Last week the Florida Senate passed the “Religious Freedom Act” — a proposed amendment to the state Constitution that would repeal language that bans using public funds to fund religious organizations. Coupled with the state legislature’s More…
The Florida Senate approved Thursday a measure that will require all recipients of the state program Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) to pass a drug test before receiving benefits, reported Sunshine State News.
Proponents of the measure, sponsored by Sen. Steve Oelrich (R-Cross Creek), have said More…
State Sen. Nan Rich, D-Sunrise, followed through on her plan to file an amendment that would remove language in Florida’s Medicaid bill that allows Medicaid service providers to opt out of providing family planning services on “moral More…
Republicans who support a massive and controversial elections bill have yet to present evidence of fraud to justify changes that advocacy groups have said would make it more difficult for people — especially young people — to vote. #
Bipartisan opposition sprang up today during a Florida Senate debate over a bill that requires clinics to offer ultrasounds to women seeking abortions. The measure previously mandated that all women view an ultrasound before an abortion, but was tweaked recently to allow patients to opt out by signing More…
Before the Florida Senate’s final passage of a bill that requires parental notification if a minor is seeking an abortion, state Sen. Alan Hays, R-Umatilla, defended a provision in the bill that creates tighter restrictions on judicial bypasses to notification. Hays told the legislature the measure is aimed at adults who More…
The Florida Senate may vote today on an elections bill that national groups are saying will make it harder for young people to participate in the political process. #
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As the Florida Senate gets ready to vote on its immigration-enforcement bill S.B. 2040 a report released Monday indicates that the most recent last wave of immigrants to the U.S. is integrating reasonably well. #
When it comes to being offensive, Democratic Jacksonville City Council candidate Kimberly Daniels doesn’t discriminate. #
Daniels, a former prostitute and drug dealer turned preacher, has come under fire recently for controversial comments made over the years. In October 2009, More…
After a four-hour meeting of the Senate Budget panel on Monday, chairman J.D. Alexander took the extraordinary step of allowing hundreds of immigrants and activists into the meeting room to speak against an immigration reform measure awaiting approval by the committee. #
They filed More…
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