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Will the next generation of clean cars and trucks drive past Florida’s poorest neighborhoods or minority communities?
Read More »Florida Moves Ahead With More Electric-Vehicle Plans: Will Investment Pass By Poor, Minority Communities?
Florida School District Curriculum Reports Show Gaps In Black History Education
Talk about turning in a late homework assignment: Florida’s school districts have known about the July 1 deadline for nearly a year, when the department ordered the reports.
Read More »Trump Points To Being ‘Flexible’ On Convention
Amid ballooning coronavirus cases in Florida, Trump implied hosting the convention in Jacksonville might not be set in stone.
Read More »Florida Schools Ordered To Reopen In August
Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran on Monday ordered public schools to reopen in August and offer “the full panoply of services” to students and families.
Read More »For Poor In America, Sanitary Sewage Disposal Can Be A Challenge
The Clean Waterways Act, which Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Tuesday, moves oversight of septic systems from Florida’s Department of Health to its Department of Environmental Protection. The new law is expected to increase funding to replace damaged and hazardous septic tanks.
Read More »Pending Hearing, US Appeals Court Blocks Judge’s Ruling Allowing Felons to Vote in Florida
The hold on a judge's decision puts into question how many felons can participate in Florida's primaries, with the deadline to register less than three weeks away.
Read More »Florida Governor Signs Controversial Abortion Law
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a controversial bill Tuesday requiring underage girls to obtain consent from a parent before they can have an abortion, lauded as one of his legislative goals during the election year.
Read More »DeSantis Signs Sweeping New Environmental Law For Cleaner Water
The Republican governor called the measure “one of the most significant pieces of substantive legislation in quite some time,” but environmentalists said it falls short of efforts necessary to protect Florida’s waters.
Read More »DeSantis Vetoes A ‘Big Hit’ To Health Care Budget
DeSantis vetoed $1 billion of the $92.2 billion state budget on Monday.
Read More »Florida Supreme Court Affirms Governor’s Emergency Powers During Pandemic
Florida’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday against a former used-car salesman and restaurant employee who challenged the authority of Gov. Ron DeSantis to issue virus-related shutdown orders.
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