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"For each of these [DOC] cost drivers, common-sense criminal justice reform policies have been proposed to help solve the problem. However, all of these reforms have either been stalled by the Legislature or vetoed by the governor." -FPI's Tachana Joseph-Marc www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/04/08/p...

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Legislation (HB 195/SB 472) would help remove post-incarceration barriers for Floridians. The bill would ensure that credits earned from prison-based classes in Florida are recognized & counted toward licensing requirements. (1/5) Read more: bit.ly/occupational...

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NEW: Legislation (SB 918 and HB 1225) that would further erode child labor protections in Florida could impact over 110,000 youth, writes FPI's Alexis Tsoukalas, PhD. Read more: www.floridapolicy.org/posts/fast-f...

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🗣Join us for a community town hall on how proposed federal cuts to Medicaid and SNAP could impact Floridians 📅 Wed., March 19 ⏰ 5:30 - 6:45 PM 📍Community of Faith United Methodist Church, Davenport, FL 🔗 Registration required - reserve your seat now! bit.ly/Medicaid-SNA...

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While FPI does not support any rollback of long-held child labor protections, the Legislature seeks to chip away at the protections put in place for working teens last legislative session. SB 918/HB 1225 (2025) go beyond what HB 49 originally proposed.

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Florida would have to increase the state’s general sales tax rate to 12% if property taxes — which account for roughly $43 billion in revenue — were eliminated and replaced with higher consumption taxes. Read more: www.floridapolicy.org/posts/a-risk...

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"The [US House] budget resolution is a blueprint for disaster for Floridians, especially those who rely on Medicaid for their care...and those who rely on SNAP to feed their families." - FPI CEO Sadaf Knight Full statement 👇 www.floridapolicy.org/posts/statem...

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ICYMI, US House is set to vote on a budget resolution with historic cuts to Medicaid & Obamacare—$880 billion over 10 yrs. This would devastate Floridians’ health & wellbeing. Call your Member of Congress & urge them to vote NO on the budget resolution: 866-426-2631

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NEW: Florida lawmakers would have to increase the state’s general sales tax rate to 12% — the nation’s highest — if they were to eliminate property taxes & replace them w/higher consumption taxes, as per the latest report by FPI's Esteban Santis, PhD.

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NEW: Check out the latest county rankings in the 2025 Florida Child Well-Being Index 👇https://www.floridapolicy.org/posts/2025-florida-child-well-being-index

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NEW: Proposals advancing in Congress to cut over $1 trillion in funding for critical health, nutrition, education, and environmental programs could have significant consequences for Floridians. Read more in the latest blog post by FPI. www.floridapolicy.org/posts/5-ways...

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"If we don’t do something soon, it will be a completely inefficient program. And Florida workers deserve more than that.” FPI's Cindy Huddleston discusses the state's broken Reemployment Assistance program on ABC Action News. 👇 www.abcactionnews.com/news/local-n...

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Tonight (2/12) from 6-7:30PM the FL chapter of the National Association of Social Workers is hosting "Immigration Townhall: Updates on Federal and State Impacts" with guest speaker Alexis Tsoukalas, PhD, senior policy analyst at FPI. Register here 👇 www.naswfl.org/events.html

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The $2.3 trillion in Medicaid cuts before Congress would hurt children, adults 65 and older, and people with disabilities. Call your lawmakers now at 866-426-2631 and tell them to reject these health care cuts! #HandsOffMedicaid #SaveMedicaid

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Imagine having to choose between paying rent or getting life-saving medical treatment. This is the reality for far too many Floridians. Help us expand Medicaid and provide care for 1.4 million Floridians. Take action now and sign the petition! 👇 fl.tallyed.com/scp/d7b2ebc1...

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Enacting the Working Floridians Tax Rebate, a state-level version of the federal Earned Income Tax Credit, would provide real tax relief for Florida families with low to moderate income. #eitcawarenessday Learn more: workingfloridiansrebate.org

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If Florida lawmakers eliminate in-state tuition for Dreamers, Florida’s institutions---as a whole---could lose out on nearly $15 million in tuition and fees. New brief by FPI's Alexis Tsoukalas, PhD 👇 www.floridapolicy.org/posts/deferr...

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Join us at 11:30 a.m. today (Jan. 28) for a virtual press conference on the leaked "menu" of $2.3 trillion in potential Medicaid cuts. Watch on Facebook live: facebook.com/FLPolicyInst...

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"...the longer that children go without coverage in healthcare, the more risk they are at for poor outcomes [in] other aspects of their life, such as educational obtainment and other quality of life measures." -FPI's Erica Monet Li via Public News Service FL www.publicnewsservice.org/2025-01-23/c...

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Today we celebrate the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. His legacy urges us to shine a light on discrimination, and to dismantle disparate treatment of people of color and every group historically left out of the American Dream. #MLKDay2025 Read more: floridapolicy.org/posts/dr-kin...

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Allowing Florida's Dreamers to access in-state tuition has generated millions in revenue for higher ed. institutions. Read more in the latest blog post from FPI's Alexis Tsoukalas, PhD, and Esteban Leonardo Santis, PhD 👇 www.floridapolicy.org/posts/ending...

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ICYMI: Florida's private school vouchers drain resources from public schools in an already chronically underfunded K-12 system. Read more in the latest report from FPI's Norín Dollard and Mary McKillip of @edlawcenter.bsky.social 👇 www.floridapolicy.org/posts/florid...

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There is a deadline of Jan. 1 for states to let USDA know if they will be running a 2025 SUN Bucks (Summer EBT) program. Send a letter to your FL reps and urge them to take action--this program would feed 2.1M+ FL kids in families with low income during the summer! actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

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Historical laws and regulations around food assistance programs have resulted in disparities in the rate of food security by race and ethnicity in Florida. Check out the newest section of FPI's Florida Timeline 👇👇👇www.floridatimeline.org/food-security/

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📣 Join the virtual discussion on Medicaid expansion and birth justice, tonight (Nov. 19) from 6-7PM! Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Can a three-person, single-income family afford 'workforce' housing--like the kind targeted under Florida's Live Local Act--on the average firefighter's salary? Not in 56 out of 67 counties, according to the latest report from FPI. www.datawrapper.de/_/Rn2k3/?v=15

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NEW: Families in Florida may struggle to 'Live Local' on average salaries for firefighters, EMTs/paramedics, educators, and law enforcement officers, according to the latest report from FPI's Cicely Hodges. www.floridapolicy.org/posts/can-fl...

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In Florida, if parents in a 3-person family make over $7,128/year, they are unable to qualify for Medicaid under the state's extremely low income threshold. Read more in our Medicaid chartbook, recently updated by FPI's Erica Monet Li: www.floridapolicy.org/posts/florid...

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Florida's tax code is the most regressive in the nation, per a new ITEP report. The bottom 20% of Florida taxpayers, as measured by income, bear an effective state & local tax rate that is nearly five times that of the top 1 %.

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FPI's 2023 Child Well-Being Index highlights resource disparities in Florida. The highest and lowest overall rankings for child well-being are as follows: 1. St. Johns 2. Santa Rosa 3. Clay ... 65. Putnam 66. DeSoto 67. Hendry Click below to view an interactive map with all the rankings 👇

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