2024 Elections
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One day before Hurricane Helene, these Florida Congress members voted against funding FEMA
In response, Florida congressman Maxwell Frost and more than 40 of Democrats nationwide are calling for House Speaker Mike Johnson to hold a vote on additional funding for FEMA and small businesses.
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Opinion: Next year, your closest abortion clinic could be abroad
Americans could be forced to travel across not state lines, but international boundaries, in order to get an abortion. And even more women may be forced to carry unwanted pregnancies to term, says the president of EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics.
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US judge rejects emergency litigation to reopen voter registration
The Florida chapters of the League of Women Voters and the NAACP wanted the court to order Gov. Ron DeSantis to reopen the voter registration process for at least 10 more days due to the imminent arrival of Hurricane Milton. On Wednesday a federal judge refused to extend the deadline.
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Harris proposes plan to have Medicare cover in-home care for seniors, give relief to family caregivers
Under Harris’ plan, Medicare would cover the cost of in-home health care for seniors enrolled in the program, after a medical provider has determined that they are in need of help performing daily tasks. Harris’ proposal would also provide coverage for vision and hearing benefits under Medicare.
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Harris wants to give working families a tax cut and raise taxes on corporations. Trump would do the opposite.
Kamala Harris has proposed increasing the corporate tax rate, expanding the child tax credit, and cutting taxes for more than 100 million working and middle class Americans. Donald Trump, meanwhile, said he wants to permanently extend tax breaks that primarily benefited the ultra-wealthy and corporations.
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DeSantis administration, which claims to oppose censorship, tries to pressure TV station to take down Amendment 4 ads
A letter from the Florida Department of Health threatened a Tampa TV station with a lawsuit if it fails to remove an ad promoting the pro-choice amendment on the November ballot.
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Opinion: This November, let freedom ring!
“We cannot take freedom for granted,” say Florida House Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell and CEO of NewDEAL Debbie Cox Bultan, as they advocate for Floridians’ freedom through democracy.
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Florida’s six-week abortion ban ‘is frightening,’ says this mother
She faced one of the toughest decisions of her life as she navigated Florida’s abortion restrictions. Now she’s speaking out against them and in support of Amendment 4.
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Trump once again attacks USPS and mail-in ballots as Election Day nears
Just like he did in 2020, when he began attacking mail-in voting months before Election Day, Donald Trump appears to be laying the groundwork to once again challenge any election results he doesn’t like.
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Puerto Rico’s first gubernatorial debate focused on corruption, political status, and LUMA Energy crisis
The candidates addressed issues such as security, education, health, economy, and the controversial contract with LUMA Energy.
