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Florida abortion numbers down since 6-week ban took effect
More than 40,000 abortions had been reported this year in Florida as of Aug. 1
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Trump expects Florida’s abortion amendment to pass, but won’t say how he’ll vote
‘I think probably the vote will go in a little more liberal way than people thought’
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Supreme Court decision sparks new fight in Florida’s social media law dispute
DeSantis and the Legislature passed the law after Facebook and Twitter blocked former President Trump
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Florida may have to pay $3.2 million in legal fees, after judge throws out voter restrictions law
Walker ruled in 2022 that the law was intended to discriminate against Black voters
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Florida Gov. DeSantis describes Idalia and Debby recovery efforts as ‘night and day’
Debby made landfall Monday morning near Steinhatchee as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph
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Hurricane Debby will be an ‘ongoing threat’ over coming days, says Florida Gov. DeSantis
‘We have seen and will continue to see flooding in every part of the state of Florida’
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DeSantis declares state of emergency for 54 Florida counties as storm develops
A tropical wave with a high chance of strengthening into a more-threatening storm was on a path that could reach the state this weekend
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Former state GOP chair Sen. Joe Gruters backs Florida marijuana legalization
In doing so, he is going up against Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican Party of Florida
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Florida may have to pay businesses’ legal fees after judge permanently blocks part of ‘Stop Woke’ law
Tuesday’s motion for attorney fees described the plaintiffs’ success in the case as ‘resounding’
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Is another far-right candidate running for Orange County School Board in 2024? Here’s what we know
Jeni Grieger is facing off against Stephanie Vanos in a contentious campaign for an open seat on the Orange County School Board.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis says he supports term limits for U.S. Supreme Court, if congress does it too
‘If you’re going to do it, do it for everybody in office,’ DeSantis said
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Federal judge sides with Florida in public-employee union restriction fight
A fight will continue about a ban on deducting union dues from workers’ paychecks
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Federal judge permanently blocks part of Florida’s ‘Stop Woke’ law
Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker issued a two-page order granting a permanent injunction against the workplace-training part of the law
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Fight over Florida’s abortion amendment statement heads to the Supreme Court
Floridians Protecting Freedom has asked the court to invalidate a revised ‘financial impact statement’
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Florida lays out details about new law banning kids from social media
The law, which will take effect Jan. 1, seeks to prevent children under age 16 from opening social-media accounts on at least some platforms
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‘Clown show’: Florida Democrats respond to Rubio, Scott and DeSantis RNC speeches
The three took the stage during the second day of the convention in Milwaukee
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Florida Gov. DeSantis’ voter fraud suspects can now be charged, judges say
Two South Florida appeals courts overturned rulings that dismissed charges against a pair of defendants
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Florida House Speaker Paul Renner contributes $1 million to PAC fighting proposed abortion amendment
The Archdiocese of Miami also contributed $129,037 to Florida Voters Against Extremism
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An open letter to Gov. DeSantis from Orlando and Tampa Fringe festival staff
‘We absolutely are not sexual festivals’
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Revised lawsuit says DeSantis ‘disenfranchised’ voters by suspending Orlando-area State Attorney Monique Worrell
The federal lawsuit alleges that DeSantis’ decision violated due-process and First Amendment rights