Tag : Elections + Politics

Florida legislature passes measure to create office of ‘election cops’ | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge In the latest battle over Florida’s elections system, lawmakers gave final approval Wednesday to a bill that…

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Florida’s first openly gay state senator cried while debating state’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill | Florida News | Orlando

"Thoughts ran through my mind after I lost my brother, because I never got a chance to tell him. So…

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Florida House ready to approve bill that would allow businesses to sue cities over lost profits | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge The Florida House appears poised to give final approval to a controversial bill that could lead to…

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Florida legislators move from stick to carrot with plan to pull $200 million from school districts that enforced mask mandates | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge House and Senate budget negotiators on Tuesday revamped a plan that called for shifting $200 million away…

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Florida’s controversial ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill passes Senate | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge NSF LGBTQ lawmakers Michele Rayner, Carlos Guillermo Smith and Shevrin Jones criticize the Legislature's passage of a…

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Florida Senate ready to pass ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill over objections, protests | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge The Florida Senate is on the brink of passing an education measure that would prohibit instruction about…

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Florida legislators push bill that would cloak nearly all information around executions | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge Photo via Florida Department of Corrections The Florida Senate on Monday passed a measure that would more…

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‘Saturday Night Live’ rips Florida, Ron DeSantis over ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill | Florida News | Orlando

Saturday Night Live had our deeply stupid state in its sights over the weekend, taking aim at Gov. Ron DeSantis…

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Florida Republicans push to make it harder for Floridians to change laws by voting | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge Photo via NSF Senate President Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby With a week to go in the 2022 legislative…

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House of Representatives subpoenas Kimberly Guilfoyle over Jan. 6 fundraising | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge Photo of Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle via Wikimedia Commons This story was originally published by…

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