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The impact of the immigration policies in the agriculture sector that were put in effect by the Trump administration is being felt across Florida.

Democratic Congressman @MaxwellFrostFL shares practical steps Floridians can take to work to protect their rights as well as their quality of life. Read more 👇 bit.ly/4hgjQ5z

Vasectomies surged by 95% and tubal sterilizations increased by 70% among adults ages 19 to 26 from May to August 2022, following the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Read more 👇 bit.ly/3PY5ZFa

President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the US from the Paris Agreement will have international, national, and state-level effects that will directly impact Florida and Puerto Rico, two places highly vulnerable to climate change. Read more 👇 bit.ly/3EfShe4

A special legislative session called by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to take up a series of proposals to help implement President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown was quickly snuffed out by top Republican lawmakers.

Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez addressed a top issue that Gov. Ron DeSantis wanted to tackle during the session: implementing changes on petition drives and the ballot amendment process.

Pensacola resident Gay Valimont, an advocate for stronger gun safety laws, is running as a Democrat in the upcoming special election to represent Florida’s 1st congressional district, the seat previously occupied by ex-Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz.

Guy Valimont, the gun violence prevention activist running for Congress in a special election on April 1, shared with @floricuas her plans to provide Floridians with affordable healthcare and housing, and a better education for children. Read more 👇 bit.ly/3WBmSJl

President Donald Trump’s recent executive order mandating all federal employees return to in-office work is set to impact approximately 37,000 federal workers in Florida currently working remotely. Read more 👇 bit.ly/4avONA9

“We’re going to ensure that our voices are heard,” says Charo Valero of the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice @LatinaInstitute, who spoke with Floricua on the importance of keeping up the work to provide the healthcare women need after the defeat of Amendment 4.

Florida Democratic Congressman @RepMaxwellFrost called out President Donald Trump for dismantling and closing the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention (OGVP) established under the Biden-Harris Administration.

Trump issued an executive order to end birthright citizenship, which is guaranteed by the 14th Amendment, doubled down on fossil fuels that drive pollution, and targeted transgender Americans. Read more 👇 bit.ly/4g5Qcyy

Gov. Ron DeSantis promised to “make America Florida” during his failed 2024 presidential campaign. But it appears that it will be Donald Trump who will draw from the hard-right strategies tested out by his adopted home state. Read more 👇 bit.ly/3Ci0I7W

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will take Marco Rubio ‘s seat in the US Senate, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday, making Moody only the second woman to represent Florida in the chamber. Read more 👇 bit.ly/42kLoC4

Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (FL-10) publicly called out Gov. Ron DeSantis for opting out of the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) grocery benefit program for the second consecutive year.

Following statements by the self-proclaimed president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, that he will "liberate" Puerto Rico, Gov. Jenniffer González wrote a letter to the next US president, Donald Trump.

Gov. DeSantis called to convene a special legislative session to boost President-elect Donald Trump’s planned crackdown on undocumented immigrants, the Florida Republican also pushed for changes to the state’s citizen-led constitutional amendment process. bit.ly/4hfIvqC

Political scientist Scott Yenor – for years a strong proponent of the theory that colleges & universities threaten American families by encouraging women to pursue careers & put off childbirth – has been appointed by Gov. DeSantis to the board of the University of West Florida.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he is considering convening a special session of the state Legislature to act on President-elect Donald Trump’s plans for mass deportations of undocumented immigrants.

Unpaid medical debt will no longer appear on Americans’ credit reports under a newly finalized federal regulation, a move that will make it easier for millions of people to obtain mortgages, car loans, and small business loans. Read more 👇 bit.ly/3DRpdJF