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“This is deeply troubling and appears to be yet another example of the lack of transparency and accountability surrounding the Hope Florida initiative." www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/23/s...
State can’t find Hope Florida vehicles in motor pool database
Florida officials could not find the buses, vans and semi-trailers emblazoned with the Hope Florida logo in the state database, even when provided photos of the vehicles license plates.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Florida stands at the crossroads of the national fight for reproductive freedom. Join Planned Parenthood Florida Action and community partners as we bring together advocates, policy leaders, and grassroots organizers to discuss what's at stake — and what's next.
Repro Roundtable: Power, Policy & People
Join Planned Parenthood Florida Action and community partners for a powerful Reproductive Rights Roundtable bringing together advocates, policy leaders, and grassroots organizers to discuss what's at stake — and what's next.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Jeffries: I think Rick Scott has some history with medicaid fraud in the state of Florida. So he's no expert on health care. We ain't going to be lectured by Rick Scott about anything, but certainly not affordable health care.
November 20, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Trump is selling out Floridians to boost the profits of Big Oil donors. Floridians strongly oppose drilling off Florida’s Gulf Coast - it’s too risky to our economy and way of life.

BTW, it’s an illegal maneuver- Biden Admin adopted a permanent protection that can’t be rolled back.
President Trump wants to expand offshore oil and gas drilling across more than 1.2 billion acres of U.S. waters. Opening up California, the Gulf of Mexico, parts of Florida, and large areas of Alaska to drilling puts coastal economies, communities, and wildlife at risk.
November 21, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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“Any improper payments, any ineligible amounts, you’re paying and chasing those amounts, because the dollar’s already gone out the door.” floridaphoenix.com/2025/11/21/f...
'Funding did not follow the child': State audit displays school choice woes • Florida Phoenix
The state’s school voucher program has exhibited “a myriad of accountability problems” and caused a funding shortfall for public schools, a state audit released this week shows. The audit, encompassin...
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November 21, 2025 at 12:39 PM
BREAKING: In the midst of an affordability crisis, Gov. Ron DeSantis's appointees just approved the largest electricity rate increase in U.S. history: www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2025/11/20/d...
DeSantis’ PSC Approves FPL Rate Hike, Largest in U.S. History
Tallahassee, FL — Today, the Desantis-appointed Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) approved a highly contentious $7 billion rate hike for Florida Power & Light (FPL) customers. It is the largest ...
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November 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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‘It’s not helping the electorate. The supervisors of elections have told us that. The numbers tell us that.’ floridaphoenix.com/2025/11/19/f...
Florida election supervisors once again ask lawmakers to make it easier to vote by mail • Florida Phoenix
Florida election supervisors are again asking state lawmakers to change state law to make it easier for Floridians to vote by mail, but whether the GOP-controlled Legislature will act on the request i...
floridaphoenix.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:59 PM
DeSantis and his allies know that when students learn from history, they demand and can organize to shape a more just future. www.zinnedproject.org/news/peoples...
People’s History Banned in Florida
In the face of attempts by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to ban AP African American studies, social justice books, and critical race theory in K–12 schools (and DEI in public colleges), we take a look...
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November 20, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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“When everyone feels safe, supported, and included, cities become more creative, economies grow, and public life becomes more vibrant." floridaphoenix.com/briefs/seven...
Seven Florida cities receive perfect scores on LGBTQ inclusive polices and services for equality • Florida Phoenix
The Human Rights Campaign, one of the largest LGBTQ+ civil rights group in the nation, has released its annual report evaluating cities across the country on how inclusive their municipal laws, polici...
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November 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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President Convicted Felon wants to strip federal protections from millions of acres of wetlands, making it easier to pollute them. Losing those protections could affect drinking water for millions of Americans. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/b... via @nytimes.com
Why More Pollution Could Be Coming for Wetlands
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November 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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HB289 could mean lawyers, not doctors, will be consulted if a pregnant patient needs health care, including in an emergency. This bill could jeopardize IVF, chemotherapy, and abortion access if the partner, abuser, or even rapist of a pregnant patient is able to sue.

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November 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Florida is too expensive for Floridians. While Republicans continue passing policies that are raising prices on everything from food to insurance to groceries you deserve leaders who are fighting to lower costs and raise wages for hardworking Floridians and seniors. www.realtor.com/news/trends/...
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November 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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HB 289 would create a slippery slope that could lead to fertilized eggs and embryos having the same rights as a living person. That means for a pregnant patient, lawyers, not doctors, will be consulted if they need health care, including in an emergency. #flleg
November 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Progress Florida's Daily Clips is the go-to news digest for Florida progressives – as well as many members of the press corps, legislative aides, advocates, and grassroots activists. Sign up for this free service here: actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-u...
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November 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Floridians brace for the looming MAGA-manufactured healthcare crisis: www.axios.com/local/tampa-...
Tampa Bay's looming health care crisis
Hundreds of thousands of Tampa Bay residents rely on expiring ACA subsidies.
www.axios.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Republican leaders in Florida slipped a sentence into the new state budget to pay more than $80 million in taxpayer money for a "sham" land deal on behalf of a GOP donor: jasongarcia.substack.com/p/the-story-...
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November 13, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Florida’s governor is a veteran. So are seven inmates he’ll send to the execution chamber this year. [via @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social]
Florida’s governor is a veteran. So are seven inmates he’ll send to the execution chamber this year.
Should their military service matter?
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November 13, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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"This land sits over the water that gives life to Kings Bay and our community. We want it protected — not mined, not paved, not filled with septic tanks. It should stay ... safe for our springs.” floridaphoenix.com/2025/11/13/s...
Sand mine situation gives everyone a sinking sensation about Florida’s aquifer • Florida Phoenix
Although it’s all around us, most people in Florida never think about where their water comes from. They turn on the faucet, a clear liquid flows out, and that’s all they care about. But Colleen Farme...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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The Heritage Foundation is calling on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to commission a safety study on oral contraception.

We can save the government some time: Oral contraceptives are one of the best-studied and safest medications on the market today.
The Group Behind Project 2025 Wants RFK Jr. to ‘Study’ the Pill
11.4.25
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November 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Florida voters overwhelmingly agree that politicians must quit interfering in ballot initiatives. www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/11/f...
Florida voters object to government interference on ballot initiatives, survey shows
A nearly unanimous cross section of Florida voters said residents, not state politicians, should make the call on issues of high interest, including whether to legalize marijuana for adults.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
A grateful nation salutes its heroes. And a grateful nation should ensure they have the healthcare they need. Thank you, veterans. #VeteransDay
November 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
#NoDrillFL: Floridians may have to brace again for battle over offshore drilling. www.pnj.com/story/news/l...
Floridians may have to brace again for battle over offshore drilling
Trump administration talk of expanding Gulf oil drilling has Floridians on high alert.
www.pnj.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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All this suffering is thanks entirely to DC Republicans. They would rather watch Americans struggle than fix a healthcare cost crisis they created.

Tell your GOP senator that they’re responsible for all the pain the Trump Shutdown causes, and demand they cut the BS and pass a bipartisan deal. 👇
Demand that Republican senators protect healthcare and end the shutdown
42 million Americans may not be able to put food on the table this month. Millions more are finding out that their health insurance premiums are skyrocketing -- by thousands of dollars in some cases. Meanwhile, Senate Republicans have voted at least 13 times to keep the government closed and let healthcare costs explode. They keep falsely blaming Democrats while their party controls the House, Senate, and White House. Use this form to email your GOP senator(s). Demand that they publicly back a bipartisan deal to restore SNAP, address healthcare costs, and end the shutdown!
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November 7, 2025 at 1:16 PM
As Gov. Ron DeSantis boasts about “cutting waste and woke ideology” at Florida universities, his pet project has escaped such scrutiny despite operating at outrageous costs compared to peer state institutions: www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/e...
New College of Sarasota shows soaring expenses as state targets 'woke waste'
A report by Florida DOGE found that Sarasota's New College is the most financially inefficient school in the university system.
www.heraldtribune.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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1. On September 23, Adelita Grijalva won a special Congressional election in Arizona, collecting 69% of the vote.

43 days later, Speaker Johnson has not sworn her in.

The delay, 8 days longer than the previous record, has prevented Grijalva from forcing a vote to release the Epstein files.
Speaker Johnson’s unprecedented, democracy-thwarting effort to keep the Epstein files secret
On September 23, Adelita Grijalva won a special election to represent Arizona in the House of Representatives in a landslide, collecting 69% of the vote. Forty-three days later, House Speaker Mike…
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November 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM