Florida PhoenixNovember 3, 2021
11min1018
'When those in power can impose their beliefs on the rest of us, no one is truly free.'
Tag: HB 167A doctor performs an ultrasound scan on a pregnant woman on Aug. 7, 2018, at a hospital in Chicago. Complaints about pregnant women being turned away from emergency rooms spiked in the months after states began enacting strict abortion laws following the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. The cases are detailed in federal documents obtained by The Associated Press and raise serious questions about the state of emergency pregnancy care in the U.S. Image via AP/Teresa Crawford.
Florida PhoenixNovember 3, 2021
Jason DelgadoOctober 19, 2021
4min1215
The Diary of Anne Frank was among her favorite books as a child.
Renzo DowneyOctober 18, 2021
6min1202
'There's going to be folks that want to throw red meat out.'
Scott PowersSeptember 23, 2021
4min1473
'Governor Ron DeSantis pleads ignorance and refuses to say.'
Renzo DowneySeptember 22, 2021
9min3477
The U.S. Supreme Court recently declined to hear a challenge to Texas' version.
A.G. GancarskiSeptember 22, 2021
4min3813
DeSantis touted his '100% pro-life record.'
Ryan NicolJanuary 18, 2021
4min799
Polsky, now in the Senate, sponsored a similar bill in the House last year.
Ryan NicolJanuary 5, 2021
3min575
The push faces an uphill battle in the GOP-controlled Legislature.
Danny McAuliffeFebruary 22, 2018
6min743
A House panel faced a shocking revelation Wednesday — that lawmakers may be soliciting prostitutes in the capital city. Melissa Villar, who did not indicate she represented an organization, dropped a bomb on lawmakers when she said she is familiar with someone living in Tallahassee who operates a “trafficking ring” or “prostitution ring.” That unnamed […]
Scott PowersMarch 1, 2017
6min247
A gun laws debate featuring staunch 2nd Amendment Republican state Rep. Scott Plakon and irrepressible “common-sense reforms” Democrat state Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith boiled down Tuesday night between a demand that fundamental rights should not be abridged without compelling reasons, and expressions of perceived compelling reasons. Plakon, a Longwood Republican who sponsored House Bill 6005, […]