappointed Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch; Passidomo squashed that
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DeSantis, in Iowa, says Republicans’ focus on woke will help win elections
He was there on his book tour — not campaigning, honest
