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What really is ‘fair districting?’

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As someone who has testified many times in Florida reapportionment cases, the voters of Florida and then the state Supreme Court got most everything wrong when it comes to “Fair Districts.” I have been hired numerous times by the state or national NAACP to testify about the legacy of voter discrimination in Florida. When you face hundreds of years of discrimination, the state has some obligation to right that wrong. If someone robbed your house, you would like to be…

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St. Pete woman kicked out of doctor’s office for breastfeeding

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A St. Petersburg mom is embarrassed and furious after being kicked out of a doctor’s office for nursing her 8-month only baby during an appointment. “She woke up and wanted to eat,” said Nichole Moore. “What was I supposed to do?” Moore was meeting with Dr. Mark Simko, a psychiatrist with Baycare Health Systems, for the first time. Since having her daughter, Moore struggled in ways she couldn’t describe. She thought maybe it might be some sort of postpartum depression,…

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