Global Fears for the Future as a Fascist Trump Wins a Second Term
Donald Trump, a former president with openly authoritarian ambitions, defeated Democratic nominee Kamala Harris less than four years after sparking a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to overturn his 2020 defeat. In a speech in Florida, Trump said his win comes with an "unprecedented and powerful mandate"—a signal that he intends to try to follow through with his pledges to deport millions of undocumented immigrants, prosecute and deploy the military against his political opponents, gut rules constraining climate-polluting fossil fuel companies, and further slash taxes for the rich and large corporations. [ Read More ]
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- President Donald Trump: still a convicted felon, still allowed to break Florida law with impunity
Florida Bulldog - 05/19/25 - Florida’s 2026 governor race: Would third-party candidates lock in another Republican victory?
Sun-Sentinel - 05/19/25 - Group that got $5M from Hope Florida Foundation spent it without board knowing, chairman says
Tampa Bay Times - 05/16/25 - Shevrin Jones to host ‘The People’s Meetup’ to discuss ‘State of Black America,’ empower voters
Florida Politics - 05/15/25 - After dramatic Democratic Party exit, Pizzo says he’s running for Florida governor
Politico - 05/12/25 - Florida lawmakers had a bitter, raucous session — and they’ll run it back soon
Politico - 05/05/25 - Florida’s GOP Legislature cracks down on ballot measures after near-misses on pot, abortion
Politico - 05/05/25 - With House ending Hope Florida probe, will anyone else pick up the case?
Tampa Bay Times - 04/30/25 - Even The Mighty Fall
Rick Wilson's Intel & Observations - 04/17/25 - Here’s where $10 million donation to Casey DeSantis’ Hope Florida effort went
Orlando Sentinel - 04/14/25 - The Big Secret About Medicaid: It’s a Middle-Class Benefit
New York Times - 03/24/25 - DeSantis represents a clear and present danger to Black Floridians
The Raw Story - 02/24/25
Politics & Elections
- Winners and losers emerging from the 2025 Legislative Session
Florida Politics - Trump whistleblower Alexander Vindman eyeing Florida Senate run
CBS News - 05/19/25 - Two members of Congress call for federal investigation into Hope Florida charity money
Miami Herald - 05/19/25 - League of Women Voters, Advocacy Groups Seek to Join Lawsuit Over Florida Ballot Initiative Restrictions
The Capitalist - 05/16/25 - Florida Democrats will fight DNC effort to remove David Hogg as Vice Chair
Florida Politics - 05/16/25 - A new party (and Governor?), ‘For the People’
Florida Politics - 05/15/25 - Orlando attorney John Morgan won’t say he’s running for governor. But he is starting a new party
Orlando Sentinel - 05/15/25 - Trump endorsement fuels Byron Donalds ahead of Casey DeSantis in 2026 governor primary, poll suggests
Florida's Voice - 05/09/25 - Floridians share their thoughts on the 2025 legislative session
WUSF - 05/08/25 - Top Florida GOP official convicted in probe of sexual relations with inmate while Dixie jail guard
Orlando Sentinel - 05/07/25 - Feds should investigate Hope Florida, Nikki Fried says
Florida Politics - 04/21/25 - Florida county commissioner and school board term limit bill passes House floor
Florida's Voice - 04/17/25 - Defending elections integrity cost Alan Hays some friendships. It was worth it, he says
Orlando Sentinel - 04/14/25 - Special election set to fill Senate seat after Geraldine Thompson’s death
Orlando Sentinel - 04/14/25 - LaVon Bracy Davis resigns from HD 40 to run for late Geraldine Thompson’s Senate seat
Florida Politics - 04/11/25 - Florida AG’s flawed scheming against Worrell is exposed
Orlando Sentinel - 04/10/25 - Randy Fine’s vulgar toxicity personifies Florida politics
Orlando Sentinel - 04/07/25 - In Bracy vs. Bracy, the choice is clear. Just ask Mom
Orlando Sentinel - 04/04/25 - I've NEVER seen this in my 34 years in Florida politics!
Voting Trend - 04/03/25 - Who is Byron Donalds? Republican Congressman running to succeed DeSantis as Florida governor
USA Today News Network - 03/28/25 - Sister vs. brother: LaVon Bracy Davis, Randolph Bracy both running for state Senate
Orlando Sentinel - 03/24/25 - After minimum wage, marijuana, Florida politicians want to shut down amendment votes
Orlando Sentinel - 03/20/25 - A rare win for transparency in Florida government
Tampa Bay Times - 03/20/25 - Nikki Fried urges Florida Democrats to rebuild with grassroots action
USA Today News Network - 03/19/25 - Proposal to remove Lieutenant Governor is one step closer to the ballot
Florida Politics - 03/19/25 - Lawmakers Are Wrecking Ballot Initiatives
News Service of Florida - 03/19/25 - Floridians got two minutes each to defend their right to amend the constitution
Orlando Sentinel - 03/18/25 - Blaise Ingoglia proposals giving voters new term-limit powers clear first Senate hurdle
Florida Politics - 03/18/25 - Pregnant pigs, voting rights, marijuana: Legislature looks to add more roadblocks to direct democracy
Orlando Sentinel - 03/17/25 - Lawmakers scheme to block Florida voters’ ideas from reaching the ballot
Orlando Sentinel - 03/13/25 - Proposal to make vast changes to ballot petition process draws huge opposition — but still advances
Florida Phoenix - 03/10/25 - Civil, voting rights groups condemn DeSantis’ push to restrict ballot initiatives
Florida Phoenix - 03/07/25 - Florida AG’s hysterical attacks on diversity are a disgrace
Orlando Sentinel - 02/28/25 - New Florida DOGE proposal seeks to eliminate Lieutenant Governor
Florida Politics - 02/28/25 - Term Limits Are Popular But Pointless
News Service of Florida - 02/25/25 - Florida public officials may want to hide their home addresses, but is it a good idea?
Florida Trident - 02/25/25 - ACLU predicts Florida Republicans will pursue ‘inhumane’ Donald Trump policies at state level
Florida Politics - 02/25/25 - Carlos Guillermo Smith wants to make it easier to pass ballot initiatives in Florida
Florida Politics - 02/20/25 - GOP majority opposes DeSantis bid to tighten citizen-initiative process
Florida Phoenix - 02/06/25 - ‘White Privilege on Full Display’: Outrage Erupts as Florida Prosecutor Lets White Teen Walk After He Terrorized Elderly Kamala Harris Voters with a Machete At Polling Site
Atlanta Black Star - 02/06/25 - Florida elections supervisors want to make it easier to vote by mail
Florida Phoenix - 02/05/25 - Election supervisors say poll workers need to be shielded from harassment, threats
USA Today News Network - 02/05/25 - Voting rights groups decry dropped charges against machete-wielding Donald Trump supporter
Florida Politics - 02/03/25 - DeSantis lost bid to kill your right to change law by ballot initiative, but he’ll be back
Florida Bulldog - 02/03/25 - GOP-led legislature refuses DeSantis bid to hinder voter-led ballot initiatives
USA Today News Network - 01/28/25 - Ron DeSantis wants lawmakers to sanction his election interference
Seeking Rents - 01/27/25 - DeSantis' 'kiss of death' for Florida's citizen-led ballot initiative measures
Axios - 01/23/25 - DeSantis' proposals for Florida's ballot initiative process could effectively end it
Tampa Bay Times - 01/22/25 - Recreational marijuana amendment proposed for 2026 ballot
Sun-Sentinel - 01/16/25 - The slow, steady decline in Florida statesmanship
Sun-Sentinel - 01/13/25 - Jimmy Patronis points to partisan gerrymandering as only reason he doesn’t live in CD 1
Florida Politics - 01/13/25 - 'Can you hear the dog whistles?' Project 2025's nightmare vision for Black America exposed
The Raw Story - 07/18/24 - Here are the Top 10 Ways Project 2025 Will Harm Black America
The Grio - 07/17/24 - Florida is the Most Dangerous State in the Country if You’re a Black Woman
New York School Talk - 05/28/24 - Following North FL, Tampa Bay redistricting concerns, ACLU lawsuit targets South Florida maps
Florida Phoenix - 05/29/24 - New racial gerrymandering lawsuit argues Florida treats Latino voters as political monolith
The Tributary - 05/24/24 - Florida voters win a few victories against the assault on rights
Orlando Sentinel - 05/21/24 - Residents sue to stop ‘gerrymandered’ Tampa Bay Senate districts
Tampa Bay Times - 04/15/24 - How to request public records in Florida
Axios - 03/13/24 - Judge strikes down part of Florida elections law
News Service of Florida - 03/05/24 - The new Selma? Activists say under DeSantis Florida is 'ground zero' in civil rights fight
USA Today - Want flattering coverage in a top Florida politics site? It could be yours for $2,750
NPR - The Ron DeSantis Assault on Democracy
MCI Maps - Democrats think in the moment. Republicans think in decades
The Hill
Ron's Inbox
- US Reps. Castor, Soto call for federal probe into Hope Florida charity money
Tampa Bay Times - 05/19/25 - Casey DeSantis remains open about potential run for Florida governor
Florida Phoenix - 05/19/25 - Hope Florida’s foster care claims ring hollow, child welfare groups say
Tampa Bay Times - 05/19/25 - Gov. DeSantis says he’ll kill ‘free kill’ bill to stop ‘jackpot justice’
Florida politics - 05/16/25 - Hope Florida charity took in $867,000, gave away little in first year
Tampa Bay Times - 04/21/25 - Orlando lawyer snarled in DeSantis’ Hope Florida controversy
Orlando Sentinel - 04/21/25 - ‘Donkey in an elephant suit’: Gov. DeSantis says House is defunding the police
Florida Politics - 04/17/25 - Bad blood: Daniel Perez rips Ron DeSantis’ ‘temper tantrums’ and ‘lies’
Florida Politics - 04/17/25 - DeSantis says House Republicans are running a ‘smear’ campaign against him, First Lady
Florida Phoenix - 04/16/25 - DeSantis touts Hope Florida as ‘great success story.’ What has it done?
Tampa Bay Times - 04/16/25 - Hope Florida chairman: ‘Mistakes were made.’ Lawmakers still want answers
Sun-Sentinel - 04/16/25 - DeSantis administration wants to inject Hope Florida into Medicaid program
Orlando Sentinel - 04/15/25 - House GOP demands text messages, emails from DeSantis administration in spending probe
Miami Herald - 04/14/25 - DeSantis officials assigned $10 million to his wife’s charity. Was it legal?
Orlando Sentinel - 04/10/25 - DeSantis charity is not complying with state laws, Florida House analysis says
Tampa Bay Times - 04/02/25 - DeSantis’ Hope Florida initiative stalled after fight with legislators
Tampa Bay Times - 03/28/25 - DeSantis grants tax favor for Philip Morris after $500,000 gift
Seeking Rents - 03/24/25 - DeSantis disses Donalds, touts First Lady, when asked about 2026 governor race
Florida Phoenix - 02/24/25 - DeSantis goes to battle with Florida Republicans in trying to get closer to Trump
Associated Press - 02/06/25 - 3 explanations for DeSantis' beef with the Legislature
Tampa Bay Times - 01/31/25 - Republican leaders in Florida House, Senate rebel against Governor
Florida Phoenix - 01/28/25 - Support of DeSantis policy is disrespectful to Black community
Orlando Sentinel - Ron DeSantis’s Long War on Black Political Power
New York Magazine - On DeSantis' Warpath to the White House, Black Floridians are the Targets
Miami Herald
Energy, Enviro & Ag Action
- Susie Wiles, Trump’s chief of staff, slams controversial Northeast Florida land deal
The Tributary - 06/19/25 - Bipartisan outrage from Florida lawmakers, residents grows over land swap
Tampa Bay Times - 05/19/25 - Just as Florida state park scandal fades, new land deal stirs anxiety
Tampa Bay Times - 05/19/25 - Fort Lauderdale Activists Protest Against Black Bear Trophy Killing
Miami New Times - 05/19/25 - House approves river drilling ban; Senate eyes softer version
Tallahassee Democrat - 04/17/25 - Florida lawmakers wade into 'War at the Shore' over beach access
USA Today News Network - 03/31/25 - Ben Albritton promises Florida citrus won’t wilt on his watch
Florida Politics - 03/10/25 - New Defense secretary doesn’t recognize the danger climate poses for Florida’s military bases
Florida Phoenix - 02/28/25 - Farm bill seeks to guard Florida farmers from ESG practices
Florida's Voice - 02/20/25 - Chemtrails and vaccine lettuce: Florida is about to have its stupidest session ever
Seeking Rents - 02/17/25 - 'Gulf of Mexico' name change may be more complicated than just updating a map
News Service of Florida - 01/23/25 - Florida citrus grower to shut down operations
News Service of Florida - 01/07/25 - Voices rise against oil drilling in the fragile Apalachicola River Basin
NPR - 12/16/24 - New database helps show which Florida politicians are owned by which polluters
Florida Phoenix - 10/28/24 - Florida lacks language laws for disaster communications, leaving counties, residents on their own
WLRN - 09/26/24 - How a Republican election sweep could transform U.S. climate policy
Washington Post - 07/18/24 - After DeSantis scrubs 'climate change' from state law, Florida begins repealing renewable-energy goals
News Service of Florida - 05/23/24 - The obscure but powerful politicians who control Florida’s energy
Tampa Bay Times - 04/18/24
Economy, Budget & Labor's Latest
- Jeff Kottkamp promises Florida TaxWatch will guard tax dollars at every level of government
Florida Politics - 05/16/25 - Governor signs Wilton Simpson priority farm bill, including fluoride ban, 2nd Amendment protections
Florida Politics - 05/16/25 - Former Senate budget chairs see rough waters ahead as negotiations unfold in Legislature
Florida Politics - 05/15/25 - Housing Summit: No silver bullets, but plenty of ideas to help make homes affordable
Florida Politics - 05/15/25 - Florida will likely cut property taxes, but Florida TaxWatch study shows the impact won’t be felt equally
Florida Politics - 05/15/25 - Gov. DeSantis drives argument for property tax cuts, threatens to veto House sales tax plan
Florida Politics - 05/12/25 - Bill to expand E-Verify law dies in Florida Senate
Central Florida Public Media - 05/09/25 - Florida House and Senate clash over sales tax cut, budget negotiations stall after DeSantis veto threat
Florida's Voice - 05/09/25 - Florida GOP divide on taxes, budget could make for long, hot summer at Capitol
USA Today News Network - 05/09/25 - Legislature OKs Nick DiCeglie’s massive hurricane preparation, response package
Florida Politics - 05/05/25 - For Florida’s working poor, a very rare victory in Tallahassee
Orlando Sentinel - 04/21/25 - Before the shooting, FSU students issued warnings
Orlando Sentinel - 04/21/25 - Senate President Albritton releases $2.1B tax relief bill
Florida Phoenix - 04/15/25 - ‘There’s been a huge drop-off’: Canadians pull back on travel to Orlando
Orlando Sentinel - 04/14/25 - Florida lawmakers advance ‘corporate handout’ bill that would gut protections for temp workers
Orlando Weekly - 04/14/25 - DeSantis says he agrees with Senate president on cutting sales tax for clothing under $75
Florida Phoenix - 04/11/25 - Florida Senate President unveils tax reduction compromise package
WFSU - 04/11/25 - AHCA calls Hope Florida questioning ‘a complete ambush’
Florida Politics - 04/10/25 - Health care giant Centene writes a $10M check to Hope Florida Foundation
Florida Phoenix - 04/10/25 - Who is running Florida’s finances?
Orlando Sentinel - 04/07/25 - Awarding state arts grants in Florida: Republican lawmakers make changes to DeSantis proposal
Sun-Sentinel - 04/07/25 - Florida House speaker uneasy with child labor bill
Tampa Bay Times - 03/31/25 - Lawmakers make surprise pitch to cut $5B in sales tax. They have our attention
Miami Herald - 03/31/25 - House wants to spend less on Hometown Heroes, affordable housing grants
Florida Politics - 03/31/25 - Florida House says its new budget is $2.7B less than DeSantis proposal, $6B cut from last year
Florida's Voices - 03/31/25 - Lawmakers push to yank DMS Secretary’s salary, saying ‘fiscal house is completely out of order’
Florida Trident - 03/31/25 - Will Florida add Second Amendment sales tax holiday on gun sales? It won't be first state
USA Today News Network - 03/31/25 - ‘Pressing issues:’ DeSantis lashes out over Florida budget vote, vies for property tax cuts
Click Orlando - 03/28/25 - DeSantis says Florida is ‘returning’ unspent federal money to show DOGE support
Orlando Sentinel - 03/25/25 - Frustration grows as beleaguered DMS Secretary dances around clear answers
Florida Trident - 03/20/25 - Passage of the PAUSE Act would be a lifesaver for many Floridians
Tallahassee Democrat - 03/19/25 - Spending on Florida’s out-of-state employees continues to raise questions
Florida Trident - 03/19/25 - Florida bill would prevent local governments from setting ‘DEI’ policies
News Service of Florida - 03/19/25 - Florida TaxWatch Calls for State Housing Tax Credit to Address Housing Affordability
Capitolist - 03/13/25 - Union seeking $5,000 raise for state correctional, probation officers
Florida Phoenix - 03/12/25 - Juul Labs suit: AG announces $79 million settlement over marketing to kids claims
Florida Phoenix - 03/11/25 - Florida Republicans pursue anti-union wishlist of billionaire-funded think tank
Orlando Weekly - 03/10/25 - Florida’s Live Local Act is broken. Can it be fixed?
Orlando Sentinel - 03/10/25 - Florida State Representative files “Working Families First” Priority Legislation
WOKV - 03/10/25 - Some Florida lawmakers express caution about full property tax abolition
WFSU - 03/07/25 - DeSantis opposes repealing Florida’s no-fault auto law. Will his stand stall Legislature’s efforts?
Florida Phoenix - 03/07/25 - ‘I’m very anxious right now’: Central Florida senior citizens struggle as housing, other costs outpace Social Security
Orlando Sentinel - 02/27/25 - Opioid Cash Grab: As Federal Funding Dries Up, States Turn to Settlement Money
KFF Health News - 02/25/25 - DeSantis creates a Florida DOGE to audit universities, local governments
Orlando Sentinel - 02/25/25 - Florida is rushing to enforce new immigration laws. Here’s what to know
Associated Press - 02/24/25 - Florida TaxWatch economic forecast shows upward trends, with some areas of concern
Florida Politics - 02/24/25 - Sen. Jonathan Martin files bill to study the elimination of property taxes statewide
Florida's Voice - 02/20/25 - Florida agencies gain more power to police illegal immigration
Spectrum News - 02/20/25 - Corey Simon files legislation to foster ‘rural renaissance’ in Florida
Florida Politics - 02/20/25 - New bill seeks to reform Florida’s minimum wage with alternative compensation
Florida's Voice - 02/19/25 - DeSantis backs abolishing property taxes in Florida, calls for constitutional change
Florida's Voice - 02/17/25 - Proposed laws would allow billions in Florida retirement, other funds to be invested in risky Bitcoin
Florida Bulldog - 02/14/25 - Florida House speaker to condo owners: No ‘bailout’ coming from Legislature to help pay your bills
Orlando Sentinel - 02/13/25 - Find out the average price of home insurance in your county, and how much it increased since 2022
Sun-Sentinel - 02/06/25 - Gov. DeSantis proposes $116B budget, wants focus on ‘fiscal responsibility’
Florida Politics - 02/04/25 - DeSantis would cut taxes on guns, spend millions combatting immigration
Tampa Bay Times - 02/03/25 - Own a home in Florida? Don’t want it stolen? There are safeguards, but more are needed
Florida Politics - 01/29/25 - Private prisons poised to reap billions as Laken Riley Act passes congress
Nation of Change - 01/24/25 - Tax-funded non-profit spent $5 million on ads amid abortion ballot battle
Seeking Rents - 01/08/25 - Florida lawmakers file bipartisan bill encouraging construction grocery stores in food deserts
Florida Phoenix - 01/06/25 - Report: Targeted for deportation by Trump, undocumented immigrants pay billions in taxes
USA Today News Network - 08/01/24 - Half the households in Florida struggle to make financial ends meet, major report shows
WLRN - 07/12/24 - Thinking about going bare? What to know before you cancel your property insurance
Miami Herald - Installing rooftop solar panels can get your home insurance canceled
Sun-Sentinel
Legal Briefs
- Florida court says law that allows minors to have abortions without parents' consent is unconstitutional
News Service of Florida - 05/19/25 - Federal appeals court swats down Florida drag show ban as ‘likely unconstitutional’
Florida Politics - 05/16/25 - Marion Hammer’s next big target is the NRA
Florida Politics - 05/16/25 - Broward’s new chief judge faces first big test: her colleagues’ misconduct
Sun-Sentinel - 05/15/25 - Florida attorney general says he complied with immigration injunction as judge weighs contempt sanction
News Service of Florida - 05/14/25 - State to pay $40K settlement tied to Florida Gov. DeSantis suspension of Orange-Osceola state attorney
Click Orlando - 05/09/25 - Gary Farmer seeks trial over judicial misconduct charges, asks to stay on bench as case advances
Florida Politics - 05/08/25 - Senate OKs bill changing legal aid funding formula
Florida Politics - 04/28/25 - Federal judge extends block on Florida immigration law that led to arrest of a U.S. citizen
Florida Phoenix - 04/21/25 - House passes higher payout caps for lawsuits against governments, but Senate support in doubt
Florida Politics - 04/17/25 - Bill mandating access to minors’ social media messages advances to Senate floor
Florida Politics - 04/17/25 - New College Comms Director arrested in Manatee County for exposing sexual organs: deputies
Herald Tribune - 04/17/25 - ‘Very productive’: Worrell accepts lawyers sent by Florida AG to clear case backlog
Orlando Sentinel - 04/16/25 - ‘The cavalry is here’: Florida AG offers to help Worrell clear backlog
Orlando Sentinel - 04/15/25 - Conservative lawyers bring suit in Florida to bust up Trump’s tariffs as unconstitutional
Florida Bulldog - 04/14/25 - Parents can claim damages in the wrongful death of a fetus under bill advanced by Florida House
Florida Phoenix - 04/14/25 - Five More Big Law Firms Reach Deals With Trump
New York Times - 04/14/25 - Judicial watchdog recommends suspension for Broward Judge Gary Farmer
Sun-Sentinel - 04/10/25 - Why are taxpayers funding the criminal defense of a prominent Jacksonville lawyer’s minor child? Well, the judge was a friend.
Florida Trident - 03/31/25 - New Trump memo seen as threat to lawyers, attempt to scare off lawsuits
Washington Post - 03/24/25 - Supreme Court wants to seize control from ABA of who gets to take Florida Bar exam and practice law
Florida Bulldog - 03/24/25 - Legal community shaken by a powerful law firm's decision to give in to Trump's demands
NBC News - 03/24/25 - Florida Senate moves to close medical malpractice loophole
WCTV - 03/19/25 - In victory for DeSantis, judge won't block Florida ban on social media for young teenagers
USA Today News Network - 03/17/25 - Can the Media’s Right to Pursue the Powerful Survive Trump’s Second Term?
New York Times - 03/10/25 - You don’t need DEI programs to have diverse workplaces, say employment lawyers
ABA Journal - 03/07/25 - Lawmakers move to curb prosecutors’ powers after Herald series on juvenile penalties
Miami Herald - 03/04/25 - AI fail: Morgan & Morgan lawyers cite 8 fictional cases, thanks to a chatbot
Orlando Sentinel - 02/26/25 - House panel OKs new lawsuit limits in heavily lobbied sovereign immunity bill
Florida Phoenix - 02/20/25 - The Radical Legal Theories That Could Fuel a Constitutional Crisis
New York Times - 02/17/25 - Florida leads America in wrongful convictions - and new death-row sentences
Orlando Sentinel - 01/31/25 - House Republican wants to make it easier to sue state and local governments
Florida Phoenix - 01/30/25 - How sparing the Parkland shooter's life changed Florida's death penalty
The Marshall Project - 09/20/24 - Florida’s high court poised to protect DeSantis’ congressional map that helps GOP
Politico - 09/13/24 - Harsh Florida law sees more Black kids tried as adults than white kids
Miami Herald - 07/01/24 - US Supreme Court rejects challenges to Florida’s use of 6-member juries
News Service of Florida - 05/30/24 - The Dobbs v. Jackson Decision, Annotated
New York Times
Legislative Updates
- 25 years of ‘unintended consequences’: Tallahassee players look back on a quarter century of term limits
Florida Politics - 05/19/25 - Lawmakers told to stay home until Memorial Day as budget standoff delays end of Session
Florida Politics - 05/16/25 - Daniel Perez blasts Ben Albritton over broken budget deal, calls for spending restraint
Florida Politics - 05/15/25 - 10 Big Issues in 2025 Session
News Service of Florida - 05/09/25 - ‘Them’s the facts’: Gov. DeSantis blames House ‘vendettas’ for budget impasse
Florida Politics - 05/05/25 - ‘Alive and kicking’: Lori Berman, in new role as Democratic Leader, counters talk that caucus is ‘dead’
Florida Politics - 04/29/25 - 'There is no party': Senate Leader Jason Pizzo explains his surprise exit from the Democratic Party
WLRN - 04/29/25 - Do Florida lawmakers serve citizens or lobbyists and legislative bosses?
Florida Trident - 01/10/25 - Incoming legislative leaders release details of how things will run the next two years
Florida Phoenix - 11/15/24 - Republicans hang onto super majority in Florida Legislature
Florida Phoenix - 11/15/24 - The think tank behind Project 2025 is also behind some of Florida's most extreme laws
Seeking Rents - 08/26/24 - Republicans now have supermajority in Florida. Here’s what it means.
Tallahassee Democrat
Mary Jane, M.D.
- Puff, puff, no pass: Legislature shuns bills to shield parents, public workers who use medical marijuana
Florida Politics - 04/21/25 - Florida's pot industry suffered a major loss in November. But, it won't easily be dethroned
Politico - 01/07/25 - Push for government worker medical marijuana rights reignites
Florida Phoenix - 01/07/25 - Most voters supported marijuana, abortion. Will Florida lawmakers make any changes?
Miami Herald - 11/08/24 - Could failure to legalize recreational weed change future of medical marijuana in Florida?
News Service of Florida - 11/07/24
Health, Safety & Social Justice
- Read the decision: Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, allowing states to ban abortions
Orlando Sentinel - FDA plan to ban fluoride supplements baffles and alarms dental experts
Science News - 05/19/25 - Florida bans municipalities from fluoridating water supplies
Florida Phoenix - 05/16/25 - Advocates claim victory as several anti-LGBTQ bills fail this legislative session
Tallahassee Democrat - 05/09/25 - No vax, no mask, but still service
Florida Phoenix - 05/05/25 - Abortions in Florida plunged more than in any other state in 2024, new data shows
Axios - 04/16/25 - Hundreds protest outside Miami’s Krome Detention Center over ‘inhumane’ conditions
Miami Herald - 03/31/25 - South Florida city sues DeSantis over immigration enforcement
Tampa Bay Times - 03/31/25 - Several anti-DEI bills advancing in Florida Legislature
WLRN - 03/19/25 - Florida’s proposed bills on solitary confinement is a win for human rights
Tallahassee Democrat - 03/19/25 - Hands-free driving bill advances in Florida Senate
WCTV - 03/13/25 - ‘Florida seniors have a lot to lose’: Medicaid cuts could devastate the state’s elderly in nursing homes
Sun-Sentinel - 03/10/25 - Survey: Over two-thirds of LGBTQ youth in Florida want to move out of state
USA Today News Network - 03/07/25 - New bill aims to end Florida contract with controversial pregnancy centers
Sun-Sentinel - 03/04/25 - Florida’s elderly guardians operate with little oversight, ‘shocking’ state audit finds
Miami Herald - 02/27/25 - Florida is stealing food from the mouths of hungry children
Florida Phoenix - 02/26/25 - With no Medicaid expansion on horizon Florida lawmakers take on scope battles (again)
Florida Phoenix - 02/25/25 - Florida’s abortion ban: What the latest data shows
Orlando Sentinel - Florida could lose millions due to haphazard research grant cuts
Sun-Sentinel - 02/20/25 - Fearful immigrants ask Florida activist to sign guardianship papers for their children
Florida Politics - 02/17/25 - Botched Care and Tired Staff: Planned Parenthood in Crisis
New York Times - 02/17/25 - 'Know your rights': South Florida immigration advocates create rapid response hotline
WLRN - 02/10/25 - Can ICE agents raid churches? Yes, but it’s unlikely, say South Florida faith leaders, lawyers
Miami Herald - 02/10/25 - 'Are Floridians prepared for federal cuts to health care?'
Orlando Sentinel - 02/03/25 - What to know about the ruling blocking Donald Trump’s order on birthright citizenship
Associated Press - 01/24/25 - Trump's executive order rollback on prescription drug cuts alarms seniors
WTSP - 01/23/25 - Medicaid cuts could devastate rural Florida affecting children
Public News Service - 01/23/25 - How to Prepare for an ICE Raid
Miami New Times - 01/22/25 - Civil rights activists stand ready to defend LGBTQ people from Trump's orders
Local 10 - 01/22/25 - This time with Trump, migrants feel more prep than panic
WLRN - 01/22/25 - Trump begins immigration overhaul, raising concerns in South Florida
CBS Miami - 01/21/25 - Abortion Pills Prescribed by Pharmacists Are Newest Effort in Abortion Fight
New York Times - 01/13/25 - Florida again leads the nation in Obamacare enrollment
Florida Phoenix - 01/09/25 - 'Pro-life' Florida isn't so pro-life when it comes to children's health insurance
Florida Times-Union - 01/06/25 - The Fall of Roe, Through the Eyes of High School Girls
Mother Jones - 12/16/24 - Tampa company is helping Planned Parenthood relaunch another birth control service—vasectomies
Creative Loafing - 12/03/24 - 6 Reproductive Rights Groups You Can Support in Florida
Miami New Times - 11/18/24 - A majority of Floridians voted for abortion rights, but GOP lawmakers aren’t swayed
Orlando Sentinel - 11/08/24 - Consulting police and lawyers has become a part of Florida abortion providers’ work
Florida Phoenix - 09/19/24 - Florida’s physician assistants want to practice primary care independently: What to know about PAs
Sun-Sentinel - 09/13/24 - The sad state of primary care in Florida: Frustrated patients want doctors to devote more quality time to their health
Sun-Sentinel - 08/26/24 - Shock, frustration, anger, desperation: The real-life toll of Florida’s six-week abortion ban
Orlando Sentinel - 08/16/24 - The fallout of Florida’s abortion ban has been "chaos," experts say
Salon - 08/08/24 - The medical realities of Florida’s 6-week abortion ban can’t be dismissed
Miami Herald - 08/08/24 - Project 2025: what does the rightwing blueprint say about abortion?
The Guardian - 08/06/24 - 'Rape' not defined in Florida law. How will doctors know if they can perform an abortion?
Tallahassee Democrat - 05/24/24 - Many Florida women can’t get abortions past 6 weeks. Where else can they go?
Associated Press - 05/06/24 - The First Six Weeks of Pregnancy, Explained
New York Times - 05/01/24 - Florida hospitals will now ask about your immigration status. What to know, how to answer
Miami Herald - 07/05/23 - Issue #59: A History of Abortion on Florida's Ballot
MCI Maps Report
Quality Education
- Atty. Marva Johnson secures nomination to become FAMU's 13th President
Hobbservation Point - 05/19/25 - Closing arguments on FAMU President-select Marva Johnson
Hobbservation Point - 05/19/25 - Recap: Florida A&M University picks Marva Johnson as new president amid 'MAGA' drama
Tallahassee Democrat - 05/19/25 - Marva Johnson selected by BOT as final candidate for Florida A&M’s next president
WCTV.TV - 05/16/25 - FAMU board picks a lobbyist with DeSantis ties as its next president
Orlando Sentinel - 05/19/25 - ‘A True Game Changer:’ Unprecedented School Choice Tax Credit Part Of GOP Bill
The 74 - 05/16/25 - FAMU president finalist Marva Johnson gets interviewed amid 'difficulties' in the search
Tallahassee Democrat - 05/15/25 - ‘Dangerously derailed’: Florida NAACP Conference voices concerns about FAMU presidential search
WCTV.TV - 05/14/25 - FAMU trustee Earnie Ellison resigns after Board of Governors' pushback forces exit
Tallahassee Democrat - 05/09/25 - ‘Our generation deserves better’: FSU students want changes after shooting
Sun-Sentinel - 04/25/25 - ‘Pulling the rug’: Cuts to AP, other classes will hurt low-income students, educators say
Orlando Sentinel - 04/21/25 - Florida budget vote opens questions about schools' college prep, career training funding
Florida Times Union - 04/16/25 - Senate committee unanimously rejects Joel Rudman appointment as Pensacola State Trustee
Florida Politics - 04/15/25 - Florida universities to deputize campus police for immigration enforcement
Associated Press - 04/14/25 - ‘Ladapo’s a charlatan’: Florida surgeon general’s tenure at UF is lackluster, colleagues say
Florida Alligator - 04/07/25 - How the Trump Administration Might Target D.E.I. in Public Schools
New York Times - 04/07/25 - Florida GOP wants to make it easier to challenge books on school shelves
Orlando Sentinel - 04/07/25 - Florida Senate unanimously passes education bill that targets 'high stakes' testing
News Service of Florida - 04/07/25 - Charter schools could more easily take over district schools, under Florida bill
Orlando Sentinel - 04/04/25 - Here’s why Florida’s book challenge law keeps changing every year
Tampa Bay Times - 03/31/25 - Florida Senate reverses law aimed at starting high-school classes later in the morning
News Service of Florida - 03/28/25 - After DEI order axes Marine Band concert, youth band plays on with FSU conductor, veterans
Tallahassee Democrat - 03/20/25 - McMahon says federal education funding is safe during Florida visit
Tampa Bay Times - 03/19/25 - The Authoritarian Endgame on Higher Education
New York Times - 03/17/25 - Concerns raised that a new bill gives Florida charter schools a leg up on traditional public schools
Action News Jax - 03/10/25 - Florida’s undocumented students could be banned from most public universities
Central Florida Public Media - 03/07/25 - Florida groups call for clarity on immigration enforcement at schools
Central Florida Public Media - 03/07/25 - Andrew Spar: Supporting public education means we must address critical issues head on
Florida Politics - 03/04/25 - Ending tuition breaks for Florida ‘dreamers’ could have costly consequences
Tampa Bay Times - 03/03/25 - Anti-abortion ‘Baby Olivia’ video could be mandated viewing in Florida public schools
Florida Phoenix - 02/28/25 - USDA scholarship for students at historically Black colleges suspended
Associated Press - 02/24/25 - U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds gets recognition from FAMU interim President Beard
Tallahassee Democrat - 02/24/25 - Here’s what immigration crackdowns mean for Florida’s workforce
Orlando Sentinel - 02/20/25 - Florida ‘ready to assist’ states purging ‘woke ideology’ from education policy
Florida Politics - 02/18/25 - DOGE cuts $900M from agency that tracks American students’ academic progress
Associated Press - 02/17/25 - Trump’s vision for dismantling the Department of Education
PBS - 02/14/25 - How Florida’s 2023 voucher overhaul affected your private school
Sun-Sentinel - 02/13/25 - Millions flow to wealthy families, pricey private schools under Florida’s supercharged voucher program
Orlando Sentinel - 02/12/25 - State audit finds overall unnecessary spending under former UF President Ben Sasse
The Independent Alligator - 02/10/25 - Erasing History, Erasing Democracy: Trump’s Authoritarian Assault on Education
Truthout - 02/07/25 - Free speech organizations denounce Education Department’s calling book bans a ‘hoax’
Associated Press - 02/03/25 - Miami lawmakers once protected in-state tuition for so-called Dreamers. No longer
Miami Herald - 01/30/25 - Teachers Unions Blast Trump Plan to 'Steal' Money from Public Schools for Vouchers
Common Dreams - 01/30/25 - Immigration agents at schools? Tampa Bay schools get prepared
Tampa Bay Times - 01/30/25 - South Florida schools respond to Trump’s immigration policies
Sun-Sentinel - 01/30/25 - Trump's Plans to Crush the Academic Left
New York Times - 01/27/25 - Trump's Immigration Crackdown Leaves Some Families Weighing the Risk of Sending Kids to School
Orlando Sentinel- 01/24/25 - How Enrollment in the 100 largest School Districts has Changed Since the Pandemic
EdSurge - 01/24/25 - Garsh! That's Goofy: Florida tax dollars pay for voucher students' Disney trips
Palm Beach Post - 01/24/25 - Former secretaries dissect Trump plans to abolish Department of Education
Florida Phoenix - 02/23/25 - Phone bans in school gets mostly positive feedback from administrators
Florida Phoenix - 01/22/25 - Florida professors file federal lawsuit challenging DEI restrictions, law to curb 'woke ideologies'
Orlando Sentinel - 01/21/25 - Ron DeSantis' Florida had the most book bans in the 2023-24 school year
USA Today News Network - 11/04/24 - Florida’s sorry pre-K program defies voters, shortchanges kids
Orlando Sentinel - 09/30/24 - The Imperiled Right To Learn
AFT - 09/25/24 - PEN America: Books Bans Doubled In 2023-2024 School Year, Most From Florida, Iowa
Florida Times-Union - 09/25/24 - Home Education On The Rise In Florida, Experts Shares Challenges And Considerations
CBS News - 09/25/24 - Florida education officials offer ‘model policy’ for volunteer school chaplains
Sun-Sentinel - 8/26/24 - Project 2025’s Plan to Eliminate Public Schools Has Already Started
Time Magazine - 07/24/24 - Governor DeSantis Vetoes Funding For Free Pads And Tampons In Schools
Central Florida Public Media - 06/14/24 - Billions in taxpayer dollars now go to religious schools via vouchers
Washington Post - 06/04/24 - School choice programs have been wildly successful under DeSantis. Now public schools might close.
Politico - 05/28/24 - School chaplains law crosses a sacred line in Florida
Sun-Sentinel - 04/22/24 - With State Bans on D.E.I., Some Universities Find a Workaround: Rebranding
New York Times - 04/15/24 - Florida teachers can discuss sexual orientation and gender ID under ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill settlement
Associated Press - 03/12/24 - Fed up with Florida Legislators, faith leaders create Black history program for churches
Miami Herald - 03/01/24 - The Campaign Against DEI
The New Yorker - 01/22/24 - The Heavy Cost of Banning Books About Black Children
Time Magazine - DeSantis bans diversity, equity and inclusion in Florida colleges
Orlando Sentinel - Ron DeSantis’s war on “woke” in Florida schools, explained
Vox - The secret plan behind Florida's "don't say gay" bill: Bankrupting public education
Salon
National News
- What is Project 2025? What to know about the conservative blueprint for a second Trump administration
CBS News - Mike Waltz Fell Into an Age-Old Trap in Political History
Politico - 05/20/25 - Biden Is Diagnosed With an Aggressive Form of Prostate Cancer
New York Times - 05/19/25 - The Future of Black History Lives on Donald Trump’s Front Lawn
New York Times - 05/19/25 - At Supreme Court, a Once-Fringe Birthright Citizenship Theory Takes the Spotlight
New York Times - 05/15/25 - The Pope’s Florida Brother, a MAGA Disciple, Plans to ‘Tone It Down’
New York Times - 05/15/25 - The Federalist Society is surprisingly ambivalent about Trump
Vox - 05/13/25 - White South Africans arrive at Dulles as refugees under Trump order
Washington Post - 05/13/25 - Trump Officials Consider Suspending Habeas Corpus for Detained Migrants
New York Times - 05/12/25 - How to Destroy What Makes America Great
New York Times - 04/07/25 - Obama calls on citizens, colleges and law firms to resist Trump agenda
Washington Post - 04/07/25 - Hundreds of law firms back Perkins Coie in fight against Trump sanctions
Washington Post - 04/07/25 - Democratic attorneys general sue to block Trump’s voting restrictions
Washington Post - 04/04/25 - Trump Calls the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History ‘Divisive, Race-centered, Corrosive’ – Threatens Funding
EURWeb - 03/31/25 - ‘Have you seen our congressman?’ Angry voters press GOP for answers.
Washington Post - 03/19/25 - National Democratic committees to stage town halls in House GOP districts
Washington Post - 03/14/25 - Trump Firings Gut Education Department’s Civil Rights Division
New York Times - 03/14/25 - NAACP lists companies that dump DEI in its tactical spending guide for Black Americans
Associated Press - 02/17/25 - Now Will We Believe What Is Happening Right in Front of Us?
New York Times - 02/10/25 - Trump’s war on ‘woke’ marks US society’s plunge into ‘dark times’
The Guardian - 02/03/25 - Communities vow Resistance as Trump Unleashes ICE to Raid Previously Safe Spaces
Common Dreams - 01/23/25 - 21 people in Trump world you need to know
Politico - 01/22/25 - The law is clear on birthright citizenship. Can Trump end it anyway?
Vox - 01/21/25 - Biden warns of the rise of a new American 'oligarchy'
Washington Post - 01/16/25 - What Kamala Harris' Loss Means For Future Female Presidential Candidates
HuffPost - 11/18/24 - Black Voters Terrified Trump’s Presidency Will Bring Hate And Violence, Poll Finds
NewsOne - 11/18/24 - Donald Trump Returns to Power, Ushering in New Era of Uncertainty
New York Times - 11/06/24 - Kamala Lost for the Same Reason as Hillary: Because She’s a Woman
Daily Beast - 11/06/24 - Blame the Supreme Court for America’s Decade of Voter Disenfranchisement
Mother Jones
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