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Money’s Getting Tight for Abortion Travel Funders as Florida, Arizona Bans Loom
With people needing to travel greater distances, abortion access funders worry their travel budgets will fall short.
Florida Reproductive Rights Advocates Kick Off Abortion Ballot Measure Campaign
Supporters rallied in Orlando, pushing Floridians to vote “Yes on 4” to outlaw pre-viability abortion bans.
Federal Judge Rules FL Teacher No Longer Has to Be Referred to by Wrong Pronouns
The case will likely be cited in other attempts to bar trans students and teachers from using their pronouns in schools.
Teachers Are Fighting Book Bans and Unjust Firings in Courts and State Houses
Under attack from the right, teachers are resisting with legislation, grassroots organizing and lawsuits against bans.
Biden Campaign Memo Claims Florida Is “Winnable” Though Polls Say Otherwise
The campaign took note of a six-week abortion ban in the state, as well as an initiative appearing on the fall ballot.
FL Supreme Court Lets 6-Week Ban Stand But Upholds Ballot Initiative on Abortion
The ballot initiative requires a 60 percent threshold to protect abortion rights up to fetal viability.
Georgia Swamp Defenders Are Resisting Mining in Endangered Okefenokee Wetlands
Locals are fighting a proposed titanium mine threatening the swamp's endangered species and carbon-capturing processes.
Florida Blocks Passage of Statewide Heat Standards for Outdoor Workers
The decision comes after Florida experienced its hottest summer on record.
Advocates Celebrate Settlement That Sets Limits on Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Law
But restrictions remain on how LGBTQ teachers can interact with their students, and more legal fights are underway.
21 Anti-LGBTQ Bills Die in Florida
Not every bill was defeated in the state, which still has some of the harshest anti-transgender laws in the nation.