Ryan NicolFebruary 22, 2019
5min310
Kraft allegedly visited the spa on two occasions.
Tag: human traffickingJonathan Dickinson State Park. Image via Visit Florida.
Ryan NicolFebruary 22, 2019Ryan NicolFebruary 19, 2019
5min534
The measure advanced through the Senate Criminal Justice Committee Tuesday.
Ryan NicolFebruary 4, 2019
3min477
But trafficking victims won't be allowed to sue hotels where they were trafficked.
Drew WilsonJanuary 31, 2019
3min451
Bondi is lobbying for the U.S. Institute Against Human Trafficking
Scott PowersJanuary 11, 2019
7min414
A former Navy intelligence official with a background in national security analysis who also is studious of economic theory, running on a generally moderate Democratic platform, seeking to flip a long-held Republican seat against a well-established opponent in increasingly purple Seminole County. No, not Stephanie Murphy. Meet Justin Miller. Thursday night Miller introduced himself to Seminole […]
Jacob OglesDecember 22, 2018
4min213
The U.S. House threw its support behind legislation aimed at protecting education access for young girls displaced around the world. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican, sponsored the companion Senate bill in 2017 and urged President Donald Trump to sign the Girls Count Act into law. “Millions of people are displaced globally due to ongoing […]
Scott PowersJune 20, 2018
6min479
Republican Adam Putnam received the backing of John Stemberger‘s staunchly-Christian-conservative Florida Family Action as a “distinct honor and privilege” and spoke at least generally about supporting the group’s hardline anti-abortion positions. At a news conference with board leaders of Florida Family Action and others at Stemberger’s office in Orlando Wednesday, Putnam also stressed his support […]
Blake DowlingMay 5, 2018
5min555
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has been a vocal advocate and champion for the victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation. Last year in our state, a Coral Cables man was arrested for human trafficking. The headlines are all over the state — from Miami, to Boca to Tallahassee … One common element in many […]
Ana CeballosMarch 9, 2018
3min290
The last-ditch effort to revive a Senate human trafficking bill crashed Friday night after the House decided to strip language that would have created a trust fund for victims. When it was up to the Senate to consider the changes to the bill, Republicans argued it should be killed because the House “did not do […]
Danny McAuliffeMarch 8, 2018
4min365
Sen. Lauren Book made headlines last week when she unexpectedly tabled a bill that would give victims of human trafficking the right to sue hotels that are complicit in the illicit activity. Only a few days later, the same provision is back — this time as an amendment Book sponsored and successfully tacked onto a House-backed bill […]