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DeSantis says he’ll replace Obamacare with a ‘better plan,’ but offers no details
Repealing the Affordable Care Act would take health insurance away from 3.2 million Floridians, with no concrete plan to replace that coverage.
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To lower the cost of expensive drugs, Biden targets Big Pharma’s patents
Under a plan announced Thursday, the government would consider overriding the patent for high-priced drugs that have been developed with the help of taxpayer money and letting competitors make them in hopes of driving down the cost.
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Floridians get relief as Biden cancels nearly $5 billion more in student debt
More than 105,000 Floridians have had their student debt discharged or have been identified for debt relief due to the Biden administration’s reforms of the student loan debt system.
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DeSantis wants to cut 1,000 jobs, but asks for $1 million to sue over Florida State’s football snub
The governor wants the money to sue the College Football Playoff committee over its decision to exclude Florida State University Seminoles from the college football championship playoff.
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Florida school libraries should ‘convey the government’s message,’ says state Attorney General
The Republican ally of Gov. DeSantis claims that the state has the right to remove books that it disapproves of from public-school shelves.
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Floridians would vote to enshrine abortion rights in state constitution, poll shows
To demonstrate broad support across the state, sponsors of the “Amendment to Limit Government Interference with Abortion” are focusing their petition drive on 10 specific congressional districts.
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Biden wants to replace all lead pipes in Florida within 10 years
The proposed rule would require utility companies to locate and dig up roughly 1.2 million lead pipes statewide within 10 years to ensure clean drinking water for Floridians and to protect children’s health.
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Florida voters support legal marijuana ahead of potential 2024 ballot measure
If the initiative does go before voters, it would need 60% approval in order to amend the state constitution to legalize the sale of cannabis without a medical license.
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DeSantis and Newsom lob insults and talk policy in combative faceoff
DeSantis and Newsom lob insults and talk some policy in a faceoff that some called “a sideshow” between two White House aspirants.
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Florida Republican lashes out after Democrats refuse to support his abortion ban
Rep. Basabe’s effort comes after Republicans continue to suffer major losses across the US in elections related to reproductive rights.
