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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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Student activists organize ‘Red Card’ immigrant rights campaign for Orange County schools
They’re planning to publicly present their idea to the Orange County School Board on Feb. 10
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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
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Maxwell Frost punched in the face in racist assault
The Orlando congressman said the aggressor told him Trump was going to deport him
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Orlando lawmaker Anna Eskamani calls to defund, abolish ICE after Alex Pretti killed
Eskamani doesn’t have the power to withhold funding from ICE, but local U.S. Congressman Maxwell Frost has similarly stated that he believes “ICE is lawless and should not exist.”
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‘Reproductive freedom’ bills would revive access to abortion care in Florida
The bills would eliminate Florida’s restrictive six-week abortion ban and other laws limiting abortion access
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Paid parking at Lineage, Lazy Moon lot in Mills 50 at a standstill
For now, parking at the Mills 50 lot remains unchanged
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Black Democrats blast AG Uthmeier’s attack on affirmative action
Uthmeier disparaged what he described as race-based quotas in Florida hiring practices and stipulations for minority representation on different boards, councils, and other panels
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Orlando activists plan ‘ICE Out for Good’ protest in solidarity with Minneapolis day of action
Unions, community organizers, and faith leaders in Minneapolis are organizing a one-day economic shutdown on Jan. 23 in protest of violence waged by federal ICE agents.
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Florida lawmaker is back with bill promoting water pollution
House Bill 479 is this year’s worst of the worst.
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Orlando lawmakers, LGBTQ advocates push back on slate of ‘bigoted’ legislation
“These distractions are intended to take our attention away from real corruption in the state Florida,” said Orlando Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith.
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Feds toured Orlando warehouse as potential new ICE detention center
Orlando City Council member cautiously ‘skeptical’ of rumored plans for ICE detention center
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Smoking pot in public banned under bill moving in Florida Senate
The bill would revise Florida laws that prohibit smoking and vaping of tobacco in public spaces to also prohibit smoking or vaping of a marijuana
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Anti-trans bill that could criminalize doctors, counselors advances
Florida providers could face third-degree felony charges and $100,000 in fines
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‘I think about Jurassic Park’: DeSantis-backed AI Bill of Rights clears first hurdle
‘There was a message there. … There was a warning about technologies exactly like this’
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Century-old Winter Park home that housed Rollins College’s first frat is for sale
It was designated as the official house of Rollins College’s X-Club in 1934
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‘Fast and Furious’ ride to replace Universal’s Rip Ride Rockit
The ‘high-octane outdoor roller coaster’ joins the park in 2027