Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida
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Floridians Protecting Freedom, a newly formed group, will hold a news conference Monday in Tallahassee to begin a campaign to pass a constitutional amendment supporting abortion rights.
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Democrats say it's aimed at suppressing voting, while Republicans contend it's designed to prevent fraud.
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They include challenges to new laws that prevent abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, and restrict classroom instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation.
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The lawsuit said the DeSantis administration provided some records but was not “responsive” to requests made Sept. 20 and Sept. 21 under Florida’s public-records law.
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The Florida Center for Government Accountability and state Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith, D-Orlando, filed the lawsuit claiming the health department violated the state’s public-records law by turning down requests for daily COVID-19 data.
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Lawyers in Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office say the Legislature has discretion to make choices about school curriculums.
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The lawyers raised a series of arguments that the "Stop WOKE Act" violates speech rights.
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Florida Power & Light, Duke Energy and Tampa Electric could also seek to pass along higher-than-expected fuel costs.
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Pointing to the First Amendment, voting-rights organizations Wednesday urged a federal appeals court to reject part of a controversial Florida elections law that prevents groups from providing food and water to people waiting in line at polling places.
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Voting-rights groups say the law was intended to restrict minority voters’ access to the ballot.