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Citizens, Florida’s state-backed property insurance of last resort, hits 1.35 million policies
Citizens added nearly 9,600 policies last week as it continues to see explosive growth
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Florida Democrats vow (again) to ‘Take Back Florida’
Florida Democrats are betting on a new statewide voter registration tour to achieve their 2024 plans
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Florida inmates grapple with ‘oppressive’ heat in un-air-conditioned prisons
Temperatures over 100 degrees last month put the thermometer above 115 inside some Florida prisons
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Kamala Harris refuses ‘unnecessary debate’ with DeSantis on whether slaves benefited from slavery
Harris blasted the new Florida standards as ‘propaganda’ being pushed on children
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Muslim advocacy group urges Florida to reject PragerU content in schools
‘A number of PragerU’s videos spread anti-Muslim rhetoric and conspiracy theories’
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DeSantis administration asks federal appeals court to put drag show law ruling on hold
The state filed a motion that said Judge Presnell overstepped when he issued a preliminary injunction
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Media committee backs Disney in federal-court fight against Florida Gov. DeSantis
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press state retaliation against the entertainment company violated the First Amendment
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‘Don’t call us’: Law enforcement asks beachgoers to stop snitching on horny manatees in Tampa Bay
‘We can assure you they are more than fine.’
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Florida Black lawmakers press state to change new school curriculum that says slaves benefited from slavery
The standards have drawn criticism from the White House and prompted a defense from Gov. DeSantis
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‘Marxist studies, that’s not a loss for Florida’: DeSantis shrugs off high faculty turnover at New College
New College has been filling positions that account for nearly a third of the school’s faculty
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Orlando Congressman Maxwell Frost introduces federal bill to ‘end junk fees’ for renters
‘This is one step in this broader journey of ensuring that housing is human right for every single person’
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Transgender adults ask judge to block new Florida law restricting access to gender-affirming care
The law has erected ‘unnecessary barriers’ to care and ‘impose medically unsupported requirements’ on trans people, plaintiffs argued
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Florida Gov. DeSantis uninjured in car crash on way to presidential campaign event
The crash happened Tuesday morning on the way to a presidential-campaign event in Tennessee
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Florida approves PragerU’s conservative ‘curriculum’ to be used in schools
Descriptions of the content on the PragerU website bill it as ‘the leading network with educational, entertaining, pro-American kids shows for every grade’
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Vice President Harris condemns Florida’s ‘extremist’ leaders over education guidelines about slavery
Harris joined numerous Black leaders throughout the country in criticizing state officials for signing off on the curriculum changes
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What do Florida’s new ‘whitewashed’ Black history standards mean for the state of education?
An interview with UCF Professor Robert Cassanello, who specializes in Florida’s civil rights history
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Florida won’t hold a bear hunt this year, officials confirm
Concerns that discussion of a hunt might be on the agenda drew animal rights advocates to the commission’s meeting Thursday
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‘National embarrassment’: Felon voter group sues Florida over voting eligibility
The lawsuit, filed by the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition and individual plaintiffs, described a ‘bureaucratic morass’ encountered by felons trying to find out if they are eligible to vote
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Testing drugs for xylazine, aka ‘tranq,’ could prevent serious harms, but it’s still illegal in Florida
A new law decriminalized a tool to test drugs for fentanyl, but excludes drug-checking equipment for the animal sedative xylazine, which is involved in a rising number of overdoses
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Florida education board approves new rules on bathroom use and preferred pronouns in public schools
The revised rule came after Gov. DeSantis and lawmakers approved a law prohibiting instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity