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Sen. Randolph Bracy wants to end racial discrimination based on the hairstyles. His Senate bill 566, dubbed the "C.R.O.W.N. (Create a Respectful and Open…
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Already, the Florida Supreme Court has rejected more than three dozen appeals involving death row inmates, who received their sentences before 2002 and…
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The Florida Senate has given the green light to an effort to put a statue of Mary McLeod Bethune in the U.S. Capitol. Her likeness would replace a statue…
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Governor Rick Scott has signed a bill into law aimed at getting more murder witnesses to come forward. Rep. Cynthia Stafford (D-Miami)—the bill’s House…
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A panel of Florida lawmakers began a discussion this week to consider automatically restoring the civil rights of ex-felons who committed nonviolent…
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A group of military veterans are calling on Florida Senate leaders to hear a bill that would increase penalties for defacing any Veterans memorial across…
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A body cameras bill is starting to move through the House and Senate. But, some lawmakers want another measure to move forward that mandates officers use…
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A pair of bills backed by the Innocence Project have passed their first committee hearing. Today, when law enforcement officers question a person in their…
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Will a Stand Your Ground-related bill starting to move through the legislature have a disproportionate impact on minorities? While opponents of the bill…
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For the first time in two decades, the Republican-led Florida Senate is getting its first black Democratic criminal justice chair. It's a former state…