Florida Legislature

State Rep. Dean Black of Jacksonville has filed a bill that would oust local officials from office if they take down historical monuments.

The Jacksonville City Council has moved to fight ‘predatory’ PACE home loans.

A proposed 1% tax on food and drinks would fund anti-homelessness programs in Jacksonville.

Duval County School Board member April Carney will help the district lobby the Florida Legislature — that’s after some Board and community members this week questioned her ability to represent both the district and conservative advocacy groups. On Monday, the School Board unanimously named her as an alternate to the Florida School Board Association’s legislative advocacy committee. The statewide body

On Juneteenth, the celebration of Black people being belatedly notified of their rights, scores of people rallied against new Florida laws in Jacksonville, the beginning of a statewide Freedom Ride bus tour by a national civil rights organization. 

Florida’s congressional district map is a fraud, and the most glaring example is my district.  No offense to Aaron Bean, but he should not be representing North and West Jacksonville in Congress. And in light of last week’s unexpected Supreme Court ruling against the gerrymandering that wiped out a Black-access seat in Alabama, there is a strong indication that Florida’s

Recent legislative measures target the very existence of marginalized groups.

Florida Republicans are stripping people of safety, bodily autonomy and dignity while masquerading as choice.

College DEI programs provide safe space and solace for those of us looking for community in a dominant culture that’s hostile to difference.

The Florida Legislature has a Northeast Florida House speaker for the first time in two decades. Here are 5 issues to watch.