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South Florida Elected Official Targets 2 Constituents Who Are JVP Activists
Jewish Voice for Peace says a city commissioner personally spent $4,000 on billboard trucks targeting local activists.
Conservative Civic Centers Are Spreading Across Public Universities
Florida Republicans are expanding taxpayer-funded civics centers into colleges and K-12 schools to “renew patriotism.”
Florida Creates New Conservative US History Course as Alternative to AP
The course is the latest maneuver in DeSantis’s right-wing attacks on public education.
Miami Police Have Become a Show-Me-Your-Papers Patrol Despite Public Opposition
Police-ICE collaboration agreements are deeply unpopular in Miami. So why aren’t elected Democrats fighting them?
New Florida Redistricting Map Could Deliver 4 New House Seats to GOP in Midterms
Polls show that a majority of Floridians don’t support the redistricting effort led by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Ron DeSantis Sends Gerrymandered Congressional Map to Florida Legislature
The map is predicted to add four more GOP seats, the latest in a wave of partisan redistricting ahead of the midterms.
Florida Passes Its Own Version of the SAVE America Act
Lawmakers in several other Republican-led states are moving quickly on similar proposals.
19-Year-Old Royer Perez-Jimenez Dies in ICE Jail Known for Abuse
Perez-Jimenez is at least the 49th person who has died in detention since Trump returned to office in January 2025.
This Fall, Florida Students Will Be Forced to Take “Anti-Communist” Classes
Florida public schools will force students to take a Heritage Foundation-backed class on the “evils of communism.”
Florida Lawmakers Aim to Add Work Requirements Without Expanding Medicaid
Critics say the proposal would likely force some people to become uninsured, even if they meet the work requirement.