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Florida's ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women even know they are pregnant, went into effect Wednesday, and some doctors are concerned that women in the state will no longer have access to needed health care.
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The provision ramps up a previous measure that only applied to violent offenders.
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With the Florida Supreme Court upholding the state’s new restrictive abortion ban, pregnant women in Florida, especially those in South Florida, may soon head to countries in Latin America, where several countries have legalized the procedure, a reproductive health expert told WLRN on Friday.
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A battle about a 2021 settlement that increased base electric rates for Florida Power & Light has returned to the state Supreme Court.
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The move brings Florida's law against stalking into the digital age, when inexpensive and widely available technology makes it easier than ever to track someone's movements minute by minute without their knowledge.
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Gregory LaCerra alleges that BSO Sheriff Gregory Tony used him as an example of a "bad cop" in an ad during his 2020 election campaign for sheriff, despite knowing that the officer was in compliance with the department's use of force policy.
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A 2023 Florida law states voter registration groups that employ non-U.S. citizens can face fines of up to $250,000, while making it a felony for canvassers to collect personal information. The groups say the law could be “fatal” for them, “to the detriment of marginalized voters across the state.”
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Attorney General Ashley Moody's office is urging state and federal judges to toss out challenges to the constitutionality of a 2023 law that requires mayors and other municipal elected officials to disclose detailed information about their personal finances.
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A Miami-Dade doctor and central Florida woman testified before a committee of top Democratic members of Congress in Fort Lauderdale during a hearing about “the escalating threat to reproductive freedom.”
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Some skeptics applaud the hotline to prevent mass shootings but raise doubts about its effectiveness. The hotline creator says it's worth the effort to stop such violent acts.
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A federal judge has ruled that lawyers representing migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard nearly two years ago can sue the charter flight company.
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The hearing, to be held in Broward County, comes a day after Florida’s Supreme Court cleared the way for the state to ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.