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Abortion Wait Times in Southeast Have Soared Following Florida’s 6-Week Ban
Before the ban, the average Florida resident lived 20 miles from a clinic. Now, it's 590 miles.
Far Right Billionaires Are Waging a War to Capture State Courts
Florida’s abortion ban is just one recent outcome of right-wing billionaires’ effort to capture state courts nationwide.
Ron DeSantis Signs Bill Weakening Climate Regulations, Expanding Fossil Fuel Use
Critics lambasted the governor for enacting policies that are “not acting in the best interests of Floridians.”
Florida’s 6-Week Abortion Ban Is Taking Effect This Week
As a six-week ban is set to begin, a majority of Floridians say they back expanding, not restricting, abortion rights.
From Florida to Australia, Global Coral Bleaching Could Soon Be Worst on Record
Coral reefs are a reliable gauge of climate disruption, and 90 percent of global warming is occurring in the oceans.
FL Senate’s Tampa Bay Maps Are Racial Gerrymander, Residents Allege in Lawsuit
The lawsuit claims Black voters were “packed” into one district, diluting their ability to influence outcomes elsewhere.
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.