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Showing posts with label Florida. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Florida. Show all posts
Thursday, January 9, 2025

Maxwell Frost says he won’t be an automatic ‘no’ on Trump agenda

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By Mitch Perry A rising star for the Florida Democrats who has  previously called   Donald Trump a “threat to the planet” said he intends to...

Florida leads the nation (again) In Obamacare enrollment

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By Craig Pittman and Christine Sexton More than 4.6 million Florida residents enrolled in an Obamacare plan through the “Marketplace” for 20...
Friday, December 20, 2024

Report: Florida imposed seven new death sentences in 2024, most in the nation

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By Christine Sexton An  annual report  put together by a national group that tracks the death penalty says Florida led the nation this year ...
Tuesday, October 8, 2024

U.S. appellate court temporarily allows enforcement of DeSantis’ ‘Anti-Riot’ law

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By Jackie Llanos A federal appellate court is temporarily allowing Florida to enforce the 2021 state law imposing harsher penalties for prot...
Friday, September 6, 2024

Florida college students return to campus amid restrictions on protesting

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 By Jay Waagmeester  Florida’s college and university students are starting the academic year greeted by friends and professors — and by war...
Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Districts are closing traditional public schools as charters, etc., lure students

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 By Jay Waagmeester It’s a result of deliberate DeSantis adminstration policy Broward County Public Schools has voted to close a minimum of ...
Sunday, April 14, 2024

DeSantis OKs bills halting police civilian oversight, stopping bystanders from getting close

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BY:  JACKIE LLANOS   Gov. Ron DeSantis signed two bills Friday morning that would prohibit civilian oversight boards from investigating poli...
Tuesday, April 9, 2024

DeSantis signs tougher penalties for retail theft, ‘porch piracy,’ into law

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BY:  MICHAEL MOLINE   Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation Wednesday boosting penalties for retail theft, including sanctions for “porch pir...
Wednesday, March 20, 2024

DeSantis signs law prohibiting the homeless from sleeping in public spaces

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BY:  MITCH PERRY One Democrat says the law “strips away the humanity of those enduring homelessness” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legisl...
Thursday, February 22, 2024

FL activists protest proposal that would abolish civilian review boards

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The measure is strongly supported by law enforcement Three dozen activists gathered in front of the old Capitol building in Tallahassee on T...
Thursday, February 8, 2024

DeSantis says homelessness isn’t a big problem in Florida – yet; supports legislative crackdown

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By:  Mitch Perry ‘We’re not going to let any city turn into San Francisco,’ the governor said. Saying that while no city in Florida is conte...
Monday, January 22, 2024

Civilian boards overseeing police in FL are in jeopardy and could be dissolved

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MITCH PERRY     There are 21 such agencies in Florida, with 10 formed after the death of George Floyd in 2020 In 21 jurisdictions across Flo...