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Progress Florida @progressflorida.org · 23/09/2026

The previously undisclosed contract was withheld by the DeSantis administration for nearly two years from a public transparency database where state agencies are supposed to post details of all contracts and purchase orders: jasongarcia.substack.com/p/desantis-s...

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DeSantis staff quietly rehired jilted lawyers who helped secure the Hope Florida settlement

Just after the 2024 elections, the DeSantis administration awarded a new contract to lawyers who helped bring in a legal settlement that the governor’s staff then used to fund political activities.

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Progress Florida @progressflorida.org · 17/09/2026

Byron Donalds has consistently voted for Trump's tariffs and war in Iran, policies that analysts estimate have cost the average Florida household $1,951: floridaindependentnews.com/economy/byro...

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Byron Donalds supported Trump administration actions that have fueled inflation

Florida households have paid nearly $2,000 more due to tariffs and the war in Iran, analysts say.

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 17/09/2026

False information about elections has proliferated since President Trump’s lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen. Today, more than 1 in 4 Americans believe the election was “rigged.” Here are five election rumors to be aware of. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

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Five False Election Rumors to Watch For

Voters should expect recurring false election narratives to resurface in the coming months — and familiarize themselves with the facts.

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Progress Florida @progressflorida.org · 17/09/2026

Crisis Pregnancy Centers are making it difficult, on purpose, to camouflage in with regulated medical clinics. Here are ways to spot them: reprojustice.substack.com/p/how-to-spo...

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How to Spot Fake Abortion Clinics

Crisis Pregnancy Centers are making it difficult, on purpose, to camouflage in with regulated medical clinics. Here are ways to spot them.

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Progress Florida @progressflorida.org · 10/09/2026

Florida’s children deserve protection, not politics. Tell the Florida Department of Health to reject this dangerous proposal. Take action now: bit.ly/floridavaccine

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Progress Florida @progressflorida.org · 09/09/2026

More than 247,000 Florida kids have lost food stamps since last year. "It's not because people don't need these benefits." www.tampabay.com/news/health/...

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More than 247,000 Florida kids have lost food stamps

Enrollment has dropped more than 20% since the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed.

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Progress Florida @progressflorida.org · 04/09/2026

The issues facing our neighborhood public schools didn’t happen by accident. They are the result of nearly 30 years of GOP leadership in Tallahassee.

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Progress Florida @progressflorida.org · 01/09/2026

Trump's tariffs have already cost Floridians an estimated $1,279 per household: www.axios.com/local/tampa-...

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Progress Florida @progressflorida.org · 31/08/2026

“There is nothing ‘radical’ about fighting for a living wage, capping skyrocketing rents, or ensuring every Floridian gets the healthcare they need.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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The Florida GOP's red scare is losing steam

“You're telling me that a former Republican congressman and Republican lobbyist is now a socialist?”

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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

#Florida FWC to issue 215 bear hunt permits for controversial 2nd hunt, which will run from Dec. 5 to Dec. 27. Wildlife activists are again pushing back, vowing to spare the bears. www.tampabay.com/news/environ... via @maxchesnes.bsky.social

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Florida to issue up to 215 black bear hunting permits this year

The state’s second bear hunt in a decade will run from Dec. 5 to Dec. 27. Wildlife activists are again pushing back.

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Progress Florida @progressflorida.org · 26/08/2026

BREAKING: Grand jury finds taxpayer dollars "misappropriated" to Hope Florida, complains "nobody will take responsibility." www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/g...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who helped engineer the misappropriation of $10 million in taxpayer funds meant to help Floridians in need as part of the Hope Florida scandal.

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Progress Florida @progressflorida.org · 26/08/2026

FL Dems demand the state’s emergency managers explain how they’ve spent nearly a billion of our tax dollars in disaster money and why they’re 41 days late providing the public details: www.aol.com/articles/41-...

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Democrats demand report on Florida emergency spending - AOL

Florida Democrats are demanding the state’s emergency managers explain how they’ve spent nearly a billiondollars in disaster money and why they’re 41 days late on a new report detailing those tabs. “T...

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Progress Florida @progressflorida.org · 19/08/2026

Byron Donalds is a politician whose legislative record consistently prioritizes the multinational corporations and billionaires who bankroll his campaigns over the needs of the everyday Floridians he was elected to serve: www.yahoo.com/news/politic...?

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Where Florida governor hopefuls Donalds and Jolly stand on key issues

MIAMI — One is a Trump-backed, third-term Republican U. S.

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Progress Florida @progressflorida.org · 14/08/2026

Meet the People First Champion lawmakers who earned a 100% score by fighting for freedom and an affordable, safe, and prosperous future. How did your lawmakers do? Find out at FloridaReportCard.com #peoplefirst

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Progress Florida @progressflorida.org · 12/08/2026

These Florida lawmakers earned an A on our People First Report Card for standing up to powerful special interests during the 2026 Legislative Session. How did your legislator do? Check out the full report at FloridaReportCard.com #PeopleFirst

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Progress Florida @progressflorida.org · 12/08/2026

The grades are in! Did your state legislator get an A? An F? Find out at FloridaReportCard.com #peoplefirst

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Progress Florida @progressflorida.org · 06/08/2026

Decades of anti-renter protection and pro-corporate landlord policies pushed by GOP state leaders has made Florida the worst state in the nation for renters. (Graphic stats from Consumer Affairs)

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Progress Florida @progressflorida.org · 03/08/2026

Trump is ending the Medicare Premium Subsidy program that lowers Rx drug costs for seniors. Thousands of Florida seniors will face higher premiums next year.

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Progress Florida @progressflorida.org · 03/08/2026

Under Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida has morphed into a surveillance state: “What is supposed to be a conservation organization is being weaponized to surveil any opponents of development interests.” www.aol.com/articles/72-...

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A 72-year-old criticizes Florida’s wildlife agency. They searched his personal data 34 times - AOL

Like he had a dozen times before, Jim Watt stood behind the lectern and addressed Florida’s wildlife commission. “Good day, commissioners,” he began.

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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The number of enviro activists who have discovered they were put under illegal surveillance by #Florida wildlife commission is now up to 21. FWC still trying to defend what they did (but they can't). www.axios.com/local/fort-l... via @axios.com

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More activists discover FWC searched their driving records

FWC says the searches were to assess threats during the 2025 bear hunt debate. Records show some searches date to 2022.

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Progress Florida @progressflorida.org · 24/07/2026

“My art was murdered by DeSantis. It’s anti-American. It’s destruction of public beauty and it’s completely against the law. It’s fascism.” floridatrident.org/desantis-mur...

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'DeSantis murdered my art'

A decade ago, more than 100 neighbors in Fort Lauderdale picked up paintbrushes and helped transform a pair of ordinary beachside intersections along

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Progress Florida @progressflorida.org · 23/07/2026

Given the option of choosing between the bereaved family of a 22-year-old crash victim and the Tesla that killed her, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sided with the car. www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/07/22/a...

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An attorney general for the well-connected | Editorial

The examples of donors getting special favors from Attorney General James Uthmeier are stacking up. The electric car manufacturer Tesla is the latest.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Under Trump: -Household electricity costs are up 18% -Ground beef prices are up 22% -Gas prices are up 40% -ACA out-of-pocket premiums are up 58% -Inflation is at a three-year high "New Golden Age" for who?

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Progress Florida @progressflorida.org · 22/07/2026

For years the Florida GOP has prioritized giveaways to their corporate donors over your financial well-being, and now Miami is more expensive than New York: www.miaminewtimes.com/news/miami-c...

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It finally happened: Miami is now more expensive than NYC

Thanks, Mamdani. New York City's democratic socialist mayor has to be behind this.

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