All posts tagged "florida"
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NEWS
Florida Republicans Approve Bill To Arm Teachers After Parkland High School Massacre
February 28, 2018Florida’s Republican-controlled state House and Senate advanced a bill this week that would arm teachers in...
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DEMOCRACY
Michelle Obama Praises ‘Smart, Passionate’ Florida Students: They Give Me Hope In The Next Generation
February 28, 2018While speaking at an event in New York City on Tuesday, former first lady Michelle Obama offered praise...
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DEMOCRACY
GOP Rep: 2nd Amendment ‘Doesn’t Guarantee That Every Civilian Can Bear Any And All Arms’
February 23, 2018Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.), an NRA member and a retired staff sergeant in the Army, wrote...
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DEMOCRACY
FL Shooting Survivor Targeted By Right-Wing Conspiracies, Trump Jr. Is Now Getting Death Threats
February 22, 2018Rebecca Boldrick, the mother of Florida school shooting survivor David Hogg, said her family has received...
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NEWS
Florida GOP Lawmaker Can’t Explain Why He Thinks Porn Is A Bigger Health Risk Than Gun Violence
February 21, 2018Florida Rep. Matt Caldwell (R) had trouble explaining why his Republican party refused to even discuss...
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NEWS
In Front Of School Shooting Survivors, Florida Lawmakers Reject Bill To Ban Assault Weapons
February 20, 2018Less than a week after 17 people were gunned down at a Florida high school, Florida...
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DEMOCRACY
Sen. Doug Jones: Alabama Bill Seeking To Arm Teachers Is The ‘Dumbest Idea I’ve Ever Heard’
February 20, 2018Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.) criticized a bill proposed in his state’s legislature that would arm teachers...
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NEWS
Teacher Confronts Paul Ryan At Florida Fundraiser: ‘You’re Here Celebrating The Death Of 17 Children’
February 17, 2018Two protesters chanted “no more guns” as they were escorted out of a Republican fundraiser in...
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NEWS
Death Toll In Florida High School Massacre Rises To 17 After 19-Year-Old Opens Fire, Says Sheriff
February 14, 2018At least 17 people are dead after a school shooting in Parkland, Florida, law enforcement officials...
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CLIMATE
Collins Becomes 2nd GOP Senator To Come Out Against Trump Expansion Of Offshore Drilling
January 5, 2018Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is joining fellow Republican Marco Rubio (Fla.) in opposing President Trump’s plan...
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NEWS
Florida Driver Disrupts Trump’s Motorcade To Scream Expletives And Give Trump The Finger
November 26, 2017An angry motorist attempted to cut his van into President Trump’s motorcade in Florida Saturday afternoon...
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JUSTICE
Watch A Florida Deputy Steal Cash, Prescription Drugs From 85-Year-Old After He Was Taken To Hospital
October 25, 2017A Florida sheriff’s deputy was arrested after a home surveillance system captured him stealing prescription drugs,...
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NEWS
White Supremacist Supporters Of Richard Spencer Gave Nazi Salute Before Shooting At Counter-Protesters In Florida
October 20, 2017Police in Gainesville, Florida on Thursday arrested three men for their role in a shooting that...
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NEWS
Florida Gov. Rick Scott Declares State Of Emergency Ahead Of UF Speech By White Nationalist Leader
October 16, 2017Florida Gov. Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency ahead of a University of Florida...