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Campaigners urge judge to block new restrictions to getting measures on Florida’s ballot

Wtop 23 May 2025
Nick Steiner, an attorney for the Southern Poverty Law Center who’s representing the Medicaid expansion group Florida Decides Healthcare, said the law creates an “insurmountable barrier” for the campaign.
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Hope Florida’s foster care claims ring hollow, child welfare groups say

Sun Sentinel 20 May 2025
TAMPA — Hope Florida helped more than 21,000 families referred to it by child protective investigators, according to the Florida Department of Children and Families ... Her brush with Hope Florida was all too brief.
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INK! celebrates 13 graduates in its Take Stock in Children St. Johns County Class of 2025

staugustine.com 19 May 2025
Florida’s Take Stock in Children is designed to break the cycle of poverty for low-income students by providing opportunities for degrees through postsecondary education ... of North Florida, St.
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Here's how much affordable housing Fort Pierce high rise needs to circumvent local laws

TCPalm 17 May 2025
A Florida bill intended to incentivize affordable housing has gained the attention of Fort Pierce city leaders and residents for allowing a proposed development reaching 17 stories on South Hutchinson Island.
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How Community Partnership Schools are changing lives in Leon County | Opinion

Tallahassee Democrat 06 May 2025
In Leon County, more than 9,400 children live in poverty – one of the highest rates in Florida ... As a member of the Florida Chamber of Commerce’s Prosperity Advisory Board, I’m deeply committed to the goal of cutting childhood poverty in half by 2030.
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Group sues Florida over constitutional amendment petition law

Tampa Bay Times 06 May 2025
TALLAHASSEE — A group behind an effort to expand Medicaid is taking Florida to court over a law Republican Gov ... The campaign, Florida Decides Healthcare, is pushing for a proposed constitutional amendment in 2026.
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Lawsuit argues new Florida law will 'strangle' constitutional amendment process

News Chief 05 May 2025
Backed by attorneys from the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Elias Law Group, a national firm known for representing Democratic campaigns and nonprofit organizations, Florida Decides argues HB ...
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Hundreds of homeless arrests, shelter rides and Greyhound trips mark compliance with law

jacksonville.com 02 May 2025
That strategy in Jacksonville faces criticism by the National Homelessness Law Center, Southern Legal Counsel, Southern Poverty Law Center and Florida Justice Institute who say a city ordinance that ...
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