Politics
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Moms for Liberty’s far-right agenda rejected by voters
The “extremist” group Moms for Liberty backed more than 130 candidates during this election cycle, but an overwhelming majority lost their races as parents pushed back on the organization’s far-right agenda for public education.
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Florida’s chief financial officer wants to use taxpayer dollars to pay Trump’s legal fees
Claiming that Florida is in “the best fiscal health we’ve ever been,” the state’s Chief Financial Officer, Jimmy Patronis, proposed using part of the state’s budget to defend candidates like Donald Trump from prosecution.
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Biden celebrates abortion rights wins in elections, calls for restoration of Roe
These wins indicate that reproductive rights remain a potent issue for voters heading into the 2024 presidential election.
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Key takeaways from the third Republican debate
With the Jan. 15 Iowa caucuses approaching, there was no shortage of confrontations on stage as the participants debated the Israel-Hamas war, the future of abortion rights, and the elephant in the room: no-show Trump.
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Florida Moms for Liberty members call cops on school librarians over YA books
The uproar was over a book checked out by a 17-year-old that has been recommended by a librarian association’s “Teen Reads” list and by the School Library Journal.
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Democrats highlight impact of “MAGA extremism” on Florida ahead of GOP debate
Ahead of Wednesday’s third and final 2024 GOP presidential primary debate, President Joe Biden’s campaign zeroes in on Trump and DeSantis’ “Florida Blueprint” and its devastating effects across the Sunshine State.
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Biden invests $5 billion to support rural communities, including in Florida
The City of Freeport will use both a $4.9 million loan and a nearly $900,000 grant to expand a waste-water treatment facility in the city.
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As Florida housing costs soar, Biden wants to turn empty offices into housing
In Sept. 2020, the median home sale price in Florida was $292,300. As of Sept. 2023, that figure had risen to $402,900, a nearly 38% increase, according to Redfin. Renters are also paying more in the state. Since 2020, Florida’s average rent has increased by nearly 46%, from $1,460 in March 2020 to $2,128 in…
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Florida attorney general wants to prevent voters from having a say over abortion rights
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s Republican attorney general has asked the state Supreme Court to keep a proposed abortion rights amendment off the ballot, saying proponents are waging “a war” to protect the procedure and ultimately will seek to expand those rights in future years. But proponents of the proposed amendment said Attorney General Ashley…
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Every Florida House Republican voted for an anti-abortion extremist for Speaker
Before being elected to Congress, Mike Johnson tried to shut down an abortion clinic in Louisiana. After Roe v. Wade was overturned, Johnson called it a “historic and joyful” day and later expressed support for nationwide abortion ban. Now, he’s the new Speaker of the House.
