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Mitch PerryApril 28, 2016

More than a month after after it was signed by Gov. Rick Scott, abortion rights activists in Florida remain infuriated about the Legislature’s passage of HB 1411, which denies public resources to women’s health clinics that provide abortion services. To express their anger about the bill, a group of activists gathered in front of Tampa House Republican Dana […]

Melissa RossApril 8, 2016

A coalition of women’s groups including the National Organization for Women, the League of Women Voters, Breastfeeding Coalition, National Council of Jewish Women and UniteWomen FL will all rally in Tallahassee on Tuesday against Senate Bill 668, a family law measure awaiting Governor Rick Scott‘s signature. The new statute would give judges a formula to use […]

Bill RuftyFebruary 27, 2016

Want the boss’ job? For Susannah Randolph, you run for it. Randolph, 41, an Orlando Democrat, has been the district director for U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson … both times. Now that Grayson, an Orlando Democrat, is running for the U.S. Senate, Randolph is running for his seat from Florida’s 9th Congressional District. Democrats actually have […]

Scott PowersJanuary 25, 2016

The National Organization For Woman Political Action Committee has endorsed Susannah Randolph in the Orlando-based Congressional District 9 race. The endorsement comes even though Randolph is battling with two other Democratic women, Dr. Dena Minning and Valleri Crabtree, along with state Sen. Darren Soto and former state Rep. Ricardo Rangel. They’re all seeking the Democratic […]

Associated PressMarch 31, 2015

Abortion rights backers objected angrily to time limits on public comments as a bill requiring a 24-hour waiting period for an abortion got its first Senate committee approval Tuesday. The legislation, SB 724 sponsored by GOP Sen. Anitere Flores of Miami would require a woman to wait 24 hours after a legally required counseling session […]

Tag: National Organization for Women

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