FLORIDA LEGISLATURE ON COURSE TO PASS SWEEPING VOTER SUPPRESSION BILL

Politics & Elections

• With SAVE America Act stalled, Florida House passes its own version
  Democracy Docket - 02/27/26
• Florida House passes election bill requiring U.S. citizenship to register to vote
  Florida Phoenix - 02/26/26
• House passes Jenna Persons-Mulicka’s voter citizenship verification overhaul
  Florida Politics - 02/26/26
• Florida House approves citizenship verification, new ID rules for voting
  Sun Sentinel - 02/26/26
• House passes Jenna Persons-Mulicka’s voter citizenship verification overhaul
  Florida Politics - 02/26/26
• Florida may change ID accepted at polling places, making it harder for students and seniors to vote
  Sun-Sentinel - 02/25/26
• Bondi, Uthmeier’s $100,000 UF gig, housing costs — What does Byron Donalds think?
  Tampa Bay Times - 02/24/26
• Florida plan to verify citizenship could snare lawful registered voters in bureaucratic morass
  Sun-Sentinel - 02/23/26
• Federal ruling in Florida ballot initiative restriction challenge could have national implications
  Florida Phoenix - 02/23/26
• How James Uthmeier became one of Florida’s most powerful politicians
  Tampa Bay Times - 02/20/26
• Alex Andrade’s public records bill advances with unusual coalition of allies
  Florida Politics - 02/17/26
• Rapper turned civic leader Luther Campbell challenges Cherfilus-McCormick in congressional primary
  Sun-Sentinel - 02/17/26
• Florida Republicans may ban system used in Palm Beach County to speed early voting and improve accuracy
  Sun-Sentinel - 02/17/26
• Bill to designate domestic terrorist organizations advances in Florida House
  Florida Phoenix - 02/17/26
• Haiti oil money, local mayors surface in new Cherfilus-McCormick allegations
  Miami Herald - 02/12/26
• Trial on state’s ballot initiative restrictions kicks off in Tallahassee federal court
  Florida Phoenix - 02/09/26
• Florida residents file petition asking court to stop DeSantis’ redistricting effort
  Orlando Sentinel  - 02/06/26
• Bill to punish those who hide public records would put teeth in Florida Sunshine Laws
  Orlando Sentinel - 02/02/26
• Jennifer Jenkins drops out of Senate race, endorses Alex Vindman
  Florida Politics - 01/30/26
• House Ethics report details 27 counts against Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
  Florida Politics - 01/30/26
• Angie Nixon launches U.S. Senate run
  Florida Politics - 01/23/26
• Advocacy organizations gear up for redistricting fight, regular session election bills
  Florida Phoenix - 01/14/26
• Jerry Demings’ campaign for governor gets off to slow fundraising start
  Orlando Sentinel - 01/13/26
• Jay Collins is running for Florida governor. Who is he?
  Tampa Bay Times - 01/13/26
• We shouldn’t have to fight for crosswalk records, but we will
  Orlando Sentinel - 12/29/25
• Lawmakers seek to end approach DeSantis has used in delaying special elections
  Orlando Sentinel - 12/23/25
• Florida Democrats improve fortunes in December elections. Future trouble for MAGA?
  Sun-Sentinel - 12/15/25
• James Fishback is registered to vote in 2 states. Does that make him ineligible for Governor?
  Florida Politics - 12/09/25
• State’s federal Medicaid payment undermines DeSantis claim about Hope Florida donation
  Orlando Sentinel - 12/08/25
• Local voting rights advocates head to Tallahassee to protest as Florida starts redistricting talks
  Associated Press - 12/05/25
• Florida House kicks off redistricting push – but sidelines opponents
  USA Today News Network - 12/05/25
• Voting rights advocates decry Florida's mid-decade redistricting effort
  WUSF - 12/04/25
• How college campus organizing has been upended in Florida’s political climate
  Tampa Bay Times - 12/04/25
• From ‘Chuck Norris’ to Ron DeSantis’ denial: The fall of Jay Collins
  Florida Politics - 12/04/25
• Plaintiffs from last Florida redistricting challenge say lawmakers shouldn’t open ‘Pandora’s box’ again
  Florida Politics - 12/03/25
• Florida Democratic House Leader calls plan to redraw congressional map ‘illegal’
  Florida Phoenix - 12/02/25
• Buddy Dyer says Bale Dalton is the best Democrat to take on Cory Mills
  Florida Politics - 12/02/25
• Judge allows lawsuit on Florida districts to proceed
  News Service of Florida - 11/25/25
• U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick indicted on charges of stealing $5 million in FEMA funds
  Sun-Sentinel - 11/20/25
• Florida House moves forward with meeting on redrawing Florida’s congressional lines
  Florida Politics - 11/18/25
• Message to young white males: Corporate greed, not people of color, is the cause of poor job prospects
  Hobbservations - 11/17/25
• Court decision undercuts Gov. DeSantis election-fraud prosecutions, sends issue to state Supreme Court
  Florida Politics - 11/17/25
• Florida voters object to government interference on ballot initiatives, survey shows
  Sun-Sentinel - 11/12/25
• Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings has filed to run for governor. Who is he?
  Tampa Bay Times - 11/06/25
• Florida redistricting, voting changes threaten state's Black political strength
  USA Today News Network - 10/24/25
• Eyes are on South Florida for redistricting after SCOTUS voting rights hearing
  Miami Herald - 10/16/25
• Ron DeSantis defends constitutionality of ‘political gerrymandering’
  Florida Politics - 10/14/25
• Shevrin Jones wants to bar mid-decade redistricting now and forever
  Florida Politics - 10/09/25
• Trump endorsement in Florida attorney general race changes GOP primary outlook
  Miami Herald - 10/09/25
• Future of Florida’s congressional redistricting uncertain
  WFLA - 10/08/25
• Florida finds a new way to marginalize voters
  Sun-Sentinel - 10/06/25
• Florida Dem again files bill to create database to help in voter-rights restoration
  Florida Phoenix - 10/02/25
• At delegation meeting, citizens speak out strongly against mid-decade congressional redistricting
  Florida Phoenix - 09/25/25
• Dozens of Broward Democratic leaders endorse David Jolly for governor
  Sun-Sentinel - 09/25/25
• Issue #254: The Excuse Florida Republicans will use to Redraw Districts
  MCI Maps - 09/22/25
• Redistricting push from DeSantis and Trump creates uncertainty for Fla congressional candidates
  Orlando Sentinel - 09/15/25
• Attack on Black people is attack on democracy
  Defender Network - 09/12/25
• Florida law upheld: Noncitizens can't gather petitions, federal appeals judges say
  USA Today News Network - 09/11/25
• Poll shows most Florida voters, including plurality of Republicans, don’t want a mid-decade redistricting
  Florida Politics - 09/11/25
• House establishes redistricting committee; Senate remains without one
  Florida Phoenix - 09/10/25
• Nonprofit tied to Florida’s Lt. Gov. won state contracts during his Senate stint
  Sun-Sentinel - 09/02/25
• Florida’s new ‘anti-woke’ Lt. Gov. Jay Collins was the face of an organization that mandates DEI training, policies and ‘equity
  Florida's Voice - 08/26/25
• DeSantis’ attack on this Florida congressional district could have sweeping implications
  Sun-Sentinel - 08/25/25
• Florida election law dealt blow as judge rules noncitizen petition ban unconstitutional
  Florida Politics - 08/22/25
• Text exchange shows Jay Collins agreeing Ron DeSantis has Asperger’s syndrome
  Florida Politics - 08/21/25
• ‘Going to press this issue’: Ron DeSantis, James Uthmeier continue push for more congressional seats
  Florida Politics - 08/21/25
• Trump wants to end mail-in voting. DeSantis says Florida’s system is fine
  Miami Herald - 08/20/25
• Federal judges unanimously uphold Senate map, rejecting allegations about Tampa Bay district
  Florida Politics - 08/20/25
• Campaign groups urge judge to further limit new restrictions on getting measures on Florida’s ballot
  Associated Press - 08/13/25
• Slew of Groups Are Filing Appeals of Florida’s New Law Restricting Ballot Initiatives
  Flagler Live - 08/12/25
• David Jolly rolls out trove of endorsements from 60 current and former Democratic elected officials
  Florida Politics - 08/05/25
• Florida’s GOP Congressmen show little appetite for mid-decade redistricting
  Florida Politics - 08/05/25
• IRS says churches can now endorse political candidates. Miami faith leaders weigh in
  Miami Herald - 07/21/25
• Florida congressional districts that eliminated a majority-Black seat upheld by state Supreme Court
  WCTV - 07/18/25
• Florida files quick appeal of ruling on ballot restrictions
  News Service of Florida - 07/15/25
• David Jolly rolls out endorsements from ‘Democratic powerhouses’ Gwen Graham, Donna Shalala, Karen Thurman
  Florida Politics - 07/10/25
• Law shielding Florida elected officials’ addresses from public goes into effect
  Orlando Sentinel  - 07/02/25
• Groups Seek to Halt Ballot Initiatives Law
  News Service of Florida - 07/01/25
• 'Yeah, I've changed': Former Republican congressman runs as Democrat for governor
  Palm Beach Post - 06/12/25
• Former Republican Florida congressman running for governor. Who is David Jolly?
  News Chief - 06/06/25
• Jolly launches campaign for Florida governor. Focus is on affordability, broadening Democratic base.
  Sun-Sentinel - 06/05/25
• Federal judge refuses to block part of Florida law restricting ballot initiatives
  News Service of Florida - 06/05/25
• In Florida and Nationwide, GOP Cracks Down on Direct Democracy
  Democracy Docket - 05/23/25
• Florida Direct Democracy Restrictions Challenge
  Democracy Docket - 05/23/25
• DeSantis represents a clear and present danger to Black Floridians
  The Raw Story - 02/24/25
• The slow, steady decline in Florida statesmanship
  Sun-Sentinel - 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
• New racial gerrymandering lawsuit argues Florida treats Latino voters as political monolith
  The Tributary - 05/24/24
• How to request public records in Florida
  Axios - 03/13/24
• 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

• How the DeSantis administration spent immigration emergency funds this summer
  Miami Herald - 02/17/26
• Why ‘no charges’ doesn’t mean innocent in the Hope Florida scandal
  Tampa Bay Times - 02/13/26
• Florida voters’ approval of DeSantis declines at start of his final year
  Sun-Sentinel - 01/20/26
• DeSantis calls April special legislative session on Florida congressional redistricting
  Politico - 01/08/26
• State deletes most references to Hope Florida from Medicaid contract
  Sun-Sentinel - 12/29/25
• What's in gov. DeSantis' proposal to slash property taxes? He's working on it.
  Miami Herald - 12/19/25
• State’s federal Medicaid payment undermines DeSantis claim about Hope Florida donation
  Orlando Sentinel - 12/08/25
• More than $6 billion in DeSantis ‘emergency’ contracts are missing legally required public documentation
  Florida Bulldog - 10/17/25
• Gov. DeSantis is pressuring Florida lawmakers to cut property taxes
  WUSF - 10/06/25
• Ron DeSantis cheers court decision allowing open carry in Florida
  Florida Politics - 09/11/25
• DeSantis tramples good government in his rush to dominate cities, counties
  Orlando Sentinel - 09/04/25
• Ron DeSantis starts turning the screws on voters who rejected him
  Seeking Rents - 07/28/25
• Gov. Ron Desantis vs. The First Amendment
  Hobbservation Point - 06/16/25
• Amid controversy, legislators defund Casey DeSantis’ Hope Florida
  Florida Politics - 06/11/25
• Hope Florida charity took in $867,000, gave away little in first year
  Tampa Bay Times - 04/21/25
• DeSantis officials assigned $10 million to his wife’s charity. Was it legal?
  Orlando Sentinel - 04/10/25
• 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

• ‘Farm bill’ would let the governor auction off conservation land to agribusinesses
  Seeking Rents - 02/27/26
• Florida congressional Republicans tell Trump to keep oil drilling off state’s coasts
  Associated Press - 12/08/25
• Florida just approved the largest electric rate increase in history. Here's how it happened.
  Seeking Rents - 11/24/25
• After ‘alarming’ Guana land swap idea, Florida lawmaker files bill for more transparency
  Tampa Bay Times - 11/19/25
• Lobbyist wrote proposal directing Florida to buy controversial, pricey 4 acres
  Orlando Sentinel - 10/30/25
• Black farmers continue struggle to keep land, operations going
  Florida Courier - 10/15/25
• Dozens of Florida bear hunt permits snagged by non-hunters
  Orlando Sentinel - 10/10/25
• Florida farmers struggle as legal foreign workers worry about immigration crackdown
  Orlando Sentinel - 10/06/25
• Feds pay Florida $608M for Alligator Alcatraz day before government shutdown
  USA Today News Network - 10/06/25
• New lawsuit says Florida lacks authority to operate Everglades detention center
  Orlando Sentinel - 08/25/25
• Florida to use shuttered prison as 2nd immigration detention center after ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
  Politico - 08/18/25
• Who can use Florida’s beaches? Depends on where you are.
  Politico - 05/27/25
• 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
• 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

Legal Briefs

• On Civility Podcast: Barry Richard on respect, rivalry, and the rule of law
  Florida Bar News - 02/23/26
• Tiny Coral Gables law firm makes big bucks helping President Trump sue media giants for billions
  Florida Bulldog - 02/13/26
• Senate moves along agriculture bill without provision ‘muzzling MAHA’
  Florida Phoenix - 02/11/26
• Florida Should Reject Expanded Food Disparagement Laws
  The Daily Signal - 02/10/26
• Another tort tussle in the state House
  Florida Phoenix - 02/03/26
• James Uthmeier: Florida’s affirmative action laws are unconstitutional
  Florida Politics - 01/21/26
• Florida Legislature 2026: Fortifying the courts ahead of a redistricting fight
  Seeking Rents - 01/20/26
• Florida Supreme Court rejects ‘gatekeeper’ accreditation role for American Bar Association
  Florida Politics - 01/20/26
• John Guard selected to fill 2nd District Court of Appeal opening
  Florida Politics - 01/15/26
• Sperm donor didn’t give up paternal rights, Florida Supreme Court rules
  News Service of Florida - 01/05/26
• Florida Bar flops in effort to demonize DeSantis critic
  Florida Bulldog - 12/31/25
• Justices Reject Challenges to Death Penalty Law
  News Service of Florida - 12/22/25
• DeSantis influence clear in Florida Supreme Court applicants
  USA Today News Network - 12/18/25
• Florida biologist’s lawsuit gets go-ahead after her firing over Kirk social media post
  News Service of Florida - 12/17/25
• Former FL Supreme Court justice speaks out for an independent judiciary
  Florida Phoenix - 12/16/25
• 5 major Florida court decisions that shaped 2025
  Tampa Bay Times - 12/02/25
• Supreme Court: Florida needs 25 additional judges
  Florida Politics - 12/01/25
• State Gets OK to Enforce Social Media Law
  News Service of Florida - 11/26/25
• Ex-Florida Bar president accuses Bar of ‘cheating’ in ethics trial to punish DeSantis critic Uhlfelder
  Florida Bulldog - 11/26/25
• The Federalist Society Is Torn Between Its Legal Philosophy and Trump’s Demands
  New York Times - 11/24/25
• Hawkes and Rey chosen as judges in Florida's Big Bend
  Tallahassee Democrat - 11/19/25
• Justice Charles Canady stepping down; DeSantis gets another Supreme Court appointee
  Florida Phoenix - 11/18/25
• Biologist’s Reinstatement Denied After Kirk Post
  Tallahassee Reports - 11/18/25
• Florida open carry ruling prompts legal uncertainty
  Spectrum News - 11/11/25
• Florida LGBTQ leaders welcome Supreme Court decision preserving marriage equality
  Florida Politics - 11/11/25
• Judge Weighs Firing Over Kirk Post
  News Service of Florida - 11/11/25
• James Uthmeier sues Planned Parenthood over chemical abortion drugs
  Florida Politics - 11/07/25
• Parking permits for pregnant women challenged by disability-rights advocates
  Sun-Sentinel - 11/05/25
• FL bill lets families sue for killings by undocumented immigrants, fines police not working with ICE
  Florida Phoenix - 10/22/25
• Florida Bar hid prosecutions of witnesses it was using to go after lawyer targeted by DeSantis
  Florida Bulldog - 10/21/25
• Federal judge, former chief justice denounce Florida Bar prosecution loaded with political baggage
  Florida Bulldog - 09/15/25
• Florida’s ban on open carry of guns is unconstitutional, appeals court rules
  Sun-Sentinel - 09/10/25
• Bail or bust: Florida stands alone in taking fines from those who help defendants post bond
  Florida Politics - 09/05/25
• Gov. DeSantis vows vindication after Judge knocks down part of law restricting books in schools
  Florida Politics - 08/20/25
• Florida Attorney General vows to cut off law firms over diversity initiatives
  USA Today News Network - 08/04/25
• Black drivers ticketed more for traffic violation that prompted viral Jacksonville stop
  The Tributary - 07/29/25
• Racially rigged elections, blessed by the courts
  Orlando Sentinel - 07/25/25
• ACLU leads Alligator Alcatraz lawsuit alleging civil rights violations
  Florida Politics - 07/18/25
• 'Egregious,' 'Brazen,' 'Lawless.' How 48 Judges Describe Trump's Actions, In Their Own Words
  New York Times - 07/14/25
• Lawsuit accuses DMV of negligence over long lines, overnight waits
  Sun-Sentinel - 06/27/25
• Troubling new questions cloud death penalty 
  Sun-Sentinel - 06/25/25
• Mortifying distinction: federal judge holds Florida Attorney General in civil contempt
  Florida Trident - 06/23/25
• Florida Supreme Court halts state Bar’s role in appointments to ABA policymaking panel
  USA Today News Network - 06/16/25
• How a Florida court took unusual steps to limit abortion access for minors
  Orlando Sentinel - 06/03/25
• Trump, Bashing the Federalist Society, Asserts Autonomy on Judge Picks
  New York Times - 06/02/25
• Florida court says law that allows minors to have abortions without parents' consent is unconstitutional
  News Service of Florida - 05/19/25
• Five More Big Law Firms Reach Deals With Trump
  New York Times - 04/14/25
• 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 leads America in wrongful convictions - and new death-row sentences
  Orlando Sentinel - 01/31/25
• Harsh Florida law sees more Black kids tried as adults than white kids
  Miami Herald - 07/01/24
• The Dobbs v. Jackson Decision, Annotated
  New York Times 

Legislative Updates

• It’s mid-session, and what has the Legislature accomplished?
  Florida Phoenix - 02/23/26
• Florida lawmakers are considering an annual day to honor Charlie Kirk
  News Service of Florida - 01/23/26
• Jeff Brandes: 6 ideas Legislature can’t afford to ignore in 2026
  Florida Politics - 01/20/26
• Don’t be fooled by flamingo debate; Legislature is poised to do great harm
  Florida Phoenix - 01/20/26
• Legislative Session preview: Tom Fabricio highlights bills on tax relief, vehicle registration, teacher oath
  Florida Politics - 01/15/26
• Florida’s Legislature gets ready for more GOP sniping, tough choices and DeSantis’ swansong
  Politico - 01/13/26
• A dream for developers, a nightmare for women: Florida lawmakers start a new session
  Seeking Rents - 01/12/26
• Democrats unveil ‘Affordability Agenda’ to lower housing costs, reduce government waste
  Florida Politics - 12/09/25
• House expands paid parental leave for employees, Daniel Perez says
  Florida Politics - 12/09/25
• The Florida Legislature is not your friend
  Florida Phoenix - 12/08/25
• In Florida, lobbyists write the bills for puppet politicians
  Orlando Sentinel - 10/31/25
• Sam Garrison excited about what being House Speaker will mean for Northeast Florida
  Florida Politics - 10/09/25
• Florida’s Republican House Speaker wades into Trump’s redistricting war
  Miami Herald - 08/08/25
• Legislators say they don't get heads-up, explanation for DeSantis vetoes of their items
  Florida Today - 07/08/25
• 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.

• Florida updates pot petition numbers, showing effort to get on November ballot still short of goal
  News Service of Florida - 01/26/26
• Recreational pot proposal nears deadline as Uthmeier announces fraud investigation ‘escalation’
  Orlando Sentinel - 01/21/26
• Trump signs executive order that would reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug
  Associated Press - 12/19/25
• Smart & Safe Florida confident cannabis amendment will make 2026 ballot
  Florida Phoenix - 11/26/25
• Judge backs DeSantis administration, delivers blow to marijuana legalization effort
  News Service of Florida - 11/24/25
• Jimmy Patronis backs hemp THC ban, says industry advocates ‘lied’ to create a ‘monster’
  Florida Politics - 11/18/25
• What does the federal hemp ban mean for Florida?
  Orlando Sentinel - 11/17/25
• 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

Health, Safety & Social Justice

• Read the decision: Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, allowing states to ban abortions
  Orlando Sentinel
• Controversial surveillance bill moves ahead in Florida House
  Florida Trident - 02/25/26
• Security legislation and the knock Floridians don’t want to hear
  Orlando Sentinel - 02/23/26
• Measles Outbreak Hits Florida College
  New York Times - 02/17/26
• Kennedy Allies Target States to Overturn Vaccine Mandates for Schoolchildren
  New York Times - 02/17/26
• Florida never told its opioid advisory council $4 million was spent on anti-marijuana ads
  Orlando Sentinel - 02/09/26
• Controversial drug ivermectin could be sold without prescriptions, if Florida lawmakers approve
  Sun-Sentinel - 02/09/26
• House passes bill to create dental therapist position despite Democrats’ warnings
  Florida Politics - 02/05/26
• Democratic Leaders Fentrice Driskell and Tracie Davis propose Reproductive Freedom Act
  Florida Politics - 01/23/26
• House panel approves bill to expand James Uthmeier’s power to target physicians
  Florida Politics - 01/21/26
• Florida Trans Bill Advances: Criminalizes Practitioners, Counselors Advising Kids To Transition
  Florida Phoenix - 01/21/26
• Florida leads the nation in the drop in Obamacare enrollment
  WLRN - 01/20/26
• Florida House passes bill to lower long gun age limit
  Florida Phoenix - 01/20/26
• LGBTQ+ bills fly under the radar amid legislative focus on taxes, immigration and (eventually) redistricting
  Florida Politics - 01/20/26
• House passes bill expanding Wrongful Death Act to cover fetuses
  Florida Politics - 01/20/26
• Groups call on Ben Albritton to block bill that would lower gun buying age to 18
  Florida Politics - 12/22/25
• Florida vaccine debate: Explaining four shots the state is targeting
  Orlando Sentinel - 12/19/25
• Her ties to ‘Alcatraz’ are no problem after all
  Sun-Sentinel - 12/15/25
• Public weighs in on potential end to some school vaccine mandates
  Florida Politics - 12/12/25
• Ben Albritton says ‘old school vaccines’ are safe, but jury still out on mRNA jabs
  Florida Politics - 12/09/25
• FL pediatricians recall childhood suffering before vaccines; Ladapo’s plan to strike mandates stalls
  Florida Trident - 12/01/25
• How Florida—Yes, Florida—Complicates Trump’s Obamacare Attacks
  The Bulwark  - 11/24/25
• The Missing Link in Dental Care? Meet the Dental Therapist
  Dimensions of Dental Hygiene - 11/24/25
• Florida Republicans try again to ban political, Pride flags on government buildings
  Florida Phoenix - 11/11/25
• 'Unborn child' wrongful death bill reignites abortion rights debate in Florida
  USA Today News Network - 11/06/25
• In Florida, Obamacare Price Hikes Pose an Outsized Threat
  New York Times - 10/27/25
• As Florida adds firearm ‘open carry’ to ‘stand your ground,’ grocery shopping can be hazardous
  Florida Bulldog - 10/17/25
• Florida allows open carry of guns, so Publix will too, workers say
  Orlando Sentinel  - 10/09/25
• When Miscarriages Become Crimes
  Mother Jones  - 10/06/25
• Florida bill would let armed volunteers provide security at places of worship without pro license
  Florida's Voice - 09/30/25
• Ivermectin, from the Capitol to state-funded cancer research — it’s a thing in Florida
  Florida Phoenix - 09/25/25
• AIF poll finds resounding support for health care tax credits
  Florida Politics - 09/23/25
• Florida DOH takes first step to eliminate some vaccine mandates, citing ‘medical freedom’
  Florida's Voice - 09/18/25
• Up, up, and away: 2026 health insurance premiums set to double for millions of Floridians
  Florida Phoenix - 09/15/25
• Should physicians have to see children whose parents oppose vaccinations?
  Orlando Sentinel - 09/15/25
• Florida surgeon general begins striking school vaccine mandates, offers parents ‘freedom’ but no guidance
  Florida Trident - 09/08/25
• As Florida plans to end vaccine mandates, UF Health calls them ‘safe and effective’
  Independent Alligator - 09/08/25
• Florida to end all vaccine mandates statewide
  Axios - 09/03/25
• Autism Rates Have Increased 60-Fold. I Played a Role in That.
  New York Times - 08/28/25
• Tobacco use in Florida schools spiked this decade. The culprit? Vaping
  Orlando Sentinel - 08/28/25
• Florida wins federal approval to restrict soda, candy for SNAP recipients
  Florida Phoenix - 08/13/25
• ‘Conservatives’ rally for continuation of enhanced Obamacare premium credits
  Florida Phoenix - 08/08/25
• Florida among most restrictive states for birth control access
  Axios - 07/28/25
• ‘We don’t plan on going anywhere’: Planned Parenthood clinics in Central Florida plan to stay open despite defunding threats under Trump
• Orlando Weekly - 07/10/25
• Florida’s Camping Ban: A look at its impact 6 months later
  Central Florida Public Media - 07/08/25
• Trump administration takes aim at rainbow crosswalks like at Pulse nightclub site
  Orlando Sentinel - 07/07/25
• Dentists’ fear: With fluoride out of Florida water, cavities will be in
  Orlando Sentinel - 06/30/25
• A Florida pastor spoke out against ICE. A dozen patrol cars showed up at his church days later
  WUSF - 06/27/25
• Florida ranks 35th in child well-being, report says
  Florida News Connection - 06/27/25
• 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
• Can ICE agents raid churches? Yes, but it’s unlikely, say South Florida faith leaders, lawyers
  Miami Herald - 02/10/25
• How to Prepare for an ICE Raid
  Miami New Times - 01/22/25
• 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
• 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
• Consulting police and lawyers has become a part of Florida abortion providers’ work
  Florida Phoenix - 09/19/24
• 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

• Florida faculty union, profs decry ‘censored’ state sociology textbook
  Orlando Sentinel - 02/23/26
• State could move $23M from USF to New College if campus is transferred
  Tampa Bay Times - 02/17/26
• Florida’s top universities could lose millions with out-of-state cap
  Sun-Sentinel - 02/11/26
• Presidential update on the FAMU College of Law's use of "Black" for Black History Month
  Hobbservation - 02/10/26
• Can the Florida Legislature keep politics off campuses – and should they?
  Florida Trident - 01/26/26
• Could A Republican Lawmaker Be Miami-Dade’s Next School Superintendent?
  Miami Herald - 01/21/26
• Governor DeSantis Appoints Four New Members to Florida A&M University Board of Trustees
  Tallahassee Reports - 01/20/26
• Gov. DeSantis boots José Oliva, a former ally, off state university Board
  Florida Politics - 01/20/26
• Florida deregulated nursing schools. Scam colleges and failing students followed
  Orlando Sentinel - 01/12/26
• Clay School Board member Robert Alvero under fire after saying most Black people are ‘nasty’ and ‘rude’
  Florida Politics - 12/31/25
• New College of Florida Was Progressive. Then Gov. DeSantis Overhauled It.
  New York Times - 12/30/25
• Florida confirms Moez Limayem as USF president
  Tampa Bay Times - 12/15/25
• Home-Schooled Kids Are Not All Right
  New York Times - 12/15/25
•  Florida education chief trashes public schools, ignores voucher school disasters
  Orlando Sentinel - 12/11/25
• Private school vouchers in Florida redirecting funding away from public schools
  Florida Politics - 12/02/25
• Charter systems have targeted 450 public schools in Florida under a new privatization law
  Seeking Rents - 12/01/25
• Inside track: Manny Diaz Jr., powerful interim president, emerges as sole finalist at UWF
  The Tributary - 11/26/25
• 'We're all getting frustrated': Florida lawmakers want to solve voucher mishaps
  WLRN - 11/14/25
• Florida becomes first state to adopt ‘Phoenix Declaration’ as guiding principles for education
  Florida's Voice - 11/14/25
• Fear Of Immigration Arrests Near Florida Schools Is Reducing Enrollment, Officials Say
  Palm Beach Post - 11/14/25
• Florida senator seeks to reverse Schools of Hope campus sharing law
  Tampa Bay Times - 11/11/25
• University president carousel: FSU focused on McCullough
  Florida Phoenix - 11/10/25
• Florida’s campus DOGE report questions spending at New College
  Tampa Bay Times - 11/05/25
• Revolving Door 101: Corcoran’s former firm is racking up contracts with state universities – including his own
  Florida Trident - 10/27/25
• How To Fix Florida’s Voucher Funding Snags? Parents, Lawmakers Want Answers
  Tampa Bay Times - 10/24/25
• DeSantis Defends New Law Allowing Charter Schools To Demand Free Space In Public School Buildings
  Orlando Sentinel - 10/24/25
• How a transformative change in charter school rules came back from the dead and became Florida law
  Sun-Sentinel - 10/20/25
• New College of Florida isn't surging. It's sinking.
  Herald Tribune - 10/17/25
• ‘I do solemnly swear’: Florida teachers would need to take oath under proposal
  Sun-Sentinel - 10/15/25
• Florida lawmaker wants every university to rename roads after Charlie Kirk
  Orlando Sentinel  - 10/09/25
• Federal judge backs removal of penguin children’s book by Florida school board
  Orlando Sentinel - 10/02/25
• Florida again leads U.S. in book bans in 2024-25, free speech group says
  Orlando Sentinel - 10/02/25
• Florida SAT scores increase in 2025, but still lag national averages
  Sun-Sentinel - 10/02/25
• Broward schools told by federal government to end Latino program
  Sun-Sentinel - 09/30/25
• Florida Issues Warning to Any School Preventing Turning Point USA Clubs
  Newsweek - 09/30/25
• Rampant gaslighting about freedom of speech at Florida universities
  Florida Phoenix - 09/29/25
• The Miami billionaire and New York charter system behind a new push to privatize public schools in Florida
  Seeking Rents - 09/25/25
• ‘We Can Do Better’: Miami Business Leaders Push For Education Reform In New Report
  Miami Herald - 09/24/25
• Judge dismisses 55-year-old desegregation case against Jackson County School District
  My Panhandle - 09/24/25
• UCF says it is now a preeminent school, joining exclusive company
  Florida Politics - 09/23/25
• Retired UF professor loses emeritus status over Charlie Kirk social media post
  Independent Alligator - 09/22/25
• Florida Issues Official Notice About School Vaccine Mandate Changes
  News 6 - 09/17/25
• Palm Beach County Schools To Push Back On Plan To Roll Back Vaccine Requirements
  CBS 12 - 09/17/25
• UCF, HBCUs nationwide receive threats against Black people on campus
  Orlando Sentinel - 09/12/25
• School leaders react to Florida plan to axe vaccine mandates: ‘That’s so crazy’
  Tampa Bay Times - 09/08/25
• Food stamps have accountability. So should school vouchers
  Orlando Sentinel - 09/04/25
• Book bans reflect conservatives’ fear of a changing world
  Florida Phoenix - 08/26/25
• State Board Of Education Asserts Enforcement Power Over Florida Schools
  Tampa Bay Times - 08/22/25
• Florida Will Phase Out Certificates Of Completion For Students With Disabilities
  WLRN - 08/22/25
• Florida’s school library book bans are back, and as unethical as ever
  Orlando Sentinel - 08/18/25
• Judge strikes down parts of a Florida law used to ban school library books
  Orlando Sentinel - 08/14/25
• How Florida’s new education chief is rattling schools with public threats
  Tampa Bay Times - 08/13/25
• Florida ‘Dreamers’ lose in-state tuition — but not their college dreams
  Miami Herald - 08/13/25
• Vouchers Drain Millions From Public Schools.
  WUSF - 08/08/25
• The mind of a Florida book-banner is a delusional place
  Orlando Sentinel - 07/24/25
• Florida students could get even more public money for private school
  Sun-Sentinel - 07/21/25
• Federal Court Ruling Revives Escambia Book Ban Challenge
  Tallahassee Democrat - 07/18/25
• New education commissioner directs superintendents to ensure parental rights on day one 
  Florida's Voice - 07/15/25
• Another DeSantis ally takes the helm of a public university in Florida
  WFLA - 07/15/25
• Report card: Florida’s highest- and lowest-rated school districts
  Florida Phoenix - 07/08//25
• Brian Lamb: From DEI champion to enabler of Florida's "anti-DEI" university overhaul
  Hobbservation Point - 06/30/25
• Driver’s Ed Now Mandated For Florida Teens, But Not Lessons Behind A Wheel
  Orlando Sentinel- 06/27/25
• A student’s white-only rant dishonors UF 
  Sun-Sentinel - 06/26/25
• A White Nationalist Wrote a Law School Paper Promoting Racist Views. It Won Him an Award.
  New York Times - 06/23/25
• In rare uprising, Floridians beat back plan to cut AP funding for public schools
  Orlando Sentinel - 06/23/25
• Marva Johnson confirmed as FAMU president amid protests, backlash
  Tallahassee Democrat - 06/18/25
• Florida taxpayers will help fund a lavish pay package for a new university president
  Seeking Rents - 06/16/25
• Manny Diaz’s UWF Contract Doubles Education Commissioner Salary
  Florida Phoenix - 06/13/25
• Florida lawmakers rely on property taxes in education budgeting
  Tampa Bay Times - 06/12/25
• As New College’s financial oversight unraveled, critics were removed
  Sun Coast Searchlight - 06/10/25
• Politics at Florida universities is really about the grift
  Orlando Sentinel - 06/09/25
• Bosses of Florida’s university system disgrace the University of Florida
  Orlando Sentinel - 06/09/25
•  ‘Absolute embarrassment’: Florida’s GOP-led education board torpedoes UF president search
  Miami Herald - 06/04/25
• Why Florida school vouchers can pay for Disney tickets, TVs while draining billions from public schools
  WESH - 05/27/25
• ‘Our generation deserves better’: FSU students want changes after shooting
  Sun-Sentinel - 04/25/25
• Florida universities to deputize campus police for immigration enforcement
  Associated Press - 04/14/25
• The Authoritarian Endgame on Higher Education
  New York Times - 03/17/25
• Florida groups call for clarity on immigration enforcement at schools
  Central Florida Public Media - 03/07/25
• Ending tuition breaks for Florida ‘dreamers’ could have costly consequences
  Tampa Bay Times - 03/03/25
• Millions flow to wealthy families, pricey private schools under Florida’s supercharged voucher program
  Orlando Sentinel - 02/12/25
• Erasing History, Erasing Democracy: Trump’s Authoritarian Assault on Education
  Truthout - 02/07/25
• 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
• Florida professors file federal lawsuit challenging DEI restrictions, law to curb 'woke ideologies'
  Orlando Sentinel - 01/21/25
• 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
• Billions in taxpayer dollars now go to religious schools via vouchers
  Washington Post - 06/04/24
• School chaplains law crosses a sacred line in Florida
  Sun-Sentinel - 04/22/24
• 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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