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A growing number of Florida physicians are fighting the DeSantis administration’s effort to repeal longstanding vaccine mandates. The latest to join the legal challenge: the Florida Chapter of the American College of Physicians Services. #DefendDemocracy floridatrident.org/repeal-of…
FLCGA is asking the First District Court of Appeal to reconsider its decision ordering a grand jury’s Hope Florida presentment expunged. #DefendDemocracy floridatrident.org/hope-flor…
The Republican Party of Florida has now dismissed its Highlands County lawsuit seeking to ban ads about the Hope Florida scandal -- just one day after a circuit judge refused to grant the request without a hearing. #DefendDemocracy floridatrident.org/breaking-…
FLCGA "reported that Uthmeier and other members of the DeSantis administration spent at least $327,000 in taxpayer dollars to keep the report under wraps." #DefendDemocracy orlandosentinel.com/2026/10/…
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ALT Join FLCGA & the Florida Trident for a Lunchtime Conversation Fighting for Florida's Right to Know An Impact Webinar on the Ziegler Victory & Hope Florida Investigation Wednesday, October 21, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET Join us for a deep dive into two of FLCGA's public-records battles: the Ziegler case and Hope Florida. Hear what the courts have decided, what remains sealed and what comes next.
BREAKING: A judge has denied the Florida Republican Party’s request for an emergency order banning broadcast of the Hope Florida ads. As the Trident reported on Sunday, the party sued to block the ads under threat of criminal prosecution. #DefendDemocracy floridatrident.org/breaking-…
The Republican Party of Florida is threatening criminal prosecution of anyone who repeats a Leon County grand jury’s finding that high-ranking state officials diverted $10 million in the Hope Florida scandal. #DefendDemocracy floridatrident.org/florida-g…
Maxwell highlights a few more overlooked races in Florida to make sure to vote in next month. #DefendDemocracy orlandosentinel.com/2026/10/…
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BREAKING: A Florida appeals court has thrown out the grand jury report from the Hope Florida scheme. The court said the money was never public money, despite the state reimbursing the federal government for the full amount. #DefendDemocracy floridatrident.org/hope-flor…
Despite DeSantis' push to eliminate school vaccine requirements, polls indicate voters strongly support widely immunizing school-age children. Tomorrow's hearing gives the public another opportunity to weigh in. #DefendDemocracy floridatrident.org/politics-…
"The proposal is billed as a tax cut, but will actually jack up housing costs for millions of Floridians." #DefendDemocracy orlandosentinel.com/2026/10/…
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The IRS is reviewing a whistleblower claim related to the Hope Florida scandal, raising new questions about the $10 million at the center of the controversy. #DefendDemocracy floridatrident.org/irs-whist…
School choice comes with a catch: Florida now has "a taxpayer-funded network of schools" that "refuse to serve many taxpaying families," says Maxwell. In fact, over 50% of voucher schools in Florida deny students with disabilities. #DefendDemocracy orlandosentinel.com/2026/09/…
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