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One Year In, Here’s How the Inflation Reduction Act Has Helped Florida
The law ensured that 543,000 Floridians were able to keep their health insurance, reduced the cost of insulin for over 90,000 seniors, and incentivized several manufacturers to invest in the state and create more clean energy jobs.
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Here’s What To Know About Trump’s Indictment in Georgia
The former president—who swore an oath to protect and defend the US Constitution—has been indicted over his attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia.
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Florida Now Requires Students to Obtain Parental Permission to Use a Nickname in School
The “Parental Authorization for Deviation from Student’s Legal Name Form” asks parents to sign if they agree to allow their child to use a name aside from their legally given name on any campus.
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DeSantis’ Attacks on Disney Hurt Florida, Former GOP Officials Say
A group of mostly Republican former high-level government officials has called the Florida governor’s takeover of Disney World’s governing district “severely damaging to the political, social, and economic fabric of the State.”
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Orlando Magic Donated $50,000 to DeSantis 2024 Super PAC
The contribution from the NBA team to Never Back Down, the group supporting DeSantis’ campaign for the GOP presidential nomination, has drawn attention from Florida Democrats and LGBTQ activists.
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‘Conspiracy to Defraud the United States’: Trump Indicted Again
In response to being indicted for his attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election, Trump’s campaign called the charges “fake” and compared his plight to the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany.
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Private School Vouchers Could Cost Florida Up to $4 Billion This Year
Democratic lawmakers and teachers’ unions have strongly denounced HB1, as they claim that it would drain much-needed money from an already underfunded public school system that educates nearly 90% of the state’s students.
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Here’s What’s in the Right-Wing Curriculum Approved for Florida Schools
The material includes videos that downplay racism, trivialize the harms of slavery, and celebrate colonialism.
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The Right’s New Priority: Justifying Slavery
Florida governor and 2024 presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis has defended his state’s new Black History curriculum, which directs educators to teach that “slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.”
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How Biden Is Still Trying To Make Student Debt Relief Happen
The Biden administration has begun the process of creating a new plan for widespread loan cancellation and implementing the SAVE Plan, which will cut monthly payments to $0 for millions of borrowers. There will also be a 12-month “on-ramp” period to ease borrowers back into making payments.
