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CAIR Florida comes to the Capitol, despite ‘terrorist’ claims from DeSantis
CAIR Florida is speaking out against several bills filed this legislative session, none bigger for them than HB 1471
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Florida driver’s license tests will only be offered in English
Language-translation services won’t be allowed either, starting Feb. 6
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Florida lawmakers unanimously advance bill to expand protections for temp workers
The bill would make it easier for temp workers to secure stable jobs and establish accountability measures for exploitative temp agencies.
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This ‘Florida Man house’ could become a crazy new Airbnb
It comes with a haunted pirate’s cove, a saloon, a room stuck in 1950 and a taxidermy room
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Planned Parenthood on Medicaid chopping block, SNAP work requirements move in House
The Florida Legislature may be poised to copy federal law and ban Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood
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Gun-safety advocates push to preserve Florida’s red-flag law
Risk-protection orders can authorize confiscation of firearms from individuals deemed a danger to themselves or others
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Youth climate-change activists redirect focus to opposing AI data centers
Activists are backing legislation that would protect Floridians from being taken advantage of by corporations’ AI data centers
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Florida universities move closer to yearlong freeze on H-1B visas
The vote comes at the urging of Gov. Ron DeSantis
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Florida homeowner Bruce Springsteen releases anti-ICE song
The song slams “King Trump’s private army” and venerates the observers and demonstrators who “stood for justice, their voices ringing through the night.”
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‘Next question’: Donalds brushes off rival Republicans, talks Minneapolis
‘My rivals would all love to be in my position, and they’re not,’ the Trump-endorsed Republican said
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DeSantis administration sued over changes to AIDS program
The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors estimates that more than 16,000 patients in Florida will lose coverage because of this change in department policy
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Florida Republican says ‘American Dream is dying’ because minimum wage is too high
A Florida House committee advanced a bill that would legally allow employers to pay certain entry-level workers less than the state minimum wage
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All ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ communications must be released to feds, court rules
The Florida agency must release all texts, emails, and other communications about how the migrant center was set up and run
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Trump airport bill would also clear the way for state to rename MCO
Trump in 2021 reportedly asked advisers to get an airport named after him
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Here are all the U.S. House Democrats who want Kristi Noem impeached
The list includes Florida representatives Lois Frankel, Maxwell Frost, Darren Soto, Kathy Castor, Frederica Wilson and Debbie Wasserman Schultz
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Bills to clarify whether ex-felons can legally vote advance in Senate
Floridians years ago approved a constitutional amendment to restore the voting rights of felons who had completed their sentences
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‘Elevated arsenic levels’ found in more than half of candy tested, DeSantis says
More than 60% of candy tested contained elevated arsenic levels that, consumed over time, could put children at an increased risk of cancer
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Vaccinations still required, but parents can opt out more easily under bill
Senate Bill 1756 would allow Florida pharmacists to provide ivermectin to adults without a prescription
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Alex Pretti killing exposes rare GOP rift on immigration — even in Florida
The death has divided conservative leaders even within Florida — the most ICE-friendly state in the nation