Redistricting special session begins today
A rare four-day special session will begin today, focused on redrawing state congressional maps.
ACLU of Florida sues a South Florida municipality
This is on behalf of an elected Council member who was punished for an online post after Charlie Kirk’s death.
Utility bill protesters rally outside Jim Boyd’s Bradenton office
Florida has some of the highest rates in the country of electricity shutoffs due to unpaid bills. Protesters are rallying for lower energy bills.
Immigrant rights activists protest outside the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
More than 90 people showed up for the protest.
Florida attempts to expand vaccine exemptions
Jacksonville Republican Senator Clay Yarborough filed the bill again on Friday after it failed to pass in March.
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