Miami judge: State’s death penalty is unconstitutional
BY DAVID OVALLE
MIAMI HERALD
TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE
MIAMI — A Miami-Dade judge has ruled that Florida’s death penalty is unconstitutional because jurors are not required...
Leaders inducted into Civil Rights Hall of Fame
THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Two civil rights leaders and Florida’s first Black Cabinet member since Reconstruction were inducted Wednesday into the Florida Civil Rights...
Report: Blacks have longer wait time to vote
In Miami-Dade, 85 percent of voters had voting wait times that averaged 73 minutes after the polls closed.
TRICE EDNEY NEWS WIRE
Black voters wait longer...
Regulators back FPL on new Okeechobee plant
Scott and Cabinet still have to give their approval
BY JIM TURNER
THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
TALLAHASSEE – Regulators decided Tuesday that a $1.3 billion, natural...
Legislators want to help STEM teachers pay off loans
THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Two Democratic lawmakers have filed proposals that would help pay off student loans for Florida college graduates who teach science,...
Trump’s military ban tweets get mixed reactions in state
THE NEWS SERVICE
OF FLORIDA
Gov. Rick Scott, a U.S. Navy veteran, said he doesn’t want “anyone to ever be discriminated against,” but deferred comment...
Judge who sent domestic violence victim to jail reprimanded
BY RENE STUTZMAN
ORLANDO SENTINEL/TNS
Seminole County Judge Jerri Collins was publicly reprimanded in Tallahassee on Tuesday by Florida’s chief justice for publicly belittling a domestic...
Dr. Arnett Girardeau, former Florida senator, dies
BY FLORIDA COURIER STAFF
Dr. Arnett Girardeau, a former Florida senator, died on Oct. 26 at age 88. He also was a Jacksonville dentist.
Girardeau represented...
South Dade Alphas donate supplies to elementary school
The Iota Pi Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. recently adopted Dr. William A. Chapman Elementary School in Miami-Dade County as its...
FLORIDA COURIER / 10TH STATEWIDE ANNIVERSARY
‘Forward, Ever’
Four years ago, the Florida Courier published a Special Election Issue recommending readers vote for the Democratic presidential ticket of Barack Obama and...
