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Christine Sexton

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
56
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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Christine Sexton | Florida Phoenix

    Exemption for moral, ethical beliefs zapped from DeSantis administration’s proposed vax rule (opens the original)

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    The DeSantis administration is backing off its push to make it easier for parents to opt out of vaccinating their children by eliminating from a proposed rule change “sincerely held moral or ethical belief(s)” from the reasons a parent could object to required vaccinations for children to enter school. The administration announced the change Wednesday, along with plans for a four-hour rule hearing on Oct. 8 in Lake Mary to discuss additional changes the governor wants to make to the state’s vacc

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Christine Sexton | Florida Phoenix

    $15 minimum wage is here, but it’s not a ‘livable’ wage, group says (opens the original)

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    An estimated 1.29 million minimum-wage (nontip) Florida workers will start earning a $15 hourly wage Wednesday. For those in the service industry who earn tips, the minimum wage will be $11.98 an hour. “At its simplest, a living wage is what one full-time worker must earn on an hourly basis to help cover the cost of their family’s minimum basic needs where they live without depending on public or private assistanc[e],” the Massachusetts Institutte of Technology offers in its Living Wage Calculat

  3. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Christine Sexton, Florida Phoenix

    DeSantis administration removes child vaccine exemptions based on 'moral or ethical beliefs' (opens the original)

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    The DeSantis administration is backing off its push to make it easier for parents to opt out of vaccinating their children by eliminating from a proposed rule change “sincerely held moral or ethical belief(s)” from the reasons a parent could object to required vaccinations for children to enter school. The administration announced the change Wednesday, along with plans for a four-hour rule hearing on Oct. 8 in Lake Mary to discuss additional changes the governor wants to make to the state’s vacc

  4. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Christine Sexton, Florida Phoenix

    DeSantis-appointed Florida Judge faces reprimand for saying he’d like to see lawyers shot in his courtroom (opens the original)

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    A Second Judicial Circuit judge who made “intemperate and caustic comments” and lamented that he’d like to tell his deputy “to pull his gun and shoot” a trio of attorneys is being ordered to appear before the Florida Supreme Court for a public reprimand. Released Thursday, the Supreme Court disciplinary ruling tracks the Judicial Qualifying Commission’s recommended punishment for Judge J. Layne Smith, appointed to the bench by Gov. Ron DeSantis in June 2020. The circuit consists of six north Flo

  5. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Christine Sexton, Florida Phoenix

    Florida Judge appointed by DeSantis faces reprimand for saying he'd like to see trial lawyers shot in his courtroom (opens the original)

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    A Second Judicial Circuit judge who made “intemperate and caustic comments” and lamented that he’d like to tell his deputy “to pull his gun and shoot” a trio of attorneys is being ordered to appear before the Florida Supreme Court for a public reprimand. Released Thursday, the Supreme Court disciplinary ruling tracks the Judicial Qualifying Commission’s recommended punishment for Judge J. Layne Smith, appointed to the bench by Gov. Ron DeSantis in June 2020. The circuit consists of six north Flo

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