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Redistricting Distracts Legislators from Important Issues

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Redistricting Distracts Legislators from Important Issues

Floridians and advocates are encouraging lawmakers to focus on real issues like affordability instead of wasting time on an illegal partisan mid-decade redistricting effort after watching the first House redistricting meeting today.

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Anti-Democratic Ethics Bill Becomes Law, Allowing Corruption to Go Unchallenged

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Anti-Democratic Ethics Bill Becomes Law, Allowing Corruption to Go Unchallenged

Friday, June 21, Governor DeSantis signed a dangerous ethics bill into law that will make it almost impossible for Floridians’ to file ethics complaints against government officials who violate the public trust.

Watchdog group says new FL law requiring disclosures with AI in political ads is ‘weak’

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Watchdog group says new FL law requiring disclosures with AI in political ads is ‘weak’

BY: MITCH PERRY - APRIL 29, 2024 10:43 AM

"At least five other states have passed laws regulating “deepfakes” in political advertising, according to Public Citizen.

But one watchdog group believes that the Florida Legislature could have gone much further in addressing AI in political ads.

“The disclaimer required by this bill is weak and unclear and fails to adequately inform Floridians of the dangerous disinformation to which they’re exposed,” said Amy Keith, the executive director of...

New AI Law Leaves Voters in the Dark

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New AI Law Leaves Voters in the Dark

“Governor DeSantis and the Florida Legislature missed an opportunity to protect voters from the threats presented by AI and deepfakes in our elections," said Amy Keith, executive director of Common Cause Florida.

Voting Rights Groups Send Congressional Map Back for Review

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Voting Rights Groups Send Congressional Map Back for Review

“A map that moved through the legislative process with intent to discriminate against the voters cannot stand,” said Amy Keith, Common Cause Florida Executive Director.

Federal Court Declines to Halt Unfair Voting Map

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Federal Court Declines to Halt Unfair Voting Map

Yesterday, a federal court in Florida ruled that Gov. Ron DeSantis’ congressional map that intentionally silences Black voters can remain in place for the 2024 election.

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