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Posted inLabor
Florida bill to deter voluntary union recognition came from a Midwest think tank, records show
It’s yet another example of how anti-union activists from out of state are trying to undermine worker power in Florida.
Workers for Opportunity, a “workplace freedom” initiative of the “free-market” Mackinac Center for Public Policy, all but spoon-fed the Florida bill to Sen. Ralph Massullo, the bill’s sponsor in the Florida Senate.
Posted inFlorida News
Florida law enforcement relied too heavily on AI, falsely arrested a suspect, ACLU argues
The case centers around what the ACLU calls a “faulty facial recognition match” in 2023 and an arrest eight months later
Posted inEducation
News orgs urge Orange County schools to change policy that ‘chills First Amendment-protected speech’
The call-to-action is part of an initiative that spotlights policies that restrict the reasonable flow of pertinent information to the public.
Posted inLabor
Blue-collar city workers on Florida’s Space Coast form new union
This comes after the state dissolved the workers’ former union as part of a massive purge following the passage of a reform law in 2023.
Posted inThings to Do
Here’s where to watch the FIFA World Cup in Orlando
Watch parties, specialty snacks, drink deals and plenty of energy
Posted inFlorida News
Hulk Hogan’s Florida beach house compound gets yet another price cut
The Florida Man and controversial wrestling icon’s estate remains on the market
Posted inNews
Brandon Wolf returns to Equality Florida — and Orlando
Wolf, a survivor of the 2016 Pulse nightclub tragedy, left Equality Florida in 2023 to work for the Human Rights Campaign in Washington, D.C. Now, he feels it’s time to return home.
Posted inPulse
Pulse survivors organize a private remembrance ceremony to mark 10th anniversary of the shooting
The remembrance ceremony is being produced independently of the city, which typically presents its own.
Posted inFlorida News
Florida remains in bottom half of child wellbeing in annual databook
Florida’s overall state of child wellbeing did not improve in this year’s Kids Count Data Profile
Posted inNews
Florida gas prices continue to dip
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said “significant progress” had been made on a potential ceasefire and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Posted inFlorida News
Florida schools directed to add AI to internet safety policies
All districts already have an “Internet Safety” policy in place, and now the DOE is requiring districts to amend the policy to include AI
Posted inFlorida News
Democrats join the Chief Financial Officer race in Florida
Former Miami-Dade County Democratic state Sen. Annette Taddeo announced her candidacy on Monday.
Posted inFlorida News
Florida enacts emergency rules to prevent parasitic screwworm from entering state
The state created protocols to protect Florida’s cattle herds from the parasitic fly after it was found in Texas earlier this week