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GOP Suppression Efforts Escalate as Voting Rights Bill Fails in Senate
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis didn’t wait for the voting rights bill to fail to go on the offensive.
Florida Bill Would Ban History Lessons That Cause White Students “Discomfort”
The bill would also apply restrictions on companies that require employees to be trained on workplace discrimination.
Florida Republicans Push for 15-Week Abortion Ban
The ban is similar to a Mississippi law that is currently under consideration by the United States Supreme Court.
Five Starbucks Locations Have Filed to Unionize Over the Past Six Days
Starbucks employees in New Jersey and Florida are the latest to join the union wave within the company.
Florida Agency Spent $200K on PR Firm After Being Accused of Withholding Aid
The agency is tasked with providing aid for children with birth-related neurological disorders.
DeSantis Hypes His Anti-Critical Race Theory Bill by Quoting Martin Luther King
King's children have criticized GOP politicians for using their father's name to promote such legislation in the past.
The South’s Last Three Abortion-Safe States Are Bracing for a Post-Roe Future
Advocates in Florida, North Carolina and Virginia are girding for political battle to protect abortion access.
Florida State Workers Are “Very Scared” Over COVID-Related Working Conditions
Several state offices have had to close, and workers aren't being told when someone close to them contracted the virus.
FL Republican Wants to Review All Mandatory Vaccinations, Which Includes Polio
Requirements for vaccines in Florida's public schools include measles, polio and mumps.
Florida Republican Proposes Texas-Style Anti-Abortion Law
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has described the Texas law as an “interesting” way to block abortion access.