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Florida Republicans pass anti-trans bathroom bill
“It does nothing to make Floridians safer.”
Jim Saunders
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Florida Republicans pass anti-immigration bill, giving DeSantis $12 million for migrant flights
“Immigrants are not the enemy,” Rep. Dotie Joseph, D-North Miami, said. “Hate is.”
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Florida bill allowing landlords to charge tenants a monthly non-refundable fee in lieu of a security deposit heads to DeSantis
Sen. Geraldine Thompson, D-Windermere, likened the bill, which passed the House last week, to “exploitation.”
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Florida Republicans clear path for DeSantis to run for president without resigning
“This bill is voter suppression through and through,” Rep. Angie Nixon, D-Jacksonville, said.
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Florida Republicans pass bill to weaken public-sector, teacher unions
The bill would affect a wide range of public-employees unions, including teachers unions.
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Florida Republicans aim to eliminate local renters’ rights ordinances
Lawmakers last month passed a separate bill (SB 102) that included preventing local rent controls.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs death penalty bill eliminating need for unanimous juries
The new law took effect immediately and represents a major change in Florida’s death-penalty system.
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Despite voter approval, Florida Supreme Court declines to hear rent control battle
The Orange County Commission in August passed an ordinance that put the rent-control proposal on the November ballot.
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Federal appeals court rejects challenge to Florida law that bans sanctuary cities
The appeals court also ordered dismissal of the lawsuit.
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Florida lawmakers pass death penalty bill eliminating need for unanimous juries
The bill would affect only the sentencing process and not what is known as the “guilt phase” of murder cases.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs six-week abortion ban into law
Anna Eskamani, D-Orlando, called it a “devastating day for Floridians and especially for Florida’s women.”
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Florida Republican Webster Barnaby calls trans people ‘mutants’ and ‘demons’ on House floor
Later, Barnaby apologized for describing transgender people as “demons.”
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Florida senator wants more ‘accountability’ for insurers
The measure would make wide-ranging changes, including increasing fines that regulators can slap on insurers.
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Florida Senate passes bill banning doctors from providing puberty blockers, hormone treatments to trans minors
Democratic lawmakers argued that major national medical associations support gender-affirming care for transgender minors.
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DeSantis lawyers ask Florida Supreme Court to toss out Andrew Warren’s case
The attorneys wrote that a petition filed by Warren at the Supreme Court “presents quintessential political questions.”
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Florida Republicans want to make it harder to declare public-health emergencies
The bill comes after a statewide public-health emergency that lasted for more than a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic
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‘It is and it always has been about control’: Florida Senate approves 6-week abortion ban
Democrats say the bill would effectively ban abortion in Florida, in part because many women don’t know they are pregnant at six weeks.
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Florida is one step closer to allowing school-board candidates to run with party labels
The House on Friday also passed a bill that would change residency requirements for school-board candidates.
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Democratic lawmakers push back as Florida Senate passes bill restricting public-employee unions
‘This is the ultimate in cancel culture.’
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Office of Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody says abortion precedents are ‘clearly erroneous’
The state also argued that decisions about abortion restrictions should be left to the Legislature.
