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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 

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