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November 5, 2024
Orlando Prosecutor Ousted by Governor Wins Her Job Back
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October 18, 2024
The 33 Prosecutor and Sheriff Elections that Matter to Criminal Justice in November
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September 20, 2024
Florida Law Strikes “Deathblow” to Outside Groups Trying to Register New Voters
Uma Menon
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August 23, 2024
Six “America First” Candidates, Vying to Take Over Florida Elections, Advance to November
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August 14, 2024
Tampa Voters Get Their Say Two Years After DeSantis Axed Their Democratic Prosecutor
Lauren Gill
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June 25, 2024
Florida Sheriff Backtracks on Reform to Stop Arrests for Minor Traffic Offenses
Lauren Gill
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March 22, 2024
Police Oversight in Florida Is Already Weak. The State Is About to Gut It Further.
Pascal Sabino
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December 8, 2023
Yet Another State Shuts the Door on Partisan Gerrymandering Complaints
Quinn Yeargain
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April 26, 2023
Exonerees Sound the Alarm on New Florida Law Allowing Death Sentences by Split Juries
Lauren Gill
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February 1, 2023
A Police Stop Is Enough to Make Someone Less Likely to Vote
Jonathan Ben-Menachem
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October 27, 2022
Arrests Over Voting Escalate a “Culture of Fear” in Florida
Justin Garcia
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September 22, 2022
All the Governor’s Men
Piper French
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August 25, 2022
Voters Oust Florida Judge Who Denied Teenager’s Abortion Request Because of Bad Grades
Daniel Nichanian
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August 4, 2022
Florida Governor Suspends Tampa Prosecutor in Latest Attack on Abortion and Trans Rights
Chris Geidner
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July 14, 2022
Your Guide to Local Elections Where Abortion Is on the Line This Year
Daniel Nichanian
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March 16, 2022
Florida Creates a New Police Force to Investigate Elections
Kay-Ann Henry
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October 2, 2020
The Sheriff Candidate Who Is Challenging “The Poster Child for the Trump Administration”
Daniel Nichanian
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August 19, 2020
Progressive Candidate Wins Orlando’s Primary for Prosecutor, and Four Other Florida Takeaways
Daniel Nichanian
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August 11, 2020
Broward County Will Elect Its First New Prosecutor in 44 Years. Will the Office Veer Left?
Jerry Iannelli
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August 7, 2020
Orlando Prosecutor Race Plays Out In The Shadow Of Florida’s Retaliation Against Reform
Samantha Schuyler
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May 28, 2020
COVID-19 Stalls Efforts to Help People with Felony Convictions Register to Vote
Stephanie Wykstra
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March 14, 2019
Jacksonville Kicks Off 2019’s Sheriff Elections
Daniel Nichanian
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December 6, 2018
Looming Appointments Could Alter Florida Supreme Court’s Sentencing Outlook
Daniel Nichanian
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August 16, 2024
Your Guide to the August 20 Primaries
Daniel Nichanian
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