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No delay in clemency vote

Attorney General Pam Bondi wants a vote on changes to the state’s limited automatic restoration of rights for felons although her proposed rules won’t be available until the day of the vote. Bondi and...

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Scott, clemency board do away with automatic restoration of rights for felons

Convicted felons who have served their sentences and paid restitution must now wait a minimum of five years before applying to have their rights restored, under changes approved by Gov. Rick Scott and...

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Elections rewrite taking shape in Senate

A rewrite of elections law in the nation’s largest presidential toss-up state edged closer to completion Wednesday, with the Senate moving closer to the House on a package derided by Democrats and...

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ACLU takes on Florida’s new elections law; Scott says drug tests OK

Only a day after suing Gov. Rick Scott over his executive order requiring drug testing of state employees, the ACLU looked poised Thursday to fire another legal challenge his way — this time over the...

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Fair District backers want Cannon to call off the lawyers

Days after a Miami judge ruled against a pair of Florida members of Congress, leaders of the so-called Fair Districts campaign Wednesday called on House Speaker Dean Cannon to abandon financing any...

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Nelson tells Senate new voter laws violate ‘basic rights’

Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson called Tuesday for the Senate to hold hearings across Florida and other states where Republican-led legislative majorities approved strict new voting standards. Nelson...

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Nelson wants Justice Department to investigate new voter laws

Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, whose bid for a third term next year may be hinged on a strong turnout among Florida Democrats, continued to put heat on the strict new elections law approved earlier...

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Florida Supreme Court OK’s Senate redistricting map in setback for Democrats

The Florida Supreme Court upheld the latest plan for redrawing state Senate boundaries Friday, a setback for Florida Democrats and allied organizations which had urged justices to declare the map...

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Fate of congressional district plan back in hands of judge

House Democratic Leader Perry Thurston testifying in Wednesday’s redistricting hearing before Judge Terry Lewis. Florida’s battle over redistricting went back before a judge Wednesday who is expected...

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State private school voucher program faces constitutional challenge

Jeb Bush A private school voucher program launched under former Gov. Jeb Bush and expanded steadily by the Republican-led Legislature violates the state constitution by diverting tax dollars from...

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