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After 28 years in charge, Nadine Smith is leaving Equality Florida
Smith will be succeeded by Stratton Pollitzer, the organization’s co-founder and deputy director.
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Federal judge denies initial claim to reinstate Florida biologist fired over Charlie Kirk post
U.S. District Judge Mark Walker indicated that a decision about reinstating the fired employee could change if more information is provided.
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Opponents ask DeSantis to stop the 2025 Florida bear hunt
The hunt is scheduled from Dec. 6-28.
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Orange County Mayor and gubernatorial candidate Jerry Demings says he’ll change Florida’s approach to home rule
Demings will make an appearance at the Florida Association of Counties in Tampa later this week.
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Ocala Republican re-files measure to ban removal of Confederate monuments
Local government officials who try to take down the monuments would be fined up to $1,000.
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Florida’s Board of Education just adopted The Heritage Foundation’s Phoenix Declaration
The Florida Education Association and some public commenters at the meeting were not supportive of the board’s action.
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‘Drag Race’ star claps back at Florida AG ‘Mister Urethra’ for targeting Christmas show
‘If you’re worried about children, worry about gun control and feeding them instead of worrying about drag queens.’
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Florida politicians react to New Yorkers picking democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani to be their mayor
Tampa Bay has just one democratic socialist currently in local elected office.
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Florida AG sues Planned Parenthood over abortion pill safety claim
Planned Parenthood’s website says the abortion pill is safer than medicines “like penicillin, Tylenol, and Viagra.”
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FWC ends five-year ban on oyster harvesting in Apalachicola Bay
Areas of the bay will be open to permitted commercial harvesting on weekdays, with permitted recreational harvesting on weekends.
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Sarasota Audubon Society saves bird sanctuary from nearby development
Property next to Celery Fields was targeted for development by the nation’s largest homebuilder.
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New research shows 2023 heatwave left two Florida coral species extinct
The staghorn and elkhorn corals look like the antlers of stags and elks.
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Florida wildlife officials say they did not violate First Amendment rights in firing over Charlie Kirk post
Biologist Brittney Brown worked for the FWC studying shorebirds and seabirds in the area of Tyndall Air Force Base in the Panhandle.
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Woman sues SeaWorld Orlando after she says a duck hit her in the face on ride
The lawsuit claims the ride’s speed, location and design together created a ‘zone of danger for bird strikes’
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‘Nonsensical’: Pro-marijuana group sues DeSantis administration again
The lawsuit accuses the DeSantis administration of slow-walking the process to put its proposed amendment on the Florida ballot.
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Manatee couple pushes to allow ‘granny cams’ at Florida’s long-term care facilities
They want Florida to require nursing homes and assisted-living facilities to allow residents to install video monitoring devices in rooms.
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Nearly 3 million Floridians set to lose SNAP food assistance Saturday
More than 70% of Florida SNAP beneficiaries are children, seniors, and people with disabilities.
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Florida Democratic lawmakers urge DeSantis to declare a food access state emergency
Tampa Rep. Fentrice Driskell leads the effort with Sen. Lori Berman.
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Florida environmental group seeks injunction to stop 2025 bear hunt
As many as 172 black bears could be killed during the hunt, which is scheduled from Dec. 6 to Dec. 28.
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Florida Democrats call on DeSantis to act before SNAP assistance gets delayed during government shutdown
Millions could see benefits for November delayed if the U.S. government shutdown stretches into next month.
