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The survey, commissioned by Common Cause, a non-profit government watchdog group, found that 55% of Florida voters are against the move, with opposition spanning across the political spectrum.

Jennifer Jenkins made headlines when she unseated Tina Descovich on the Brevard County School Board in 2020 in a southeast Florida county that President Donald Trump had carried by nearly 20 points.

The report was put out by the nonprofit Sex Ed for Social Change. In summary, the report found: "Florida has more laws prohibiting topics from being taught in sex education than laws requiring topics to be taught."

Homelessness among Florida families rose by 28% in the last three years, a report from the University of Florida found.

“The ripple effect of removing vaccine entry requirements would affect all of us, not just those with children in school,” said FCAAP President Rana Alissa.

“This ruling is a setback for human rights," said Amy Fischer, Amnesty International USA’s Director for Refugee and Migrant Rights, in a statement issue Friday morning.

The City of South Miami and immigration attorneys are pushing cities to reject partnering with ICE after attorneys representing Florida said in court that participation is not mandatory.

She is pushing for a new federal law that would require commercial truck drivers to prove U.S. residency and English proficiency before being issued a license.

The congresswoman's remarks came same day the state's top medical official announced plans to eliminate vaccine mandates.

COMMENTARY The deadly accident involving an undocumented trucker and three Floridians should prompt mature bipartisan immigration reform — instead of juvenile bipartisan fingerpointing.

“The ruling highlights what community organizations already knew: in their haste to build the nation’s first state-run detention facility, the DeSantis Administration refused to consider the environmental impacts of the camp on sacred indigenous land,” said the groups in a joint statement issued Friday.

Details of the potential settlement have not been released, and some parties in the case — including the state Office of Public Counsel, which is designated by law to represent consumers — have not signed on.