Samantha Kaddis of the nonprofit The CLEO Institute said getting students to register to vote and learn about coming elections is already difficult, and HB 725 “really feels like it’s inhibiting campus activity.”
A handful of members of The CLEO Institute, a nonprofit group advancing clean energy and community resilience across Florida, warned lawmakers it would be unwise to take away the power to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from local governments — and beyond.
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