Beads of sweat trickled down at least 600 pro-abortion rights demonstrators’ faces, but the sweltering Gainesville summer heat did not stifle their cries for reproductive rights.
Read More »The Point, May 2, 2022: Felony charges follow UF students caught with fake IDs, but few result in convictions
An analysis of court records from recent years displays the trend.
Read More »Bradford County Development Authority could be among the special districts dissolved after Florida legislature’s special session
The legislation would dissolve special districts that were created before November 1968 and have not been reapproved in state law. A state Constitution was ratified in November 1968.
Read More »Protesters decry Florida bill aiming to ban discussion of sexuality and gender in schools
Cloaked in a flag with shades of teal and seafoam green representing queer men, Rey Arcenas shouted into a megaphone: “This legislation will kill queer youth.” Arcenas, 19, a freshman history and philosophy major at the University of Florida, spoke just before a crowd of 150 began a protest march …
Read More »Florida Governor Bans Transgender Women From School Sports
Florida's Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill preventing transgender females from playing in public school teams, and it takes effect July 1.
Read More »A Hidden Crisis Of The Pandemic: Violence Against Women Hasn’t Stopped. Neither Have the Women-Led Organizations Combating the Problem.
Tsvetelina Thompson was 20 years old when her ex-boyfriend trafficked her. At first, she said, he was a “really sweet guy.” He would take her on lavish trips around Europe, adorning her with elaborate gifts – luxuries she never knew coming from a poor childhood in Bulgaria. So, she ran …
Read More »Policing Changes Stalled As Florida Legislative Session Winds Down
As the Florida legislative session is slated to end April 30, many measures to reform policing proposed in February have yet to be heard in committees.
Read More »As The 2020 Session Ends, How Did Florida’s LGBTQ Bills Fare?
As Florida’s legislative session nears its conclusion, it’s shaped up to be a tough year for LGBTQ residents and their supporters.
Read More »Meet Holly Bell, Florida’s Mother Of Marijuana
Bell was recently named the first-ever cannabis director of Florida, where the regulation and use of cannabis remains a political hot topic.
Read More »Florida’s Legislative Session Begins With A Division In Ideas
Florida legislators began their 60-day session Tuesday with a sharp exchange of competing party visions over education funding and school safety.
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