State Politics
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What you need to know to enroll in the Affordable Care Act in 2025
Explore yours or your family’s specific healthcare options through the ACA, find a health plan and start a 2025 application now.
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Sen. Rick Scott vows to ‘accomplish’ Trump’s agenda as he runs for Senate majority leader
Several Republican Senators have endorsed Scott ahead of Wednesday’s secret ballot election to appoint a new caucus leader.
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Rick Scott wins Florida’s US Senate race
Scott – a Donald Trump loyalist – supports Florida’s six-week abortion ban, has voted against stricter gun safety laws, and has long minimized the impact of climate change.
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A step-by-step guide to how the vote counting process works in Florida
Unofficial election results will likely be announced on election night, but the full process of counting, verifying, and certifying votes takes several weeks. Here’s what to know about that process.
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When will election results be announced in Florida?
If you’ve ever wondered why the Sunshine State can announce election results fairly quickly, the reason is simple: we do things a little differently.
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Reproductive health access will decline further if Amendment 4 fails to pass, advocates say
If it passes with at least 60% of the vote, Amendment 4 will overturn Florida’s extreme six-week abortion ban and enshrine the right to abortion until viability in the state Constitution.
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Kamala Harris announces plans to support Puerto Ricans
Harris detailed plans to create thousands of new jobs for Puerto Ricans, provide access to affordable housing, offer loans to small businesses, accelerate disaster recovery funds, and modernize the island’s electrical grid.
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Legal effort to defeat Amendment 4 is being bankrolled by mystery donor
As the November elections approach, anti-abortion advocates are working to defeat the citizen-led initiative that would enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution.
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Abortion rights advocate calls Florida’s six-week abortion ban ‘extraordinarily dangerous’
Extreme abortion bans lead to not only negative health care outcomes, “but also deaths amongst pregnant women,” says Geeta Minocha, an advocate for reproductive rights who is fighting to help pass Florida’s Amendment 4.
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Lawyer resigns after DeSantis’ office pressured him to send threatening letter to TV stations over Amendment 4 ad
As Florida voters appear to support passing Amendment 4 to enshrine abortion rights in the state Constitution, the DeSantis administration has escalated its attempts to thwart the measure’s passage.
