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We work to win policy victories that move our state forward. We campaign for a strong, fair economy, reproductive freedom, improving neighborhood public schools, affordable, quality health care, clean air and water, and more.
Policies championed by Trump and Congressional Republicans have "certainly forced hundreds of thousands of Floridians to have skyrocketing premiums and higher out-of-pocket costs." www.naplesnews.com/story/news/s...
Health costs are rising. Why does the government say they're not?
Consumers in Florida are facing rising costs for prescription drugs and health insurance. Here's why a recent CPI report showed price drops for both.
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Why do you love birth control? Every method, every reason, and every story matters. Join us, @powertodecide.bsky.social, and millions of others by saying #ThxBirthControl
Happy Election Day Florida! Polling locations are open today from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time. Find your Election Day polling place via the link below and be sure to bring a valid photo ID to the polls: makeaplantovote.com/electionday
Vote on Election Day - Make A Plan To Vote
The polls are open on Election Day, from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Any voters waiting in line at 7:00 p.m. will have the opportunity to cast a ballot. At your designated polling location, you will be asked ...
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Polls are open for all 67 counties for the final day of statewide In Person Early Voting. Find your closest early voting location here: makeaplantovote.com/early
Find Your Closest Early Voting and Mail Ballot Drop Off Location - Make A Plan To Vote
Select the county where you’re registered to vote to find early voting locations, and their operating hours, closest to you. You can also drop off your Vote-By-Mail ballot at any early voting location...
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This close to Election Day, it’s too late to mail your ballot. Visit DropOffMyBallot.com to find your closest ballot drop off location.
This week, 20 orgs. representing FL's environmental conservation, civic, & community interests issued a letter urging Floridians to consider the potential impacts of Amendment 3. sierraclub.org/florida/blog/2026/10/florida-conservation-civic-and-community-organizations-unite-against-amendment
Editorial: Uthmeier, Ingoglia are wrong for Florida in word and deed. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
Editorial: Uthmeier, Ingoglia are wrong for Florida in word and deed
With a major election less than a week away, candidates and their consultants are pounding Floridians with a barrage of words — some intended to cast themselves in a flattering light, some intended to...
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"This is exactly the type of activity Florida’s attorney general is supposed to investigate. Instead, Uthmeier is at the center of it." www.wgcu.org/government-p...
From merch to donor checks: How Uthmeier campaign benefitted from Alligator Alcatraz
Some contributions from contractors occurred just days before or after the companies landed major state contracts.
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"It’s very clear that my opponent and his allies, including the Governor, are very scared of accountability...because he has no answer for the fact that $10 million was taken out of the Medicaid program.” floridapolitics.com/archives/826...
‘Governor who?’: José Javier Rodríguez says Ron DeSantis’ insults are intended to distract from corruption
'He's lashing out, name-calling, and the reason he's doing that is because he has no answer for the fact that $10 million was taken out of the Medicaid program.'
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Amendment 3 mutiny: Lawmakers now oppose property-tax measure they put on Florida ballots. #NoOn3 www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/10/21/f...
Maxwell: Amendment 3 mutiny. Lawmakers now oppose property-tax measure they put on Florida ballots
About-faces on Amendment 3: Florida lawmakers who voted to put the property-tax measure on this year’s ballot now say they’re opposing the tax cut plan, saying it’s flawed.
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Senate President Ben Albritton celebrated the vote to put Amendment 3 on the ballot, but now says it would hurt law enforcement and rural counties. He's voting #NoOn3: floridaphoenix.com/2026/10/20/s...
Senate President Ben Albritton says he’ll vote ‘no’ on property tax cuts • Florida Phoenix
Less than five months after Florida Senate President Ben Albritton hailed his chamber for voting to put a measure on the Nov. 3 ballot seeking a major expansion of the homestead property tax exemption...
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Ashley Moody says she’s not avoiding the press, then walks away during Flock camera question: www.wmnf.org/ashley-moody...
Ashley Moody says she's not avoiding the press, then walks away during Flock camera question
Republican U.S. Senator Ashley Moody left reporters with more questions than answers at a Pinellas campaign stop Monday.
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Urge the Florida Legislature to Pause the Data Centers Boom. Sign our petition here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ta...
Take Action: Urge the State Legislature to Pause the Data Centers Boom
Florida is facing a rapid wave of proposed AI data centers. We need to safeguard our communities against pollution, skyrocketing utility rates, and protect our Florida way of life. A single large data...
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AI data center developers are rushing to build their own power plants, evading regulations and increasing air pollution. Most of these power plants are using inefficient, polluting gas generators that will worsen climate change and harm the health of nearby communities.
Florida Republicans want Hope Florida story silenced and jail for anyone who talks about it: floridatrident.org/florida-gop-...
Florida GOP says repeating the Hope Florida grand jury's findings is a crime
A late-night lawsuit seeks to pull a Democratic ad off 11 Orlando and Tampa Bay stations and bar anything relaying the expunged report. The party also referred the stations to FDLE and prosecutors, th...
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"The financial disclosure reports are the most recent example of how connected Donalds has been with the AI industry." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Byron Donalds is pro data centers. So is his stock portfolio.
The Republican candidate for Florida governor is bucking the trend opposing these facilities.
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“It’s just a disaster waiting to happen.” If Amendment 3 passes, Florida families would see cuts to services, increased taxes and fees, or a combination of both: www.midfloridanewspapers.com/four_corners... #NoOn3
“It’s just a disaster waiting to happen.”
The outcome of the bus crash that took the lives of two Polk County residents could have been more tragic than it was if Amendment 3 passes. That was the
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"Florida's firefighters are asking voters to understand the consequences before Election Day and to protect the public safety services all of us count on when it matters most. Please, vote no on Amendment 3." www.bradenton.com/news/article...
Floridians should ask what's next if Amendent 3 passes | Opinion
Floridians deserve relief from rising costs. Firefighters understand that as well as anyone. We live in the communities we serve, raise our families here and pay the same mortgages, insurance premiums...
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Take Action: Urge the State Legislature to Pause the Data Centers Boom. Sign our petition here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ta...
Take Action: Urge the State Legislature to Pause the Data Centers Boom
Florida is facing a rapid wave of proposed AI data centers. We need to safeguard our communities against pollution, skyrocketing utility rates, and protect our Florida way of life. A single large data...
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Poll affirms that abortion rights are popular in the Deep South: jessica.substack.com/p/2026-elect...
Poll: 70% of Deep South Voters Oppose Abortion Bans
Plus, Deep South voters are the least likely to say that abortion should never be permitted.
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Florida's ex-surgeon general warns against effort by DeSantis administration to eliminate school vaccine requirements: "It is not grounded in science and really has the potential to cause great harm to children." www.wusf.org/health-news-...
Florida's ex-surgeon general warns of 'great harm to children' if vaccine rules change
The state department of health is holding a hearing on the rule change Thursday, Oct. 8 in Orlando. Commenters have two minutes each to speak.
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This is what it is all about for many of the book banners—the ones that still fight to remove books long after universal vouchers are passed and they can take public money to educate their kids how they see fit. “Parental rights” are only meant to apply to those they deem morally fit to have them.
“They’re very frustrated ...you have a president that’s made it worse and doesn’t seem to even want to stop it or solve it.” floridaindependentnews.com/economy/repo...
Report: Affordability woes affect Floridians during second Trump administration
Data compiled by Defend America Action shows how Florida families are having to tighten their budgets.
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"Chilren had horrible suffering and outcomes." Health officials alarmed by increased measles cases as DeSantis administration tries to reduce vaccination requirements: www.wctv.tv/2026/10/02/h...
Health officials alarmed by increased measles cases amid proposals to lower vaccine mandates in Florida
Health officials in Florida are ringing the alarm as confirmed measles cases continue to explode across the state.
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"Repealing the mandate would really, really negatively impact public health as a whole in Florida, but especially the children there." www.wlrn.org/health/2026-...
If Florida ends school rules for vaccines, expect a wave of measles nationwide: study
The disease was declared eliminated from the US in 2000, but outbreaks have increased in recent years as vaccine skepticism rises.
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"Quite simply, the law is being ignored." Required audits are MIA as DeSantis’ ‘emergency’ spending spree continues: www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/09/29/m...
Maxwell: Required audits are MIA as DeSantis’ ‘emergency’ spending spree continues
Maxwell: Where are the audits? State law says Florida should’ve long ago audited the billions of tax dollars DeSantis spent on “Alligator Alcatraz” and elsewhere. Yet not a single audit has been relea...
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In the race for Florida governor, the fate of two sprawl-inducing state laws hangs in the balance: jasongarcia.substack.com/p/in-the-rac...
In the race for Florida governor, the fate of two sprawl-inducing state laws hangs in the balance
Florida in Five: Five stories to read from the past week in Florida politics.
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Governor’s office paid a second law firm $111,000 as Hope Florida grand jury report was fought in secret: floridatrident.org/governors-of...
Governor’s office paid a second law firm $111,000 as Hope Florida grand jury report was fought in secret
Invoices obtained by the Florida Trident show a second taxpayer-funded firm contacting Leon County prosecutors and fighting to keep the Hope Florida grand jury report sealed.
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Hope Florida led disabled people to dead ends as state misused $10M: www.tampabay.com/news/florida...
Hope Florida led disabled people to dead ends as state misused $10M
After leaked grand jury report, 10 people from the disability community tell the Times they’re outraged that leaders steered Medicaid money to politics.
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Hope Florida has hollowed out Florida’s safety net. Floridians are paying the price. floridatrib.org/2026/09/23/h...
How Hope Florida quietly hollowed out Florida’s safety net
State records show the controversial initiative shifted priorities away from DCF’s eligibility division that has since failed federal standards and left Floridians cut off
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