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Florida lawmakers are considering a pilot program to help curb food insecurity. A proposal would help charities like food banks get discounted prices for fresh food.
St. Petersburg leaders have raised the Dr. Carter G. Woodson flag outside of City Hall to mark the start of Black History Month for nearly a decade. Thursday, though, new state legislation lingered over the ceremony.
St. Petersburg leaders have raised the Dr. Carter G. Woodson flag outside of City Hall to mark the start of Black History Month for nearly a decade. Thursday, though, new state legislation lingered over the ceremony.
The measure would require greater public support to pass ballot initiatives.
Florida Republicans have introduced a bill to make it even harder to pass ballot initiatives, ahead of a crucial vote for abortion access in the state.State Representative Rick Roth quietly introduced a measure in early November to raise the threshold for ballot initiatives to 66.7 percent of votes. Florida already requires 60 percent of voters to support amending the state constitution, meaning the minority rules the Sunshine State. But Roth’s bill would make it even harder to ratify amendments