Good Tuesday morning.
Breaking overnight — “Nikki Fried, Senate leader Book arrested by police during abortion protest” via Jeffrey Schweers of the Orlando Sentinel — Florida Democratic Party Chair Fried and Senate Democratic Leader Book were arrested and taken away in handcuffs during a demonstration over an abortion bill outside Tallahassee City Hall near the Capitol. The two Democratic leaders were with a group of about 40 abortion-rights advocates protesting the Senate’s passage of SB 300, which bans most abortions after six weeks. About 12 protesters were detained and taken to jail, witnesses said. They were charged with trespass after warning, according
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