Voting Rights

Felons’ voting rights Attorneys for the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition and four individual plaintiffs last week filed a court document that challenges the way a 2018 constitutional amendment aimed at restoring felons’ voting rights has...

Plaintiffs want to continue a lawsuit challenging how Florida is carrying out a constitutional amendment to restore felons’ voting rights.

Episode 20: Interview with Tarneisha Peters, Director of BBIF small business loan institution

The Forum was guest hosted by Annie Miles, writer and entrepreneur. She took the Fourth Estate by storm. Today historical figure Sojourner Truth and Josephine Baker were remembered. Tina Turner and Queen Latifa were celebrated....

Inflation is down but Americans are still gloomy over the economy. Also, some survey research studies find some people believe U.S. democracy may not survive another two decades. The community weigh-in on the direction and...

The appeal comes after a federal judge rejected a lawsuit challenging a Florida requirement for “wet” signatures on voter registration forms.

Ybor shootings Tampa Police arrested Tyrell Stephen Phillips and charged him with second-degree murder for his role in the fatal Ybor City shootings. Tampa Police say two people died: a fourteen-year-old and a twenty-year-old. Sixteen other...

Social services reinstated In a controversial move last month, the Sarasota County Commission cut funding for various social service programs, including childcare and homeless services. However, the commission has now reversed the cuts.   Congressional...

Congressional redistricting trial For thirty years, North Florida had a district where African-American voters could elect their preferred candidate to Congress. The removal of the region’s black opportunity district is the focus of two ongoing...

FL congressional map trial A federal trial over the constitutionality of Florida’s congressional map gets underway this morning in Tallahassee. Civil rights groups and voters argue that the map was intentionally drawn to discriminate based...

Rays stadium The Rays are going to make a major announcement today regarding a deal to build a new stadium in downtown St. Petersburg with contributions from the team, the city of St. Petersburg, and...

The U.S. Census reports on measures of poverty long and short term while workers are utilizing their voices and power to strike in a crucial economic time. https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2023/demo/p60-280.pdf Political inequality is being tested in redistricting...