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felons’ voting rights
The Scoop: WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Thursday, July 20th, 2023
Skyway fishing pier has new rules for anglers The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved new rules on Wed. for the Skyway Fishing Pier State Park. The rules are aimed at protecting thousands of...
Lawsuit targets new Florida law that creates a ‘bureaucratic morass’ in felons voting
A lawsuit calls Florida a “national embarrassment,” for officials violating a constitutional amendment restoring voting rights of felons.
The Scoop: WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Tuesday, July 11th, 2023
Moffit Cancer Center will offer free skin cancer screening on select dates in July Sunny weather makes Florida a hotspot for skin cancer, with rates higher than the national average. A Florida doctor speaks about...
MOTION TO WAIVE FLORIDA EX-FELON’S FINES TO BE HEARD 9/16/20
Robert Coleman, a 33 year old ex-felon, wants to vote. However, he owes $95,000 in fines to the court system. Last week, officials from the Alachua County’s Public Defender’s Office filed a motion, the first...
Florida’s Desmond Meade talks about the 55th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act
Thursday is the 55th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act. For an update on Florida’s legal battle on restoring voting rights to many ex-prisoners, WMNF spoke with the main proponent of Amendment 4, Desmond Meade....
Ex-felon rights restoration clinic in Tampa Saturday
After an ex-felon has served his time in Florida, his civil rights are not automatically restored; unlike most states, Florida keeps thousands of ex-felons from voting and a from number of other basic citizenship rights....
