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Mar 2025
FL Legislature Proposes Alarming Rollbacks of Child Labor Protections in 2025 Session
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FL Legislature Proposes Alarming Rollbacks of Child Labor Protections in 2025 Session
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Feb 2025
Statement on US House Passage of Budget Resolution
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Statement on US House Passage of Budget Resolution
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Feb 2025
A Risky Proposition: Weakening Local Governments by Eliminating Property Tax Revenue
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A Risky Proposition: Weakening Local Governments by Eliminating Property Tax Revenue
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Feb 2025
5 Ways That Deep Federal Cuts Being Floated in the US House Could Hurt Floridians
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5 Ways That Deep Federal Cuts Being Floated in the US House Could Hurt Floridians
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Feb 2025
Testimony on HB 1C Before the Florida House Budget Committee
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Testimony on HB 1C Before the Florida House Budget Committee
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Feb 2025
2025 Florida Child Well-Being Index
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2025 Florida Child Well-Being Index
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Jan 2025
Statement on Legislature Voting to Take In-State Tuition Away from Florida Students
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Statement on Legislature Voting to Take In-State Tuition Away from Florida Students
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Jan 2025
Deferring Dreams: The Costly Plan to Repeal Tuition Fairness for Florida Dreamers
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Deferring Dreams: The Costly Plan to Repeal Tuition Fairness for Florida Dreamers
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Jan 2025
Groups Express Major Concerns With Leaked ‘Menu’ of $2.3 Trillion in Medicaid Cuts
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Groups Express Major Concerns With Leaked ‘Menu’ of $2.3 Trillion in Medicaid Cuts
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Jan 2025
FPI Says That Ending Tuition Fairness Would be a Costly Mistake
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FPI Says That Ending Tuition Fairness Would be a Costly Mistake
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Jan 2025
Ending Tuition Fairness Would be a Costly Mistake — for Families and Florida’s Higher Education Institutions
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Ending Tuition Fairness Would be a Costly Mistake — for Families and Florida’s Higher Education Institutions
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Jan 2025
Growth Rate of Florida’s Private School Vouchers Cause for Alarm, Groups Say
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Growth Rate of Florida’s Private School Vouchers Cause for Alarm, Groups Say
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Jan 2025
Florida Continues to Drain Much-Needed Funds Away from Public Schools to Private and Home-School Students
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Florida Continues to Drain Much-Needed Funds Away from Public Schools to Private and Home-School Students
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Jan 2025
Statement on Passing of Joseph Pennisi
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Statement on Passing of Joseph Pennisi
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Dec 2024
Florida Poised to Miss Out on Federal Dollars to Feed Over 2.1 Million Kids This Upcoming Summer
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Florida Poised to Miss Out on Federal Dollars to Feed Over 2.1 Million Kids This Upcoming Summer
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Dec 2024
Statement on CMS Approving Florida’s KidCare Expansion Waiver
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Statement on CMS Approving Florida’s KidCare Expansion Waiver
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Dec 2024
Celebrating 10 Years of Policy Impact
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Celebrating 10 Years of Policy Impact
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Nov 2024
Statement on Passage of Local Referenda
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Statement on Passage of Local Referenda
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Nov 2024
Families May Struggle to ‘Live Local’ on Average Firefighter, Paramedic, Educator, and Law Enforcement Officer Salaries, Report Finds
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Families May Struggle to ‘Live Local’ on Average Firefighter, Paramedic, Educator, and Law Enforcement Officer Salaries, Report Finds
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Nov 2024
Florida FY 2024-25 Budget Summary: NREGMT
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Florida FY 2024-25 Budget Summary: NREGMT
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Nov 2024
Statement on Amendment 4 and Amendment 5
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Statement on Amendment 4 and Amendment 5
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Nov 2024
Can Florida's Public Workforce Afford to 'Live Local'?
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Can Florida's Public Workforce Afford to 'Live Local'?
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Oct 2024
Statement in Opposition to Amendment 5
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Statement in Opposition to Amendment 5
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Oct 2024
Amendment 5 (2024): Potential Revenue Loss in Florida by County
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Amendment 5 (2024): Potential Revenue Loss in Florida by County
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Oct 2024
FY 2024-25 Budget Summary: Corrections and Youth Justice
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FY 2024-25 Budget Summary: Corrections and Youth Justice
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Oct 2024
Florida FY 2024-25 Budget Summary: Health and Human Services
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Florida FY 2024-25 Budget Summary: Health and Human Services
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Oct 2024
Hurricane Milton Response: Safety Net Policy Tracker
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Hurricane Milton Response: Safety Net Policy Tracker
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Oct 2024
Hurricane Helene Response: Safety Net Policy Tracker
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Hurricane Helene Response: Safety Net Policy Tracker
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Aug 2024
Statement on 'Great Outdoors' Initiative
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Statement on 'Great Outdoors' Initiative
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Sep 2024
Statement on Florida's Long-Range Financial Outlook
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Statement on Florida's Long-Range Financial Outlook
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Sep 2024
How Federal Infrastructure Investment Is Reshaping Florida (Part 1)
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How Federal Infrastructure Investment Is Reshaping Florida (Part 1)
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Sep 2024
5 Ways Florida Lawmakers Can Raise Revenue Ahead of Projected Deficit
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5 Ways Florida Lawmakers Can Raise Revenue Ahead of Projected Deficit
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Sep 2024
Florida FY 2024-25 Budget Summary: General Government
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Florida FY 2024-25 Budget Summary: General Government
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Sep 2024
Abortion Care Policies Impact Families’ Economic Health and Well-Being
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Abortion Care Policies Impact Families’ Economic Health and Well-Being
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Aug 2024
Statement on "Great Outdoors' Initiative
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Statement on "Great Outdoors' Initiative
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Aug 2024
Legislation Scrapped in 2011 Offers Clues to How FL Might Fund ‘Great Outdoors’ Initiative
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Legislation Scrapped in 2011 Offers Clues to How FL Might Fund ‘Great Outdoors’ Initiative
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Nov 2024
Florida FY 2024-25 Budget Summary: Education
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Florida FY 2024-25 Budget Summary: Education
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Aug 2024
Lessons Learned From Florida's Collective Advocacy Through the Medicaid Redetermination Process
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Lessons Learned From Florida's Collective Advocacy Through the Medicaid Redetermination Process
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Nov 2024
Florida's State Budget: Summary by Issue Area
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Florida's State Budget: Summary by Issue Area
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Aug 2024
Florida FY 2024-25 Budget Summary: Introduction and Revenue Overview
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Florida FY 2024-25 Budget Summary: Introduction and Revenue Overview
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Aug 2024
Webinar: Florida Continues to Deny Health Insurance to Low-Income Children
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Webinar: Florida Continues to Deny Health Insurance to Low-Income Children
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Jul 2024
Florida Should Welcome Immigrants
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Florida Should Welcome Immigrants
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Jul 2024
Undocumented Immigrants Pay $1.8 Billion in Florida Taxes a Year, National Study Finds
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Undocumented Immigrants Pay $1.8 Billion in Florida Taxes a Year, National Study Finds
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Jul 2024
Florida Lawmakers Could Use Federal Clean Energy Incentives to Fund Urgent Repairs at Florida Prisons
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Florida Lawmakers Could Use Federal Clean Energy Incentives to Fund Urgent Repairs at Florida Prisons
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Jul 2024
Walk the Walk: Florida Legislature Must Shore up Funds for Urgent Repairs
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Walk the Walk: Florida Legislature Must Shore up Funds for Urgent Repairs
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Jul 2024
More than 1 in 4 Floridians ‘Highly Vulnerable’ to Extreme Heat, Study Finds
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More than 1 in 4 Floridians ‘Highly Vulnerable’ to Extreme Heat, Study Finds
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Jul 2024
High Heat, Higher Responsibility
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High Heat, Higher Responsibility
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Jul 2024
No Shelter Here: Florida’s New Anti-Vagrancy Law Misses the Point
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No Shelter Here: Florida’s New Anti-Vagrancy Law Misses the Point
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Jun 2024
Statement on Governor’s Veto of HB 133
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Statement on Governor’s Veto of HB 133
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Jun 2024
Statement on FY 2024-25 State Budget
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Statement on FY 2024-25 State Budget
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Jun 2024
Florida Policymakers Must Act to Promote Kids' Future Success
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Florida Policymakers Must Act to Promote Kids' Future Success
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Jun 2024
Education Advocates, Parents Call on Florida Legislature to Fully Fund Public Schools
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Education Advocates, Parents Call on Florida Legislature to Fully Fund Public Schools
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Jun 2024
County-Level Map of FY 2024-25 Budget Vetoes
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County-Level Map of FY 2024-25 Budget Vetoes
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May 2024
Groups Prioritizing Children’s Health Applaud Federal Judge Tossing State’s Lawsuit That Sought to Undermine Kids’ Health Care Coverage
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Groups Prioritizing Children’s Health Applaud Federal Judge Tossing State’s Lawsuit That Sought to Undermine Kids’ Health Care Coverage
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May 2024
The Clock is Ticking on Enhanced Federal Funding for Mobile Response Teams
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The Clock is Ticking on Enhanced Federal Funding for Mobile Response Teams
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Feb 2024
FPI Submits Comments On State's New 5-Year Section 1115 CHIP Demonstration Request
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FPI Submits Comments On State's New 5-Year Section 1115 CHIP Demonstration Request
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Jul 2024
Florida Policy Summit 2024
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Florida Policy Summit 2024
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Jan 2024
Escambia County ranks low in child welfare
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Escambia County ranks low in child welfare
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Jan 2024
DeSantis-led Florida has rejected $11 billion in federal funding
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DeSantis-led Florida has rejected $11 billion in federal funding
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Jan 2024
72% of Florida voters oppose bill loosening child labor protections
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72% of Florida voters oppose bill loosening child labor protections
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Jan 2024
Most States Have Tax Codes That Are Rigged
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Most States Have Tax Codes That Are Rigged
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Jan 2024
Okaloosa, Walton counties rank in top 10 in state for child well-being
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Okaloosa, Walton counties rank in top 10 in state for child well-being
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Jan 2024
FL's ‘upside down’ tax system has workers paying more
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FL's ‘upside down’ tax system has workers paying more
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Jan 2024
FL counties score well in children's well-being, but obesity is a concern
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FL counties score well in children's well-being, but obesity is a concern
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Feb 2024
With FL GOP leaders refusing Medicaid expansion, ballot effort launched
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With FL GOP leaders refusing Medicaid expansion, ballot effort launched
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Feb 2024
FL House passes child labor bill that would let teens work more
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FL House passes child labor bill that would let teens work more
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Feb 2024
FL lawsuit against feds could delay expansion of child health insurance
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FL lawsuit against feds could delay expansion of child health insurance
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Feb 2024
Children shouldn’t be exploited as cheap labor
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Children shouldn’t be exploited as cheap labor
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Feb 2024
FL Senate panel scales back hotly debated child-labor measure
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FL Senate panel scales back hotly debated child-labor measure
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Mar 2024
Legislature passes weakened child labor bill
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Legislature passes weakened child labor bill
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Mar 2024
DeSantis signs bills, but they do little to help uninsured
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DeSantis signs bills, but they do little to help uninsured
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Mar 2024
DeSantis signs ‘Live Healthy’ package
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DeSantis signs ‘Live Healthy’ package
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Mar 2024
Thousands of FL kids lost Medicaid
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Thousands of FL kids lost Medicaid
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Mar 2024
Miami-Dade district's budget suffers
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Miami-Dade district's budget suffers
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Mar 2024
Tampa boy with autism among 460K FL kids kicked off Medicaid
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Tampa boy with autism among 460K FL kids kicked off Medicaid
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May 2024
5 Reasons Florida Policymakers Should Prioritize 2025 Summer EBT
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5 Reasons Florida Policymakers Should Prioritize 2025 Summer EBT
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Apr 2024
While ‘Live Healthy’ Act Includes Some Important Reforms, Lawmakers Have Yet to Expand Medicaid
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While ‘Live Healthy’ Act Includes Some Important Reforms, Lawmakers Have Yet to Expand Medicaid
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Apr 2024
Floridians With Low Income Taxed at Similar Rate to Wealthiest Californians, Study Finds
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Floridians With Low Income Taxed at Similar Rate to Wealthiest Californians, Study Finds
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Apr 2024
Florida’s Public Dashboard on Health Care Costs is Misleading
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Florida’s Public Dashboard on Health Care Costs is Misleading
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Apr 2024
Behind the Numbers (Part 3): 9 Takeaways from the Florida Legislature’s Tax Package
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Behind the Numbers (Part 3): 9 Takeaways from the Florida Legislature’s Tax Package
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Apr 2024
Behind the Numbers (Part 2): Lawmakers Miss an Opportunity to Make Florida's Tax Code Fairer
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Behind the Numbers (Part 2): Lawmakers Miss an Opportunity to Make Florida's Tax Code Fairer
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Apr 2024
Behind the Numbers (Part 1): Florida's Regressive Tax System is in Need of Reform
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Behind the Numbers (Part 1): Florida's Regressive Tax System is in Need of Reform
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Apr 2024
Behind the Numbers: What Floridians Should Know About FL's Tax System in FY 2024-25
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Behind the Numbers: What Floridians Should Know About FL's Tax System in FY 2024-25
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Jun 2024
Florida Needs More Transparency and Accountability Around School Vouchers
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Florida Needs More Transparency and Accountability Around School Vouchers
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Mar 2024
Legislative Roundup: Housing-Related Bills Passed in 2024
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Legislative Roundup: Housing-Related Bills Passed in 2024
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Mar 2024
FPI's Partner & Community Survey
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FPI's Partner & Community Survey
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Mar 2024
Statement on Florida Budget and End-of-Session Legislation
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Statement on Florida Budget and End-of-Session Legislation
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Mar 2024
Statement on Senate Passage of HB 49
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Statement on Senate Passage of HB 49
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Feb 2024
Testimony on SB 1492 Before the Florida Senate Rules Committee
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Testimony on SB 1492 Before the Florida Senate Rules Committee
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Mar 2024
Statement on Senate Passage of HB 1403
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Statement on Senate Passage of HB 1403
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Mar 2024
FL's Expansion of SNAP Mandatory Work Requirements Will Hurt Program Participants
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FL's Expansion of SNAP Mandatory Work Requirements Will Hurt Program Participants
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Feb 2024
Testimony on HB 49 Before the Florida Senate Rules Committee
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Testimony on HB 49 Before the Florida Senate Rules Committee
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Feb 2024
FL Budget Proposals in Brief (FY 2024-25)
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FL Budget Proposals in Brief (FY 2024-25)
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Feb 2024
FL Budget Proposals in Brief: Safety Net
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FL Budget Proposals in Brief: Safety Net
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Feb 2024
FL Budget Proposals in Brief: Housing
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FL Budget Proposals in Brief: Housing
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Feb 2024
FL Budget Proposals in Brief: Immigration Enforcement
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FL Budget Proposals in Brief: Immigration Enforcement
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Feb 2024
FL Budget Proposals in Brief: Environment
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FL Budget Proposals in Brief: Environment
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Feb 2024
FL Budget Proposals in Brief: Criminal Justice and Corrections
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FL Budget Proposals in Brief: Criminal Justice and Corrections
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Feb 2024
FL Budget Proposals in Brief: Education
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FL Budget Proposals in Brief: Education
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Feb 2024
FL Budget Proposals in Brief: Health and Human Services
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Apr 2019
'Those Immigrants…' and How We Change Immigration Debate
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'Those Immigrants…' and How We Change Immigration Debate
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