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Bookman: We Could Be Witnessing The Deciding Battle Of The Culture Wars
We are living through history, through a tumultuous time in which change accelerates, the once-solid becomes fluid and no one has any re ...
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Florida Covid-19 Infections Hit A New Record At More Than 11,000 On A Single Day
Florida has set a new single-day record for COVID-19 infections — 11,458, as reported Saturday by the Florida Department of Health.
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Plastic Barriers And ‘Mask Breaks’ — Florida School Districts Get Creative With Plans To Reopen Schools
When Jacksonville schools reopen in the fall, students will see their friends again for the first time in months — through the glossy sh ...
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Federal Appeals Court Intervenes In Amendment 4 Fight, Casting Doubt On Felon Re-Enfranchisement
A federal appeals court threw a bomb into preparations for Florida’s August primary and November general election this week when it bloc ...
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As Covid Cases Surge, Fla., Senate Dems Call For State Mask Mandate, GOP Rep Sues To Strike Local Mask Ordinances
Florida Senate Democrats called on Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis this week to require the use of face coverings in public statewide to cu ...
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Collateral Damage From The COVID-19 Crisis Is Surfacing In The Lives Of People Around Us
We may never be able to assess the collateral damage from the COVID-19 virus, but some of it is surfacing in the lives of people around us.
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Controversial Toll Road Project Funding Is Still Intact Amid $1 Billion In State Budget Cuts
While shaving $1 billion worth of projects from the Florida Legislature’s 2020-21 state budget, Gov. Ron DeSantis could not touch fundin ...
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House Dems Pass Massive Infrastructure Bill; GOP Calls It ‘Nonsense’
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House cleared a massive $1.5 trillion package Wednesday that backers said would not only shore up the nation’s cru ...
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Amid Unrest And Turmoil Across The Country, Florida's Private Historically Black Colleges Get A Major Boost In State Dollars
At a time of protests, concerns about racism and an evolving Black Lives Matter movement across the nation, three private historically B ...
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Killing The Kirkpatrick Dam? The Tale Of Florida’s Longest-Running Environmental Wrangle
This happened 20 years ago, but I remember it like it was yesterday.
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Dem Lawmakers Increasingly Frustrated With Gov. DeSantis’ Timing On Foreclosure/Eviction Moratorium
This time, Gov. Ron DeSantis waited until four hours before the deadline to extend his COVID-19 moratorium on mortgage foreclosures and ...
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Conference Of Mayors Joins Fight To Implement Equal Rights Amendment
A national push to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment nearly 50 years after it was proposed by Congress grew stronger Monday with a legal ...
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Fla., Supreme Court Won’t Hear Appeal Over Alleged Diversion Of Environmental Land-Buying Money
The Florida Supreme Court has decided to let stand a lower court ruling that allows the Legislature to divert money that 2014’s Amendmen ...
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DeSantis Signs Bill Prohibiting Florida Cities From Banning Any Sunscreens — Even Those That Threaten Corals
With summer at hand, Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed into law a bill prohibiting Key West and all other Florida cities from banning any sun ...
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Gov. DeSantis On Covid-19 Reopening: ‘We’re Not Going Back’
Gov. Ron DeSantis reiterated Tuesday that he’s not turning back his plans to reopen the state’s economy as the daily number of positive ...
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DeSantis Signs Water-Quality Bill Touted As Historic, Yet Also Condemned As Polluter-Friendly
Over strenuous objections from leading water-quality advocates, Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed into law the “Clean Waterways Act,” adopted ...
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DeSantis Signs Abortion Parental Consent Bill; Court Challenge Expected
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation that requires parental consent for a pregnant minor to get an abortion. A court challenge is likely.
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Black History Classes Suggested As FL College Graduation Requirement
Amid discussion of racial injustices, whether colleges should mandate courses on African American history or racism is up for consideration.
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Roberts Joins Supreme Court’s Four Liberal Judges In Striking Down Louisiana Abortion Law
WASHINGTON — In a major victory for reproductive rights, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a controversial Louisiana law that critics s ...
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DeSantis Trims State Budget By $1 Billion, Including Some Of His Programs
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday that he’s used his line-item veto authority to carve out more than $1 billion from the $93.2 billion budget.