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As we hit the three week mark of Florida’s 2015 legislative session, it looks like the Republicans think the voters sent them to Tallahassee to attack women’s health care, minorities, consumers, students, and open government. Here’s …

Today, Florida Republicans repeated their misguided priorities and radical agenda by voting down an amendment offered by Rep. Jared Moskowitz that would have provided an exception to 24-hour waiting periods before an abortion for cases of …

Today, the House Subcommittee on Government Operations voted to pass Rep. Frank Artiles’ discriminatory, anti-transgender HB 583 on a near-party line vote. This follows a party line vote in the Subcommittee on Civil Justice two weeks …

While Jeb Bush is certainly no stranger to hypocrisy, his attacks over the use of a private email account take the cake.  Of the more than 3 million emails Jeb sent and received, he has publicly released a …

In response to Jeri Muoio’s victory in the West Palm Beach mayoral election, Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant made the following statement: “I congratulate Jeri Muoio on winning a well-deserved second term as mayor of …

Rick Scott’s gag order on the Department of Environmental Protection — the bury your head in the quickly-vanishing sand policy — has made headlines, well, just about everywhere…  Newsweek: Under Rick Scott, Florida Environment Officials Said to …

STRIKE 1: Rick Scott flatly denied his administration’s gag order on terms like “climate change” and “sustainability.”  STRIKE 2: Scott just lies on the record, over and over again — not to mention his history of suppressing dissent.  STRIKE 3: Scott still won’t say if he …

Today, the House Subcommittee on Civil Justice voted to pass Rep. Frank Artiles’ discriminatory, anti-transgender HB 583 on a party line vote. Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant released the following statement: “I was appalled today …