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After Orlando: A tale of two Floridas
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s Key West is one of the most gay-friendly places in the country. The Florida Panhandle — many locals call it the Redneck Riviera — is a …
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Florida has new laws on same-sex marriage and a Confederate statue
… will be able to say no to gay weddings under new laws approved by Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday.
Scott signed a bill that requires Smith’s statue in the …
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Gay adoption ban stricken from Florida laws after four decades
… been enforced in five years, will come off Florida’s books July 1, but Gov. Rick Scott still wants private, religious-based adoption agencies to be able to turn gay …
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Florida AG, governor say they will keep fighting to preserve gay marriage ban
APAttorney General Pam Bondi (R-Fla.) and Gov. Rick Scott (R-Fla.)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida will continue to fight to prohibit same-sex marriage even as other states are allowing …
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Fla. officials file notice to appeal federal same-sex marriage ruling
… U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle overturning Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage.
APGov. Rick Scott (R-Fla.)
The ruling, a result of two separate federal lawsuits made Florida …
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Charlie Crist urges Fla. governor not to appeal same-sex marriage ruling
… bid to return to the governor’s office, sent a letter Friday to GOP Gov. Rick Scott, urging him not to appeal the recent federal court ruling declaring Florida’s …
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Fla. gay rights group endorses Charlie Crist for governor
… In recent years, Crist has come out in support of marriage equality, while Republican Gov. Rick Scott has said he supports the state’s constitutional amendment defining marriage as between …
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Fla. attorney general: Same-sex marriage would 'impose significant public harm'
… Pam Bondi, a Republican who was named in the lawsuit along with fellow GOP Gov. Rick Scott and other state officials, earlier this month filed a lengthy response that asks …
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ACLU files federal suit seeking recognition of same-sex marriages in Florida
… couples,” Simon said.
The lawsuit, filed late Wednesday in federal court in Tallahassee, names Gov. Rick Scott, Attorney General Pam Bondi and other top Florida officials. It asks a judge …
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Charlie Crist wages populist campaign for Florida governor
… candidate able to win back centrist Republicans and independent voters who had soured on incumbent Rick Scott.
But Crist is taking a hard turn left as his campaign begins to …
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Six same-sex couples sue to overturn Fla. gay marriage ban
NCLRPlaintiffs (from left): Don Johnston and Jorge Isaias Diaz, Jeff and Todd Delmay, Dr. Juan Carlos Rodriguez and David Price, Vanessa and Melane Alenier, Summer Grace and Pamela Faerber. (Nit …
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Charlie Crist apologizes for supporting efforts to ban same-sex marriage in Fla.
In an extraordinary interview, Florida’s former Republican Governor Charlie Crist has apologized for having supported efforts to ban on same-sex marriage on the ballot in that state in …
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Florida's Charlie Crist plots political comeback as Democrat
… sole term as governor. Most early polls show him leading the unpopular incumbent, Republican Gov. Rick Scott, a former hospital company executive elected with tea party support in 2010.
Democratic …
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Marriage equality advocates hope to repeal Florida's ban on gay marriage
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A group that supports same-sex marriage in Florida said Wednesday that it isn’t confident an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court ruling will nullify the state’s …
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Fla. school board tables rules discussion to avoid allowing gay-straight alliance
… group holds.
At issue now is a change in state law — signed by GOP Gov. Rick Scott on Monday and goes in effect July 1 — that does not define which …
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Matt Schlapp blames “fake journalists” for groping allegations as GOP & Fox flee CPAC
… former President Donald Trump (R), former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R), Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) will all be speaking at the event.
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How the world reacted to Trump-worshipping rioters taking hold of the U.S. Capitol
… have any information about yesterday’s attack, please contact the authorities.https://t.co/ClTNmb2fyl
— Rick Scott (@SenRickScott) January 7, 2021Use the video footage, identify every person committing violence …
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Judge says repeatedly misgendering a trans employee isn't necessarily harassment
… says Starbucks allowed the harassment to continue for several months, which was unreasonable.
Related: Florida gov. Rick Scott chased out Starbucks by furious woman: “You’re an a**hole …
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The religious right wants you to think it blunted the blue wave
… RGA [Republican Governors Association] and the National Republican Senatorial Committee and certainly Ron DeSantis and Rick Scott are very grateful tonight that the rapture didn’t happen before the early …
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Hate groups from around the nation will meet to plot ways to harm LGBTQ people
… of State Mike Pompeo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Sen. Lindsey Graham and Florida Governor Rick Scott.
The guest list is a sign of how critical the religious right has …