The CROWN Act — which stands for Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair — isn’t about vanity. It’s about safety, freedom, and the ability for Black people, especially Black women and ...

Ocoee voted Tuesday 3-2 to buy out Forest Lake Golf Course’s ground lease plus the golf club for $4.5 million and hire an ...

Two bills aimed at helping at-risk youth avoid the criminal justice system have advanced in the House.

House Democrats have strongly criticized the bill because it would also repeal a Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) program that considers businesses owned by minorities and women for ...

Concerns that the 2020 Census information is too “outdated” to be used in the county redistricting process surfaced as a ...

More than 782,000 Floridians have suspended driver’s licenses “not because they are dangerous drivers, but simply because they owe the state court fines and fees ,” according to Sarah Couture, Florida ...

Hundreds of voting rights advocates, civil rights organizations and legislators rallied Wednesday at the Florida Capitol Building in Tallahassee to demand the Legislature pass the Harry T. and Harriet ...

Several House bills, sponsored by State Rep. Doug Bankson, a Republican whose District 39 includes Winter Garden, have unanimously passed their initial committee meetings. Legislation includes ...