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Florida healthcare advocates are organizing in Orlando to expand Medicaid – and invite you to join
Advocates with Youth Action Fund and the Eskamani-linked People Power for Florida hold a canvass and phone bank Wednesday evening to help get Medicaid expansion on the 2026 ballot.
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More than a dozen Florida insurers are proposing double-digit healthcare increases
Florida is not alone in these rate hikes — insurers nationwide are filing double-digit increases
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Florida wildlife officials appear poised to OK the state’s first bear hunt in a decade
The FWC gathers this week in North Florida for a final vote
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Orlando distributor paid union-busting firm to persuade workers to ditch union
The union-busting firm Quest Consulting has reported billing rates of $300 to $450 per hour.
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Mosaic Fertilizer gets draft permits that could lead to injecting wastewater underground in Florida
Mosaic, a major player in the state’s phosphate industry, applied in early 2024 for approval to drill exploratory wells at sites
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Gov. DeSantis now faces lawsuit alleging he violated Florida Constitution over judicial seat
The case alleges that DeSantis did not comply with a requirement to make an appointment within 60 days of receiving a list of candidates from the 8th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission
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Nonprofit blasts new Florida law designed to improve disaster recovery amid hurricane season
Nonprofit organization 1000 Friends of Florida is the latest entity calling for the Florida Legislature to repeal portions of the law
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The Florida House is now creating a committee for congressional redistricting
Orlando Democratic House Rep. Anna Eskamani called Perez’ memo ‘deeply troubling’
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Federal judge blocks construction at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ for two weeks
The injunction stops filling, paving, new lights, and new infrastructure
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Florida CFO Ingoglia alleges ‘numerous’ cases of local governments scrubbing data before DOGE audits
A DOGE audit in Orange County began earlier this week
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Judge rejects Orlando bars’ push to pause costly after-midnight alcohol rules
The federal lawsuit was filed by several downtown business owners last year, claiming the city’s costly rules amounted to ‘unconstitutional government overreach.’
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Trans comedian and ghost-hunter Roz Hernandez has a stand-up date at the Ren Theatre
“Comedy in a Gay Bar?!” indeed
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Trump’s defamation suit against Pulitzer board now in Florida Supreme Court
Trump filed the lawsuit after the board recognized reporting about alleged collusion between his 2026 campaign and Russia
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Home construction industries target ruling that requires manatee protections in Florida
Home builders and the septic-system industry say the case has ‘significant implications for home construction and the economy’
