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Florida adds Maduro overthrow to anti-communist curriculum
The Florida Education Association said the new communism curriculum included ‘ideologically charged rhetoric’ when it was adopted last fall
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Florida ballot initiative restriction ruling could have national implications
The outcome of the federal lawsuit could decide the fate of citizen-led ballot initiatives in the Sunshine State and possibly the nation
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Randy Fine can’t stop saying he would choose dogs over Muslim people
Florida’s newest congressman unleashed a series of racist social media posts that have resulted in calls for his resignation.
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Florida to give $50M to local law agencies for immigration enforcement
About half of those funds are being allocated to only one county.
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Florida agency quietly removes tool to find licensed abortion clinics in the state
The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration until recently offered a clear search function on its website to find abortion clinics.
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Casey DeSantis’ food testing program flops in budget plans
“I don’t know why the state needs to create its own version of the (federal Food and Drug Administration),” said Rep. Alex Andrade, R-Pensacola.
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Orange County among potential sites for proposed $127M prison, report says
The House proposed $127 million for planning and design of a new 4,800-prisoner facility and adjoining 600-bed hospital unit
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Florida House passes $5M plan to rename an airport after Trump
Trump lost Palm Beach County, the location of the proposed airport, to Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election
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Florida backs down: DeSantis’ emergency fund can be used on immigration
Uthmeier called the House’s plan to limit spending “moronic” while the governor’s staff suggested the bill’s architects aren’t real Republicans
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Florida bill targeting unions could be unconstitutional, staff analysis warns
As written, the bill could infringe on collective bargaining rights guaranteed to Florida workers under the state constitution
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Senators back compensation for ‘Groveland Four’ families
‘This bill is about justice, not merely remembered as history, but carried forward as responsibility,’ said bill sponsor Ocoee Democrat LaVon Bracy Davis
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New bill blocks Florida emergency funds from being used on immigration
Democrats on Monday railed against these expenditures, calling it an “abuse” of public money
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Florida’s $406M immigration tab includes private jet flights and a Margaritaville hotel
Now, the Florida House wants to prevent the state’s disaster response agency from using emergency funds on immigration
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New bill would ban cites, counties from enacting climate change policies
The bill says that it is Florida state policy to prohibit the adoption or implementation of “net-zero policies” by government entities
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Florida Senate advances bill to decriminalize drug checking tools
Under current law, the use or possession of any drug checking equipment other than fentanyl test strips is considered a criminal offense
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‘Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance’ advances despite pushback
The move comes despite objections that such a tribute would come as an insult to Black people, women and others
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Florida House moves to ban removal of Confederate monuments again
The proposal prevents local governments from passing their own rules on removing historic monuments or memorials that have been up at least 25 years on public property
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Post-Roe, activists aren’t giving up the fight for reproductive rights
‘The human cost of abortion bans is mounting while the full damage is still untold’
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Bill to ban non-English driver’s tests, penalize employers of undocumented immigrants, moves
A wide-ranging Florida immigration bill focused on driver’s tests and undocumented workers cleared its first House committee
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Florida bill to brand certain groups as domestic terrorists advances
The bill includes a provision that would ban schools with affiliations to designated foreign or domestic terrorist organizations from receiving school voucher funds