Giselle is Floricua’s political correspondent. She writes about the economy, environmental and social justice, and all things Latino. A published author, Giselle was born in Havana and grew up in New Jersey and Miami. She is passionate about equality, books, and cats.
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This Is How a New Republican Bill Would Affect Hardworking Floridians
Under the GOP’s agenda, hundreds of thousands of Floridians would lose access to food assistance, more than 17,000 kids would lose preschool and childcare slots, and tens of thousands of seniors would lose access to Meals on Wheels, among other cuts.
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Republican Bill Would Allow Doctors to Deny Care on Moral or Religious Grounds
The services that could be denied include medical procedures, testing, diagnosis, referral, dispensing medications, and therapy, among others.
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Republican-Backed Bill Could Let Companies Cut Wages for Thousands of Workers Across Florida
The bill has been strongly criticized by labor unions and Florida’s counties, arguing that it would hurt some of the state’s lowest-paid workers, even as the cost of living continues to rise.
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Nikki Fried: ‘The Extreme Ambitions of One Man Are Hurting People in Florida’
The Chairwoman of the Florida Democratic Party denounces the real damages caused by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ culture wars and White House ambitions and reveals how Democrats are getting ready to win back Florida. This time ‘we are going to be fighting back!’
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Florida Students Stage Walkout in Protest of DeSantis’ Draconian Education Agenda
As part of the protest, they registered to vote and pledged to use their votes to defend students’ rights.
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Senate Passes Bill Banning State Investments in Anything Republicans Consider ‘Woke’
An expansion of the governor’s relentless war on what he calls “woke” culture, the legislation has been called “an attack on free speech and an affront to the free market.”
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‘Vindictive’ DeSantis Called ‘Dumbo’ by Former GOP Chairman Over Disney Prison Idea
The idea of erecting a prison next to a park visited by millions of families and kids from all over the world elicited a damning response.
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‘It’s a Scary Time’: Florida Democrats Are Fighting Back Against Six-Week Abortion Ban
The legislators filed over 50 amendments to “water down and lampoon” the bill that would ban most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.
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Florida GOP Advances Bathroom Bill Targeting Transgender People’s Rights
Even as members of the trans community expressed their fear that the bill would result in transgender harassment, a Republican representative called those who testified against it “mutants from another planet.”
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Floridians Are Paying the High Legal Cost of DeSantis’ Culture Wars
While the state remains at the bottom of national rankings in health care, school funding, and education, taxpayers have spent millions of dollars to fight the governor’s war on what he calls “woke ideology.”
