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August 18, 2026
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A Florida child-welfare advocacy organization was among the beneficiaries of a $180,000 fundraising effort that brought professional pickleball players, lawyers, business leaders, and community volunteers together in Aspen, Colorado, July 21 to support …
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Public Defender Diamond Litty is reaching out to the Florida Sheriff’s Association and other criminal justice advocacy groups to form a special committee. She is planning to launch a parity public awareness campaign ahead of the March 2 beginning of the …
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