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Rep. Matt Caldwell PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUTUBE By ANA CEBALLOS Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. A bill that looks to “unmuddy” the mission of Florida’s main …

Marjory Stoneman Douglas was among the finalists to replace the Confederate statute of General Edmund Kirby Smith. By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A …

“Flipping the burden of proof will only lead to more deaths and violence. It incentivizes individuals to permanently silence the only potential witness against them,” …

STOCK PHOTO PORT RICHEY, Fla. – A third Florida man has pleaded guilty to setting a wooden cross on fire in an interracial couple’s yard. …

State Attorney Aramis Ayala PHOTO COURTESY OF FLORIDA POLITICS By TERRANCE HARRIS Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida’s governor has the right to remove a …

NAACP Florida State Conference President Adora Obi Nweze PHOTO COURTESY OF NAACPCONVENTION.ORG Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. – The Florida NAACP conference on Saturday urged Florida’s …

Senator Perry E. Thurston PHOTO COURTESY OF TWITTER By SENATOR PERRY E. THURSTON Historic black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have made it their mission to …

Breanna (left) and Brooke Bennett are the twins of Adeyela and Bradley Bennett. Brad is the former executive editor of the South Florida Times. PHOTO …

By AJNE REEDY Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Two Democrats in the Florida Legislature say there’s a stunning racial bias in the state’s prison sentences, …

By ANA CEBALLOS Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum announced he will seek the Democratic nomination for governor, becoming the first of an …