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Violent protesters and looters would face new felonies under proposed legislation Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Monday.
Read More »Florida Governor Seeks New Penalties For Violent Protesters
Gainesville Activists Want Shift In City Budget Priorities, But Will Likely Have To Wait A Year
Activists have spent the past three weeks trying to urgently sway Gainesville city budget decisions.
Read More »Judge Agrees To Keep Police Officers’ Identities On Hold
In a closely watched case about how to apply a constitutional amendment that expanded victims’ rights, a Leon County circuit judge on Thursday agreed to at least temporarily keep secret the identities of two Tallahassee police officers involved in use-of-force incidents.
Read More »Anti-Racism Books See Spike In Readership Locally, Nationwide
Desmond Reid, a Black independent bookstore owner, is hopeful.
Read More »Gainesville Considers Development Moratorium To Protect Black Communities
The commission decided to continue the moratorium and equitable development discussion during the first general policy meeting in August.
Read More »Florida School District Curriculum Reports Show Gaps In Black History Education
Talk about turning in a late homework assignment: Florida’s school districts have known about the July 1 deadline for nearly a year, when the department ordered the reports.
Read More »GPD Junior Police Academy Begins This Week
The camp will face new obstacles this year, navigating a global pandemic and national criticism of police.
Read More »Congressional Candidate Reports Break-In At Campaign Headquarters
One supporter of Kat Cammack likened the break-in on Facebook to the 1972 "Watergate" scandal.
Read More »In Race For Congress, Florida’s ‘Gator Bait’ Cheer And Its Links To Racism Become An Issue
Congressional candidate Judson Sapp distributed more than 1,000 Gator Bait signs across the district.
Read More »Orlando Protest Movement Marches Forward; City Dodges Destruction Seen Elsewhere
The May-June mass demonstrations in Central Florida were the largest in decades.
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