Felons
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Announces Proposal To Increase Minimum Salary For Florida Teachers
Florida Lawmaker Making Voting Difficult For Felons

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is trying to redefine "all terms of sentence" within Amendment 4 for non-violence felons who now…
by A. Woods
03.31.20
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Will Florida Restore Voting Rights To Felons?

Voting rights campaigners gathered enough signatures for a ballot initiative that would restore voting rights to 1.5 million felons.
by Nigel Roberts
01.23.18
US-POLITICS-VOTE-ALABAMA
Scores Of Ex-Felons Helped Sweep Doug Jones To…

Thousands of Black ex-felons were among the massive African-American voter turnout in Alabama that swept Doug Jones into the U.S.…
by Nigel Roberts
12.14.17
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Kentucky Gov. To Bar Restoration Of Voting Rights…

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin will prevent the restoration of voting rights for individuals who were convicted of non-violent crimes in…
by NewsOne Staff
12.28.15
USA, Washington DC, Presidential Seal on podium in front of The White House, low angle view
NEWS ROUNDUP: Senate Passes ‘Fast-Track’ Trade Bill…AND MORE

President Obama had a triumph earlier this week when the Senate passed a fast-track bill, allowing him to have authority…
by NewsOne Staff
06.25.15
Timeline of Laws Barring Felons From Voting

As previously reported by NewsOne, Attorney General Eric Holder recently called on a group of states to restore voting rights to…
by NewsOne Now
02.12.14
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