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Florida
Thanks to Jim Crow Era Law, One in Four Black Adults Can’t Vote in Florida’s Primary
Florida has the highest number of disenfranchised voters.
Trial by Fire: Prosecutors Sending Juveniles to Adult Courts
Fifteen states allow prosecutors unfettered power to decide whether a child will be tried in a juvenile or adult court.
ALEC-Tainted Legislation Designed to Block Local Control Over Fracking Bans in Florida
Floridians are pressuring senators to vote against a bill which takes away the right to regulate well-stimulation techniques.
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Florida Legislators Quietly Vote to Strip State Funding From Groups Associated With BDS
A bill in the Florida Legislature is an attempt to quash the growing momentum of the BDS movement on US college campuses.
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US Supreme Court Shuts Down Florida’s Death Penalty System
The US Supreme Court has ruled that Florida's capital punishment system is unconstitutional.
Support Strengthens to Stop Oil and Gas Development to Keep Florida’s Everglades Wild
Despite millions of dollars spent on conservation, the Everglades is threatened by pollution, invasive species, and more.
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More Black Victims Claimed by Florida’s Violent Landscape
What role did cultural and geographical practices in creating institutional whiteness and a fear of Blackness play in the killing?
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The Battle to Keep Florida Frack-Free Heats Up
The battle to keep Florida frack-free is intensifying ahead of the 2016 state legislative session.
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How Jeb Bush’s Florida Plan for School “Choice” Created an Industry of Corruption and Chaos
The obsession over money driving charter school growth in Florida is increasingly evident to those who bother to look.
State Gerrymandering Reforms Start to Show Results
A big win last week for reformers in Florida shows that citizen led efforts are starting to yield promising results.