The amendment to Senate Bill 98 “may actually restrict existing press freedoms rather than expand them, turning this bill on its head and into something that hurts the very people it was written to help,'' according to a statement released by the coalition.
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Where we stand It’s no secret that Florida’s unemployment benefits are among the lowest in the nation. And state lawmakers due to opposition from House Speaker Chris Sprowls and Gov. Ron DeSantis refused to consider raising them.
Staying put But DeSantis has so far left intact the extra federal benefits that are responsible for pouring in more than $22 billion into the state’s economy since the start of the pandemic. Governors in 22 other states including the neighboring states in Alabama and Georgia have moved to opt out of these extra benefits before they expire on Sept. 6.
Journalism organizations and civil rights groups are joining forces to overturn a West Palm Beach appeals court decision that they claim could block the press and the public from videotaping police.
Raising the specter of cellphone footage that captured George Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis police, ACLU attorneys on Friday urged the 4th District Court of Appeal to reconsider its decision to uphold the arrest of a Boynton Beach woman who turned her video camera on cops.
“It’s a profoundly disturbing decision and contrary to a long line of federal court rulings,” said American Civil Rights Union attorney Jim Green. He is representing various groups, including the National Press Photographers Association, the Society of Professional Journalists and the Florida Justice Institute.