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‘We’ve got to earn reelection’: VP Kamala Harris talks about 2024 campaign, women’s rights on ‘The View’
Harris says Americans are scared about the future of reproductive rights. By Ivan Pereira On January 17, 2023 Vice President Kamala Harris stopped by on “The View” Wednesday to talk…
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The Architects of Florida’s 6-week Abortion Ban Have Another Proposal
BY ROMY ELLENBOGEN HERALD/TIMES TALLAHASSEE BUREAU JANUARY 25, 2024 9:31 AM TALLAHASSEE Florida lawmakers want parents to be able to receive civil damages for the wrongful death of an unborn child —…
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Trans People in Florida Prisons Say Gender-Affirming Care Ban Upended Their Health Care
BY BETH SCHWARTZAPFEL THE MARSHALL PROJECT UPDATED JANUARY 25, 2024 9:29 AM TALLAHASSEE Transgender women incarcerated in Florida say that the prison system’s already cumbersome process for providing gender-affirming care…
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Florida Bill Targets LGBTQ+, BLM Flags
Michael Moline Florida Phoenix Jan 23, 2024 Updated Jan 24, 2024 Legislation that would erase the pro-LGBTQ+ Pride flags from state or local government property in Florida sparked passionate defenses of that…
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Floridians Could Have Gotten $120 to Help Feed Their Kids. The State Wasn’t Interested.
BY ALYSSA JOHNSON UPDATED JANUARY 22, 2024 9:39 AM Over the summer, needy families around the country will receive debit cards from the federalgovernment to help feed hungry kids. But…
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Florida Colleges Barred from Funding DEI Initiatives Following State Board Vote
BY CAROLINA BORGES JANUARY 19, 2024 TALLAHASSEE, FLA. (WSVN) – A vote in Tallahassee made by the State Board of Education Commission has led to Florida state colleges being restricted from…
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How Climate and Redevelopment are Changing Liberty Square. A Film Captures the Tension.
BY C. ISAIAH SMALLS II UPDATED JANUARY 19, 2024 8:42 AM Valencia Gunder still gets emotional every time she watches “Razing Liberty Square.”She has seen it half a dozen times…
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USCIS Updates Guidance on Untimely Filed Extension of Stay and Change of Status Requests
Release Date 01/24/2024 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced an update to its Policy Manual providing that USCIS, in our discretion and under certain conditions, may excuse a nonimmigrant’s failure to timely…
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3 Ways to Escape the Perils of Everyday Ageism
With ageism in the news, it’s time to take control of its effects on you. Written by: Susan Krauss Whitbourne PhD, ABPP Posted January 20, 2024 KEY POINTS You only have…
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