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NAACP Pushes for Travel Advisory Warning Black People Against Traveling to Florida
The members say Black and marginalized people in the Sunshine State are under attack by Gov. DeSantis’ administration.
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7 Best Places for Key Lime Pie in Florida
From Miami to Orlando and from Tampa to Sarasota, here are seven great places to enjoy the best of Florida’s quintessential dessert.
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El Otro Puerto Rico Emerges to Tackle the Housing Crisis and Displacement on the Island
As has happened in Florida, rents have skyrocketed in Puerto Rico. In 2017 the average rent for a two-bedroom apartment was $504, but in 2022 that price had risen to $2,990.
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Where to Find the Best Cuban Sandwiches in Tampa
Tampa named the Cuban its official sandwich about a decade ago, and its city councilmembers even codified the recipe that authenticates a sandwich as an official “historic Tampa Cuban.” Here are six restaurants, butchers, and bakeries across the Tampa metropolitan area where locals gather to get their fix of their city’s favorite sandwich.
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Florida’s Six-Week Abortion Ban Is One Step Closer to Becoming Law
Earlier this week, after extended debate, proposed legislation to prevent abortions after six weeks of pregnancy began moving forward in the Florida Senate.
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Another Bill Targeting LGBTQ Floridians Advances as Lawmakers Do Nothing to Address Housing or Healthcare Costs
The proposed legislation seeks to ban classroom instruction related to sexual orientation or gender identity until the ninth grade. Opponents call it a distraction from the real problems, from housing to health care, that are hitting Floridians hard.
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GOP Leaders Push DeSantis’ Banking Bill Targeting Banks That Care About Worker Pay and Climate Change
The new legislation could give Florida’s attorney general the power to file lawsuits against non-compliant banking institutions, creating a severe problem for banks, especially small community institutions.
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Florida Republicans Move to Protect Confederate Monuments
State Republican lawmakers are pushing forward legislation that would protect Confederate and other monuments and memorials.
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7 Florida Cities Among the Top “Allergy Capitals”
They have worse-than-average scores for all pollen and allergy medicine use and an average number of allergy specialists.
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Republicans Try to Throw Overboard Important Progress Made for Gun Safety in Florida
The state’s Criminal Justice Subcommittee approved a bill that would reverse the 2018 law to reduce the age to purchase or transfer a long gun from 21 to 18 years old.
