News Service of Florida
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Florida Republicans are trying to force former felons to pay fees before restoring their right to vote
“Let’s be clear. …The clemency process as it existed in the state of Florida has been a joke.”
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New Florida law would make it illegal for residents to leave their pets behind during hurricanes
“We want to give dogs a fighting chance.”
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Ashley Moody supports proposal to sue Florida cities that don’t cooperate with ICE
“If it’s not related to public safety, it’s the role of the federal government to enforce immigration law.”
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Florida lawmakers are trying to exclude convicted sex workers from restoring their voting rights
Amendment 4 granted “automatic” restoration of voting rights to felons.
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Marco Rubio actually out-spines Rick Scott over border emergency vote
The Senate voted 59-41 to overturn the declaration of emergency.
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New bill would make it illegal to sell child-like sex dolls in Florida
Yeah, there are child-like sex dolls.
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Florida’s ban on smoking medical marijuana is now in the hands of Ron DeSantis
The House passed the proposal in a 101-11 vote Wednesday.
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Florida lawmakers now want paramedics to start carrying firearms
The bill hopes to arm paramedics during ‘high-risk’ operations.
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Florida lawmakers want to block politicians like Rick Scott from using blind trusts
Because of his blind trust, the former governor didn’t have to detail his investments and business interests.
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Ballot measure raising minimum wage to $15 an hour will head to the Florida Supreme Court
The state’s minimum wage this year is $8.46 an hour.