A proposal that would obstruct Floridians' right to participate directly in democracy through the citizen initiative process passed in the House Judiciary Committee today despite opposition from advocacy organizations across the state.

Today, the House State Affairs Committee passed House Bill 7, a bill that would censor protected speech in classrooms and workplaces.

Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed Senate Bill 1808, a bill that would prohibit contracts with private entities and charitable nonprofits that provide transportation to asylum seekers, immigrant children and adults, precluding them from being reunited with family.

A county jail in Florida under contract with ICE is breaking federal law by regularly deleting its surveillance footage, according to a complaint filed today by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and the ACLU of Florida.

Marion County Sheriff’s Office unlawfully detained a U.S. resident for ICE even though the agency never requested his detention

The House Professions and Public Health Subcommittee today voted to pass House Bill 5, which would prevent individuals from accessing safe and legal abortions after 15 weeks and would criminalize medical professionals who provide such critical abortion care.

Today, the Senate Education Committee passed Senate Bill 148, a legislative proposal that would censor protected speech in workplaces and classrooms by banning teaching concepts about systemic racism, gender, and race discrimination.

The House Public Integrity & Elections Committee today voted to pass House Joint Resolution 1127, which would further obstruct the ability of citizens to directly participate in the democratic process through ballot initiatives.

The practice of suspending driver’s licenses in Florida was originally a response to reckless driving, speeding, and other driving-related offenses to promote highway safety, but it has increasingly been used as a coercive means to collect fees and fines.