The Orlando activist who spearheaded the movement to restore voting rights to formerly incarcerated Floridians is retiring from the civil rights group he founded and led for more than 14 years.

Desmond Meade, 58, will step down Sunday as executive director of the Orlando-based Florida Rights Restoration Coalition. The group’s chief of staff will serve in his place until a search committee ...

A proposal to create a tax-free weekend for firearms and ammunition has drawn an unexpected critic: one of Alabama’s leading ...

Desmond Meade, who in 2018 led the campaign that restored the voting rights to Floridians with felony convictions, is stepping down as executive director of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition ...

Florida lawmakers failed to pass a budget for a second year, but advanced conservative bills. See who won and who lost.

The HAVEN Act, filed as SB 296 and HB 269, would expand Florida’s Address Confidentiality Program to include victims of ...

A Florida lawmaker's bill to speed up public records responses passed the House, but he expects it to die in the Senate.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florida Republican Rep. Monique Miller on the House floor on Feb. 19, 2026. (Photo by Mitch Perry/Florida Phoenix) The Florida ...

Florida lawmakers removed provisions from a bill that would have required public disclosure for new data centers.

Oakland voters also decided charter amendments to change local government elections. Oakland voters re-elected Town ...

Planning a trip to Florida? Before you pack your weed vapes or edibles, know the state's strict marijuana laws to avoid trouble.

Florida senators moved the congressional candidate qualifying period to allow for redistricting. The House must now agree.