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Equality Florida and the Florida Immigration Coalition issued travel advisories to people planning on moving or visiting the state. A USF professor said reaction will be important to watch.

It says Florida may not “be a safe place to visit or take up residence” following legislation issues including abortion and LGBTQ rights.

They addressed several bills under consideration, including legislation that would to eliminate diversity programs and critical race theory from higher education.

The Senate version of the measure also no longer includes a ban on majors and minors in critical race theory, intersectionality and certain gender studies. Yet, that language remains in the House version of the bill.

"One Governor should not have the power to dictate the facts of U.S. history," Democratic Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said of GOP Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' move to ban the Advanced Placement course.

Most in the minority Fort Myers community say it is a waste of time to continue to appeal denial letters they received from FEMA.

Residents in communities of color say hurricane assistance is painfully slow.

The state wants the ruling — which blocked parts of a 2021 elections law — to go to appeal, while the NAACP and other groups want it to remain in effect.

The Democratic state senator has launched a campaign to increase the number of Black and brown voters in Florida who use vote-by mail.

Conversations and training in schools and businesses around race and gender issues could become severely curtailed under a proposal advancing in the Florida House.

Gov. Ron DeSantis' proposed congressional map would eliminate two of the state's African-American congressional districts. Voting rights advocates say the map would dilute minority voting power in the state.

GOP legislators said the changes were necessary to ensure election security and prevent fraud in future elections.