State House
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After Florida abortion rights initiative, DeSantis calls for stricter amendment petition rules
Proponents of Amendment 4 are calling DeSantis’ attempts to change the citizen-led constitutional amendment process “an attack on democracy itself.”
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Trump’s Florida 9: Who they are and what they bring to the new administration
The president-elect’s nominations have given Florida a prominent role in his administration that could reshape the face of the nation.
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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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State Rep. Gallop Franklin urges voters to get involved
Calling Democrats “the most diverse party,” Franklin shares his vision of what its leaders must do to reach more Floridians and motivate them to go to the polls.
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Floridians are unhappy with state’s leaders, poll shows
Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican state lawmakers are facing dismal approval ratings from Floridians who see the Sunshine State “on the wrong track.”
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Anna Paulina Luna’s history of opposing abortion rights
Self-proclaimed “pro-life extremist” Rep. Luna has racked up anti-repro rights record in Congress.
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Maria Elvira Salazar’s history of opposing abortion rights
The House Republican has consistently voted against women’s reproductive rights, even as many voters from her own party oppose measures to ban abortion in Florida.
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Pushback from Florida Democrats keeps teens from working longer hours
The original bill eliminated all limits on 16 and 17-year-olds working in the early morning or late at night, including on school days. A majority of Floridians–72% percent–strongly opposed it.
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Court blocks DeSantis’ ‘Stop Woke Act,’ calls it a ‘First Amendment sin’
The group representing the companies suing the state called the ruling “a major victory for free speech.”
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More Floridians could lose unemployment benefits under new bill
Florida’s Republican-controlled legislature is pushing bills that would give state officials more power to deny unemployment benefits to laid-off workers.
