Politics

FL’s Parents’ Bill of Rights allows these mandates, the judge says

Few surprises emerged from the Aug. 23 primaries for the Republican and Democratic parties despite lower turnout in Orange County and across Central Florida compared to the 2018 primaries. Read the rundown of winners and losers in VoxPopuli's coverage area.

The proposal would have doubled commission salaries, which have not changed in more than two decades.

The CDC issued a limited moratorium that prevents evictions of tenants behind on their rent for another 60 days. Order affects counties where Covid-19 transmission is high. President says it buys time to disperse emergency rental assistance.

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.