FLORIDA VOTERS TO ANSWER ABORTION QUESTION ON NOV. 5

Florida voters will decide in the coming weeks whether to end the state’s six-week abortion ban, which prohibits the procedure if six or more weeks have passed...
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BACKERS, DETRACTORS PAINT VASTLY DIFFERENT PICTURES OF AMENDMENT 2’S POWER

For its proponents, Florida’s Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment – also called Amendment 2, on the ballot this November – is a matter of protecting a...
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A MAJOR INSURER FOR FLORIDA KEYS HOMEOWNERS PROPOSES DOUBLE-DIGIT RATE HIKE

Florida Keys property owners who are insured through Citizens Property Insurance Corporation could witness another double-digit increase when they renew their policies in 2025.   At a June 19...
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FLORIDA VOTERS COULD LEGALIZE POT, ABORTION & PARTISAN SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS IN NOVEMBER

Should Florida legalize marijuana for people over 21? Should abortion be allowed up until fetal viability (usually around 23 weeks)? And should school board elections become partisan...
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GOVERNOR’S VETO TAKES OUT CRITICAL FUNDS FOR THE LOCAL ARTS & THEATER COMMUNITIES

Several organizations in the Florida Keys will need to seek funds from another source following Gov. Ron DeSantis’ vetoes of almost a billion dollars from the state...
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20 UNOPPOSED KEYS CANDIDATES GET EASY WINS

Key West’s next mayor is Danise “Dee Dee” Henriquez, who was automatically elected on June 14, as no one else signed up to run for the city’s...
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KEYS CANDIDATE DISQUALIFIED AFTER HE WITHDREW FROM COUNTY RACE TO SEEK STATE OFFICE

Before a qualifying period concluded on June 14, Key Largo resident Jose Peixoto withdrew his name for the county commission’s District 5 seat to challenge Republican incumbent...
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(DON’T) SHOW ME THE MONEY: INJUNCTION BLOCKS DETAILED FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE FOR LOCAL OFFICIALS

A temporary injunction granted by a federal judge means some mayors, elected officials and candidates in the November 2024 elections will avoid a public deep dive into...
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FLORIDA’S 6-WEEK ABORTION BAN NOW IN EFFECT

As of May 1, most abortions in Florida are banned beyond six weeks of pregnancy — before many women know they are pregnant. But voters in Florida have...
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FLORIDA UPHOLDS ABORTION BAN — BUT GIVES VOTERS A SAY IN NOVEMBER

By Jim McCarthy and Mandy Miles A six-week abortion ban could soon take effect in Florida after the state Supreme Court upheld a ban on most abortions after...

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