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The Postsecondary Education and Workforce Subcommittee voted Monday to advance House Bill 999 (HB 999).The new bill targets academic freedom in higher education one year after the passage of the unconstitutional Stop W.O.K.E. Act, which was blocked by a federal court in November 2022.
TALLAHASSEE, FL – The Senate Committee on Health Policy voted to pass Senate Bill 254 (SB 254) yesterday.
On Thursday, seven amicus briefs were filed with the Florida Supreme Court in the ongoing challenge against House Bill 5 (H.B. 5), a ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
Marion County Sheriff’s Office changed its policies and paid damages after getting sued for unlawfully detaining a U.S. resident for ICE.
In a press conference Thursday, Gov. DeSantis outlined an egregious proposal to prevent immigrant Floridians from accessing education and health care while also criminalizing those who provide transportation or shelter to immigrants, including those who are legally authorized to be in Florida.
The new law is an unnecessary and wasteful expansion of state prosecutorial power that could intimidate eligible voters with past convictions from exercising their right to vote.