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To enshrine abortion rights into Florida constitution, the change needs 60% approval

"Yes On 4!" volunteer Shalla Solomon (L) and Cheyenne Drews, the deputy communications director with Progress Florida, prepare to hand out materials on ending Florida's strict abortion ban during neighborhood canvassing in Orlando, Florida, on October 6, 2024.
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"Yes On 4!" volunteer Shalla Solomon (L) and Cheyenne Drews, the deputy communications director with Progress Florida, prepare to hand out materials on ending Florida's strict abortion ban during neighborhood canvassing in Orlando, Florida, on October 6, 2024.

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Regan McCarthy is the Assignment Editor and Senior News Producer for WFSU News/ Florida Public Radio. Before coming to Tallahassee, Regan graduated with honors from Indiana University’s Ernie Pyle School of Journalism. She worked for several years for NPR member station WFIU in Bloomington, Ind., where she covered local and state government and produced feature and community stories. She has also worked for the London Business Matters Magazine and the Rochester Sentinel, a daily local newspaper. She is the recipient of six professional broadcast awards including first-place Best Radio Feature from the Indiana chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.  When she isn’t tracking leading newsmakers she spends her time knitting, reading, strolling through the woods and brunching at new restaurants.  Follow Regan McCarthy on Twitter: @Regan_McCarthy