Gun Safety
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The major political issues facing Florida in 2025
Here are three of the top issues affecting Floridians that will likely be the subject of major discussions in this year’s legislative session in Tallahassee.
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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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What to know about Debbie Mucarsel-Powell’s plans if she’s elected to the Senate
The Democrat running to unseat Republican Sen. Rick Scott in November has several plans she says will improve the lives of everyday Floridians struggling to make ends meet in a state that many find unaffordable.
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‘An excellent choice’: Florida Dems praise Kamala Harris’ pick of Tim Walz as VP
Walz’s accomplishments, such as passing a paid family and medical leave program and making abortion a fundamental right under Minnesota law, are in stark contrast to what Gov. Ron DeSantis has done in Florida.
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Kamala Harris has spent decades fighting to protect people from gun violence
While serving as San Francisco’s district attorney, Harris became known for prosecuting domestic abusers. As attorney general of California, her office investigated and seized firearms from those who unlawfully possessed them. And as a US senator, she co-sponsored bills to ban assault weapons.
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Man charged with hate crime plot to attack people of color at Bad Bunny show
The man told the informant and agent that he wanted to target African Americans, Latinos, Jews, Muslims, and other people of color to incite a race war ahead of the presidential election.
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Report card: Here are the Florida lawmakers who put ‘people first’
The grades are in! Meet the lawmakers who fought for Floridians, and those who caved in to special interests.
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Six years after Parkland, the bloodstained building will finally be demolished
The victims’ families have been invited to witness the first blows to the building. They have divergent views about the demolition.
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Biden announces new action to address gun sale loopholes
The announcement clarifies expanded legal requirements for gun sale licensing and cracks down on so-called “gun show” loopholes that allow buyers to evade background checks.
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Biden Announces First-Ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention
Shannon Watts, founder emerita of Moms Demand Action, a group working to stop gun violence, told The Washington Post that the creation of an Office of Gun Violence Prevention is “a significant turning point” for the gun safety movement.
