Politics

With the federal eviction moratorium expiring Saturday, housing advocates, government officials, community activists and others expect it will have a devastating impact on thousands of residents in Orange County and across Florida unable to pay their rent — potentially forcing many out into the streets or into substandard housing.

Four African American men wrongly accused of a crime 70 years ago were pardoned two years ago but their families want exoneration. They may be one step closer: the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said Wednesday it will forward information in its investigation to a judicial circuit for review.

As Florida's League of Women’s Voters' first Black president, civil rights attorney Cecile Scoon has arrived at the perfect moment in time. Voters have never needed her more.

VoxPopuli talks with Orange County NAACP President Tiffany Hughes about their mission to have Orange County cities issue proclamations, marking the day Florida's Black enslaved population was freed.

The Emergency Broadband Benefit aims to close the digital divide with $50-a-month payments for Internet service, plus $100 toward new computer equipment.

VoxPopuli talks with Jeffrey Hussey from Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida about what comes next.

Brave New Films' new documentary (free on YouTube) examines how the misdemeanor system grew out of post-Civil War Black Codes laws and is still disproportionately controlling Black and Brown lives today.

Born of Republicans' 2020 election fraud lie, SB 90 is one step closer to becoming law. Proponents say it makes elections more secure. Critics say the provisions in the bill will make voting unnecessarily difficult for many Floridians.

Clerks of court should not be passing their administrative costs onto those with the least ability to pay.

Along party lines, the Republican-dominated Florida House easily approved a controversial bill that critics say would chill free speech and dissent and criminalize peaceful protest. The legislation has attracted significant opposition from many civil justice groups, student organizations and other activists.