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Tag: Florida

Florida stands its ground against media access to Stand Your Ground cases

April 8, 2014 Renee Shur Crime/Violence, Legal issues/Law, Public safety, States Leave a comment

Ah, Florida. You’ve got to love the originality of the place. First it comes up with the Stand Your Ground law. Now the state

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Guns in the sun vs. safety in the snow

March 21, 2014 Renee Shur Guns, Violence One comment

It’s been a long hard winter here in the Northeast. Extreme cold fatigue set in months ago. Roadside piles of once-pristine snow have turned

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Voting rights watch: Florida restarts its [previously squelched] voter purge

August 19, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2012 Election, Civil Rights, Immigration, Politics, Republicans, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

The fallout continues. States that previously wouldn’t have dared to impose voting restrictions that disenfranchised minorities–and, of course, Democrats–are back in business. Florida is

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Progressive Alan Grayson favored to win Florida seat

October 16, 2012 Madonna Gauding 2012 Election, Campaigns, Congress, States Leave a comment

When he was last in office, Alan Grayson was a hard working progressive Democrat. He campaigned as a progressive, and when he got elected, he delivered.

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New low in voter suppression: Signature doesn’t match? No vote for you!

June 1, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil Rights, Courts, Politics, States, Voting/Elections 2 comments

Here’s a creative new way to suppress voters whose ballots you’d rather not count: Turn poll workers into handwriting experts, and have them compare

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Ozzie Guillen and the Electoral College

April 24, 2012 Arthur Lieber Foreign Policy, Government, History, International, Sports, States, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Florida Marlin manager Ozzie Guillen voiced some opinions on Cuban leader Fidel Castro and was immediately suspended by Major League Baseball for five games.

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High-speed rail: fast-track or slow-down?

March 9, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik Infrastructure, Technology Leave a comment

Florida’s Governor Rick Scott has slammed on the brakes, turning down $2 billion in federal funds for an 84-mile high-speed train between Tampa and

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Gloria Shur Bilchik’s new book, Election Insiders: Behind the scenes with the people who make your vote count. Kindle edition now available at Amazon.

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