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Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Abortion Dislocations
Seven states passed constitutional amendments protecting abortion this year, but the backlash from anti-abortion forces has only just begun.
Posted inLaw and Justice
When Pam Bondi Protected Foreclosure Fraudsters
The new attorney general nominee, while serving as AG of Florida, fired the first two prosecutors to investigate the use of false evidence to kick people out of their homes.
Posted inPolitics
Sunrise Movement Targets Climate Voters—and the Dangers of Trump
The election has turned on other factors, but the climate justice organization sought to connect the lived experience of a changing environment with political outcomes.
Posted inPolitics
The Politics of Milton
After another major hurricane slams Florida, voting is not on the average voter’s radar.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Q&A: FEMA Isn’t Coming for the Generators
Former FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate talks about the agency’s budget and what the agency does and doesn’t do.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Hurricane Price-Gouging Doesn’t Trigger Economist Reassessment
Some of the same figures who attacked Kamala Harris for her federal proposal to ban price-gouging in groceries remain steadfast after widespread reports in the Southeast.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Meet the Coalition Fighting to Protect Abortion in Florida
Amendment 4 needs 60 percent support to pass. Organizers are fanning out across the state to get the votes.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Florida Invests in Catastrophe
The Sunshine State is putting public pension money into risky bonds that transfer risk away from insurance companies.