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Florida Advances Legislation That Would Quash Police Oversight Boards
Despite having no legal power in the state, these oversight committees’ impacts have already been felt.
NAACP Requests That DOJ Investigate Broward County Jails in Florida
Twenty-one people, primarily people of color, have died in Broward County jails since 2019.
DeSantis Announces Plan to Deploy FL State Guards and National Guards to Texas
Members of Florida’s State Guard are “being used as pawns in a national political game,” said State Rep. Dan Daley.
New FL Rule Bans Trans People From Updating Gender Marker on Driver’s Licenses
If upheld, Florida would become the first state to prohibit driver's license changes under criminal penalty.
Teen Charged With Murder After Officer Had Heart Attack While Assaulting Him
18-year-old farmworker Virgilio Aguilar Méndez is being prosecuted despite an autopsy report that exonerates him.
DeSantis Vows to Veto GOP Bill to Pay Trump’s Legal Fees With Taxpayer Money
The bill was filed earlier this month by Sen. Ileana Garcia and would allow Florida to give Trump up to $5 million.
DeSantis Ditches Presidential Campaign to Resume Campaign of Wreckage in Florida
From migrant workers, to LGBTQ youth, to educators -- DeSantis has irrevocably wrecked the lives of many in Florida.
Florida Bill Could Lead to a $35,000 Fine for Accusing Someone of Racism
“More attempts to chill free speech in the ‘free’ State of Florida,” said one Democratic lawmaker.
Florida School District Bans Dictionaries and Anne Frank Under DeSantis Law
Escambia County School District has pulled more than 2,800 books from library shelves since June of last year.
“Unhinged and Extreme”: New Bill in Florida Would Enact Near-Total Abortion Ban
“We must continue to fight like hell in the legislature,” one Democratic representative said.