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From Roe to Dobbs and Beyond: A resurrection in New Mexico
Quality Journalism for Critical Times This is the final installment of a four-part series Diane Derzis bought a clinic in Jackson, Mississippi, in 2010. It was the state’s only abortion provider. She’d been doing this work for decades. First in Birmingham, then around the country. She’d navigated many crises in her career — protesters, threats, even the awful aftermath of […] The post From Roe to Dobbs and Beyond: A resurrection in New Mexico appeared first on Florida Phoenix.
‘Frustrating’ partisan stalemate: the new normal for farm bills?
Quality Journalism for Critical Times WASHINGTON — The stalemate over the farm bill may be solidifying a new era in farm politics as it joins the last three farm bills in a trend of delays and partisan division — a contrast from the legislation’s history of bipartisanship. Every five years, Congress is tasked with drafting a new federal farm bill. […] The post ‘Frustrating’ partisan stalemate: the new normal for farm bills? appeared first on Florida Phoenix.
Modern-day ‘Comstocks’ look to police travel, information as another strategy to end abortion
Quality Journalism for Critical Times Mark Lee Dickson says he’s been home maybe once in the two years since the U.S. Supreme Court vanished federal abortion rights in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The 38-year-old director of Right to Life of East Texas in Longview has been on an endless road trip trying to set legal traps for people […] The post Modern-day ‘Comstocks’ look to police travel, information as another strategy to end abortion appeared first on Florida Phoenix.
Freedom isn’t free
Quality Journalism for Critical Times You can’t understand the scope of 122,000 names until you see them on a wall. Stand at the foot of the National Monument to Freedom, recently dedicated by the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama, and you’ll see all of them, soaring three or four stories above your head. Each name, taken from the 1870 census, […] The post Freedom isn’t free appeared first on Florida Phoenix.
Trump dodges climate change question despite its effect on Florida
Quality Journalism for Critical Times Happy Fourth of July! Let’s talk about what caused some fireworks last week. There was a debate that created a bit of an uproar. One of the participants had a sore throat and a stutter, which led some n-n-nervous Nellies to say he should drop out. I wasn’t watching him, though. I was watching the […] The post Trump dodges climate change question despite its effect on Florida appeared first on Florida Phoenix.
Fourth human case of bird flu diagnosed in Colorado dairy farm worker
Quality Journalism for Critical Times WASHINGTON — Public health officials have diagnosed a Colorado farm worker with the country’s fourth human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the state’s department of health reported Wednesday. The Colorado case, the state’s first this year related to spread from dairy cattle to humans, was reported […] The post Fourth human case of bird flu diagnosed in Colorado dairy farm worker appeared first on Florida Phoenix.
Florida U.S. Rep. Luna changes course in campaign against attorney general
Quality Journalism for Critical Times WASHINGTON — Florida Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna plans to force a vote as early as next week to invoke the House’s rarely used power of “inherent contempt” to levy a daily fine against U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in an attempt to obtain audio tapes from a Justice Department special counsel’s interview of President […] The post Florida U.S. Rep. Luna changes course in campaign against attorney general appeared first on Florida Phoenix.
FAU survey shows 45% of Floridians think Democrats should replace Joe Biden as presidential nominee
Quality Journalism for Critical Times The first major public opinion survey taken in Florida following last week’s presidential debate shows that 45% of all Floridians would like to see the Democratic party replace Joe Biden as the party’s presidential nominee, with 40% saying that the party should stay with the incumbent. The survey of 961 registered voters conducted by Mainstreet […] The post FAU survey shows 45% of Floridians think Democrats should replace Joe Biden as presidential nominee appeared first on Florida Phoenix.
Federal court ends pause on LNG export project approvals
Quality Journalism for Critical Times A federal judge has sided with Louisiana and 16 other states, including Florida, that sued to block the Biden administration’s stoppage of permits for liquified natural gas export terminals. U.S. District Judge James Cain Jr., from Louisiana’s Western District Court in Lake Charles, issued a stay Monday that immediately ends the U.S. Department of Energy’s […] The post Federal court ends pause on LNG export project approvals appeared first on Florida Phoenix.
From Roe to Dobbs and Beyond: The last clinic in Mississippi
Quality Journalism for Critical Times This is the third in a four-part series Not a single employee of the New Woman All Women Clinic in Birmingham quit after it was bombed in 1998. It would always be the abortion clinic that got bombed — the place where security guard and police officer Robert Sanderson died, and head nurse Emily Lyons […] The post From Roe to Dobbs and Beyond: The last clinic in Mississippi appeared first on Florida Phoenix.
The build-up begins to get Medicaid expansion on the ballot in FL
Quality Journalism for Critical Times Andrea Dumala’s Honda Accord was idling at a red light on a Pasco County road in 2014 when it was violently rear-ended by a Ford Explorer moving at 50 miles per hour. The driver was later revealed to have been under the influence. The accident changed her life. Although Dumala was later diagnosed with injuries […] The post The build-up begins to get Medicaid expansion on the ballot in FL appeared first on Florida Phoenix.
Texas U.S. House member calls for Biden to withdraw amid debate fallout
Quality Journalism for Critical Times WASHINGTON — Texas U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett called for President Joe Biden to withdraw as the Democratic nominee Tuesday, becoming the first congressional Democrat to do so after Biden’s poor performance in last week’s presidential debate that has sent the party reeling four months before the November presidential election. Biden has acknowledged a shaky debate […] The post Texas U.S. House member calls for Biden to withdraw amid debate fallout appeared first on Florida Phoenix.
Lauren Book credits survivors, journalists for release of Epstein court records
Quality Journalism for Critical Times A Miami Herald reporter and sex abuse victims are to credit for Monday’s release of documents from the 2006 state grand jury investigation of Jeffrey Epstein, according to state Senate Minority Leader Lauren Book. The Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis OK’d the release of the Epstein court records — typically they would be shielded — […] The post Lauren Book credits survivors, journalists for release of Epstein court records appeared first on Florida Phoenix.
Trump NY sentencing delayed after U.S. Supreme Court presidential immunity ruling
Quality Journalism for Critical Times WASHINGTON — A New York judge agreed Tuesday to delay the criminal sentencing of former President Donald Trump in the state hush money case after Trump claimed the U.S. Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision absolves him. New York Justice Juan Merchan, who oversaw the case, ordered the delay until Sept. 18 so the court could hear arguments […] The post Trump NY sentencing delayed after U.S. Supreme Court presidential immunity ruling appeared first on Florida Phoenix.
Byron Donalds says Black vote for Trump ‘could go as high as 25%’ in November
Quality Journalism for Critical Times Forida GOP Congressman Byron Donalds says Donald Trump is going to perform better with Black voters than any Republican has done in a presidential election in several generations, predicting it “could go as high as 25%.” Speaking on Sage Steele’s podcast with Texas Republican Congressman Wesley Hunt that was recorded in Atlanta before last week’s presidential […] The post Byron Donalds says Black vote for Trump ‘could go as high as 25%’ in November appeared first on Florida Phoenix.
From Roe to Dobbs and Beyond: The Birmingham bombing, and the aftermath
Quality Journalism for Critical Times This is part two in a four-part series. Diane Derzis had worked in abortion care in Birmingham in the 1980s and 1990s. She had lobbied the Alabama Legislature for abortion rights protections, earning the nickname “The Abortion Queen.” She had faced threats to her life. And protesters who once trapped her and her patients in […] The post From Roe to Dobbs and Beyond: The Birmingham bombing, and the aftermath appeared first on Florida Phoenix.
Biden administration announces new rule to protect workers from heat-related illnesses
Quality Journalism for Critical Times WASHINGTON – Senior Biden administration officials announced a proposed rule Tuesday to prevent heat-related illness in the workplace, as climate change brings hotter temperatures around the nation. In a call to reporters Monday, officials spoke on background about the new rule, which the administration sent to the Federal Register Tuesday for review. Depending on the […] The post Biden administration announces new rule to protect workers from heat-related illnesses appeared first on Florida Phoenix.
‘No kings in America’: Biden slams U.S. Supreme Court ruling granting Trump immunity
Quality Journalism for Critical Times Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision granting the presumption of criminal immunity for official actions taken by a president fundamentally altered U.S. democracy, President Joe Biden said from the White House Monday evening. Speaking for less than five minutes, Biden said the 6-3 decision contradicted the spirit of the country’s founding — set to be celebrated nationwide this week on […] The post ‘No kings in America’: Biden slams U.S. Supreme Court ruling granting Trump immunity appeared first on Florida Phoenix.
‘Sacred Return’: Tribal ceremony honors birth of prophesied white buffalo calf
Quality Journalism for Critical Times HEBGEN LAKE, Montana — The birth of a sacred white buffalo calf last month in Yellowstone National Park’s Lamar Valley fulfills a tribal prophecy, according to Native American spiritual leaders. The prophecy means people need to take better care of Mother Earth and must come together to do so, leaders and elders told a group of […] The post ‘Sacred Return’: Tribal ceremony honors birth of prophesied white buffalo calf appeared first on Florida Phoenix.
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The Phoenix is a nonprofit news site that covers state government and politics with a staff of five journalists located at the Florida Press Center in downtown Tallahassee. We have a mix of in-depth stories, briefs, and social media updates on the latest events, editorial cartoons, and progressive commentary. Reporters in many now-shrunken capital bureaus have to spend most of their time these days chasing around after more and more outrageous political behavior, and too many don’t have time to lift up emerging innovative ideas or report on the people who are trying to help solve problems and shift policy for a more compassionate world. The Florida Phoenix does those stories. The Phoenix is part of States Newsroom a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit supported by grants and a coalition of donors and readers.
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