DAVID JOLLY LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR

Politics & Elections

• The courts may scuttle DeSantis’ anti-voter registration efforts
  Florida Phoenix - 06/19/25
• Democratic governor candidate says he’ll seek support from Florida gun owners — and stricter gun regulations
  Sun-Sentinel - 06/17/25
• Federal trial alleging illegal racial gerrymandering in Tampa Bay Senate seat concludes
  Florida Phoenix - 06/13/25
• 'Yeah, I've changed': Former Republican congressman runs as Democrat for governor
  Palm Beach Post - 06/12/25
• Poll shows Byron Donalds starts with 6-point lead over David Jolly in 2026 Governor’s race
  Florida Politics - 06/12/25
• No funding for FSU Election Law Center
  Florida Politics - 06/11/25
• ‘Inhumane:’ Latinas for Trump founder condemns White House immigration crackdown
  Miami Herald - 06/09/25
• 'We need to start being self-reflective': Florida Democrats talk about problems and hopes for future success
  Florida Phoenix - 06/09/25
• Attorney Coretta Anthony-Smith’s money haul stirs up race for Thompson’s seat
  Orlando Sentinel - 06/06/25
• 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
• Democrats Desperately Seeking “SAM”
  News Service of Florida - 06/03/25
• Florida 2026: David Jolly governor campaign announcement coming soon
  Sun-Sentinel - 06/02/25
• Reconsider, Sen. Pizzo — Independent candidates can’t win
  Orlando Sentinel - 06/02/25
• Republican Party of Florida joins ballot initiative lawsuit in federal court
  Florida Phoenix - 06/02/25
• Maxwell Frost backs LaVon Bracy Davis in the race to succeed Geraldine Thompson
  Florida Politics - 05/30/25
• Ethics report: Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick may have violated House rules, federal law in funding request
  Florida Politics - 05/30/25
• ‘Incredible’: Jay Collins addresses potential 2026 run for Governor
  Florida Politics - 05/30/25
• Rooted in integrity’: Ruth’s List Florida backs 4 candidates in state, local races
  Florida Politics - 05/30/25
• DeSantis says anyone running for Florida governor as a Democrat is ‘dead meat’
  Sun-Sentinel - 05/30/25
• C’mon, John, Do It ‘For The People’
  News Service of Florida - 05/27/25
• 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
• Equal Ground to kick off statewide tour highlighting Legislature’s ‘failures,’ efforts to ‘silence’ voters
  Florida Politics - 05/22/25
• Ron DeSantis lauds GOP gains in Miami-Dade, errantly touts ‘plurality’ of voters there
  Florida Politics - 05/22/25
• GOP-tied ads attacking LaVon Bracy Davis, Randolph Bracy lead to cease and desist letters
  Florida Politics - 05/22/25
• 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
• 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
• Florida AG’s flawed scheming against Worrell is exposed
  Orlando Sentinel - 04/10/25
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• ‘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' '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
• 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

• 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 Foundation to amend tax return to show golf tourney made more money
  Sun-Sentinel - 06/10/25
• Intimidation won’t make the Sentinel back down on Hope Florida story
  Orlando Sentinel - 06/09/25
• The state should have audited the $10 million Hope Florida deal. It didn’t happen. 
  Florida Trident - 05/29/25
• Hope Florida Foundation paid woman who then posted video praising charity
  Sun-Sentinel - 05/28/25
• Casey DeSantis in no hurry to launch run for Governor, says people are ‘tired of politics’
  Florida Politics - 05/22/25
• Not ‘one red cent’: Ron DeSantis says Casey DeSantis didn’t profit from Hope Florida
  News Service of Florida - 05/21/25
• 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
• 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
• 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

• The ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ contains an ugly favor for Florida’s sugar industry
  Florida Phoenix - 05/27/25
• Who can use Florida’s beaches? Depends on where you are.
  Politico - 05/27/25
• Group behind controversial Florida land swap withdraws plan, state says
  Tampa Bay Times - 05/20/25
• Susie Wiles, Trump’s chief of staff, slams controversial Northeast Florida land deal
  The Tributary - 05/19/25
• 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

• High prices charged by Florida insurers revealed by cost-per-$1,000 analysis
  Sun-Sentinel - 06/17/25
• Florida state budget poised for vote. Here’s what to know
  News Service of Florida - 06/16/25
• Floridians forced onto Slide Insurance while CEO gets $21 million
  Orlando Sentinel - 06/12/25
• Broward bans DMV appointment scalping to stop people from ‘abusing the system’
  Sun-Sentinel - 06/12/25
• Budget conference: $1M locked in for Black history museum in St. Augustine
  Florida Politics - 06/09/25
• Gov. DeSantis signs legislation requiring public webpage on background check rules
  Florida Politics - 06/06/25
• Palm Beach County suspends DEI policies to save nearly $330 million in federal funds
  Sun-Sentinel - 06/05/25
• Florida TaxWatch: State’s economy is strong, but some bumps in the road ahead
  Florida Politics - 06/04/25
• Disney to cut hundreds of employees in latest round of layoffs
  Orlando Sentinel - 06/04/25
• Construction, real estate experts say Tallahassee raid may spark 'chilling effect'
  Tallahassee Democrat - 06/03/25
• In Florida property tax debate, use a ‘scalpel’ not a ‘chainsaw,’ officials argue
  Orlando Sentinel - 05/28/25
• Florida lawmakers paralyzed over tax breaks they can't afford to give
  Palm Beach Post - 05/27/25
• Coalition wants DeSantis to veto bill expanding scope of noncompete agreements
  Florida Phoenix - 05/27/25
• Don’t overtax Floridians while giving corporations a pass
  Orlando Sentinel - 05/27/25
• 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
• 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
• For Florida’s working poor, a very rare victory in Tallahassee
  Orlando Sentinel - 04/21/25
• ‘There’s been a huge drop-off’: Canadians pull back on travel to Orlando
  Orlando Sentinel - 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
• Lawmakers make surprise pitch to cut $5B in sales tax. They have our attention
  Miami Herald - 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
• ‘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 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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 Supreme Court halts state Bar’s role in appointments to ABA policymaking panel
  USA Today News Network - 06/16/25
• Christian school asks U.S. Supreme Court to rule on pre-game prayer based on 2015 game in Orlando
  Orlando Sentinel - 06/12/25
• Broward Sheriff Tony backs down on immigration stance after Florida AG threatens his job
  Florida Bulldog - 06/10/25
• Help ICE or lose your job, Florida attorney general tells Broward sheriff
  Miami Herald - 06/10/25
• Federal appeals panel denies stay on Florida immigration crackdown
  News Service of Florida - 06/09/25
• Paul Weiss Loses Another Prominent Lawyer in Wake of Trump Deal
  New York Times - 06/09/25
• Federal judge blocks Florida’s law banning social media for kids
  News Service of Florida - 06/04/25
• Bipartisan family court reform legislation signed by DeSantis
  Florida's Voice - 06/04/25
• Florida AG made sweeping claims in confidential abortion case
  Seeking Rents - 06/04/25
• 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
• Federal judge considers penalizing DeSantis-picked attorney general over Florida immigration law
  Politico - 05/30/25
• Donald Trump names 5 Florida Judges to U.S. District Judge posts across the state
  Florida Politics - 05/30/25
• Rep. Dana Trabulsy and Sen. Clay Yarborough split on veto override for ‘free kill’ bill
  Florida's Voice - 05/30/25
• Gov. DeSantis OKs measure shielding Spanish speakers from ‘notario fraud’
  Florida Politics - 05/27/25
• DeSantis suspended prosecutors for ignoring laws but calls Uthmeier stance on gun law ‘different’
  Florida Phoenix - 05/27/25
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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

• Advocates push for override of governor's veto of 'free kill' bill
  WFTV - 06/05/25
• With time running out, Florida’s GOP-led Legislature forges budget deal
  Politico - 06/02/25
• 25 years of ‘unintended consequences’: Tallahassee players look back on a quarter century of term limits
  Florida Politics - 05/19/25
• 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
• Florida child welfare agency calls ICE on teen migrant in foster care, sparking criticism
  Miami Herald - 06/11/25
• Families scramble to pay for lawyers after ICE raid in Florida
  USA Today News Network - 06/09/25
• A judge blocked Florida’s immigration law. Police arrested 25 anyway
  Orlando Sentinel - 06/02/25
• ICE in Tallahassee: Over 100 detained in one of Florida's largest raids. What we know
  USA Today News Network - 05/30/25
• Immigration raid in Tallahassee: FHP involved, several reportedly detained
  Florida's Voice - 05/30/25
• 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
• 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

• FAMU stakeholders file lawsuit to prevent Marva Johnson's confirmation as the university's 13th President
  Hobbservation Point - 06/17/25
• 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
• Conservative lobbyist set to spin the FAMU Presidential selection process?
  Hobbservation Point - 06/11/25
• As New College’s financial oversight unraveled, critics were removed
  Sun Coast Searchlight - 06/10/25
• State agrees to drop charge in ex-Broward schools chief Runcie’s perjury case
  Sun-Sentinel - 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
• A wolf in president’s clothing at FAMU?
  Tallahassee Democrat - 06/09/25
• UF trustee chair calls Ono rejection ‘deeply disappointing’
  Orlando Sentinel - 06/06/25
• The Quiet Coup That Threatens FAMU’s Future
  Hobbservation Point - 06/06/25
• Federal Appeals Court Upholds Order Blocking Education Department Closure
  Florida Phoenix - 06/06/25
• Florida Lawmakers Getting Closer On Budget For Vouchers, Teacher Pay
  Tampa Bay Times - 06/06/25
• DeSantis aide Anastasios Kamoutsas elevated to Education Commissioner
  Florida Phoenix - 06/05/25
• After Ono’s rejection, what’s next for the University of Florida?
  Tampa Bay Times - 06/05/25
•  ‘Absolute embarrassment’: Florida’s GOP-led education board torpedoes UF president search
  Miami Herald - 06/04/25
• Santa Ono falls at final hurdle to become UF President
  Florida Politics - 06/04/25
• Ono blocked as University of Florida’s next president by state board
  Tampa Bay Times - 06/04/25
• FIU Trustees approve Jeanette Nuñez as university president
  News Service of Florida - 06/03/25
• A top DeSantis aide could become Florida’s next education commissioner
  Tampa Bay Times - 06/03/25
• Salzman sends 'bat signal' of truce with DeSantis in backing Diaz as UWF interim president
  Pensacola News Journal - 06/03/25
• ‘Loyalty pledges’: New UF president’s $15M contract ties pay to DeSantis agenda
  Miami Herald - 06/03/25
• Tributes pour in honoring legacy of legendary politician John Thrasher
  Florida Politics - 06/02/25
• FAMU Foundation Directors pump the brakes on President-select Marva Johnson's salary demand
  Hobbservation Point - 06/02/25
• New College alumni threaten to sue for clarity on donations
  Tampa Bay Times - 05/27/25
• Why Florida school vouchers can pay for Disney tickets, TVs while draining billions from public schools
  WESH - 05/27/25
• 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
• ‘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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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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