HEATED DEBATES CONTINUE OVER VOTING BILL
The Florida Senate proposal, similar to ones passed or being considered by Republican-led state houses throughout the U.S., has sparked outrage from Black legislators...
GOP’s Gaetz investigated over sexual relationship
BY MICHAEL BALSAMO, ERIC TUCKER AND ALAN FRAM
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, a prominent conservative in Congress and a close ally of...
Prominent B-CU alum: Don’t consider insiders for presidency
BY THE FLORIDA COURIER STAFF
DAYTONA BEACH – Attorney Reginald E. Moore, an active longtime alumnus of Bethune-Cookman University, thinks he knows what’s necessary...
SUPPRESSION OR SECURITY? ELECTIONS CHANGES CAUSE UPROAR
BY DARA KAM
NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
TALLAHASSEE – Four months ago, Gov. Ron DeSantis bragged that other states should emulate voting procedures in Florida, where...
DeSantis rejects pardon request for Desmond Meade
BY DARA KAM
NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
TALLAHASSEE – Desmond Meade has won international acclaim for his voting-rights advocacy and helped thousands of convicted felons like...
COVID-19 vaccinations and Florida politics
Clinic organizers discussed how upscale location would benefit DeSantis
BY ZAC ANDERSON
SARASOTA HERALD-TRIBUNE/TNS
Text messages between Manatee County Commission Chair Vanessa Baugh and Lakewood Ranch developer...
Study: Ballots of minorities, young voters rejected at higher rates
BY LAWRENCE MOWER
TAMPA BAY TIMES/TNS
TALLAHASSEE — Mail ballots submitted by minority voters and young people were initially rejected at a higher rate than those...
Pelosi announces 9/11-style commission to probe Capitol attack
BY DAVE GOLDINER AND CHRIS SOMMERFELDT
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS/TNS
Congress will form a 9/11-style commission to investigate how far-right attackers were able to storm the...
Breaking barriers
Barack Obama was the first African-American president of the United States. Here’s a look at other firsts for American Blacks in politics and law
American...
Florida’s Black lawmakers call for policing changes
BY RYAN DAILEY
NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
TALLAHASSEE – Following the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer in May and the ensuing summer...
