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Brendan FarringtonMarch 11, 2015

The Republican-dominated Florida House quietly acknowledged Wednesday that gay people have the right to adopt children when they supported a bill amendment that removes a gay-adoption ban from law. The vote came five years after an appeal court ruled that the state’s gay-adoption ban is unconstitutional. Then-Gov. Charlie Crist refused to appeal the decision. While […]

Ryan RayMarch 9, 2015

Republican Rep. Dennis Baxley of Ocala raised $79,500 during February for his Florida Senate bid, according to campaign finance reports recently released by the Division of Elections. That brings his total to $94,610 overall. “We are pleased to receive this much support this early,” Baxley said in a prepared statement Monday. The man who proudly accepts […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 19, 2014

Our elected officials get a plethora of input from phone calls, e-mails and desperate testimony in town halls and committee meetings. But, most likely, the decisions they make are done in those quiet, introspective moments when they process all that they have read and heard. But sometimes, they reach out for guidance from higher authorities. […]

Guest AuthorNovember 11, 2013

Last week’s vote to retain Florida’s Stand Your Ground law should come as no surprise, not even that, at 11-2, it was so lopsided. After all, Florida was a national leader in passage of the law in 2005. The state’s gun laws are among the most liberal in the nation and the torrent of debate […]

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An adult female loggerhead sea turtle named Pennywise swims in a rehabilitation tank at Loggerhead Marinelife Center on Friday, May 23, 2025, in Juno Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Cody Jackson)

House bill would remove gay-adoption ban from law

Dennis Baxley nears $95,000 for his state Senate bid

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