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Peter SchorschFebruary 6, 2018

Democratic House District 93 candidate Emma Collum said Monday that her Republican opponent needs to denounce child marriage and distance himself from current HD 93 Rep. George Moraitis. Moraitis last week was one of two members of the House Judiciary Committee to vote against a bill to cut down on child marriage in Florida. The […]

Ana CeballosFebruary 1, 2018

A proposed change to a House bill that would have made it legal for some adults to have sex with children as young as 14 was tossed on Thursday after it drew criticism from a top senator. But a House panel still pushed forward a proposal that would allow certain minors to wed, moving away […]

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Tag: child marriage ban

Child marriage vote becomes issue in House race

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