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Joe Biden has promised to launch a $20 billion grant program that will encourage states to reduce their inmate population at the local level.
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Tens of thousands of returning citizens could vote in this year's election after serving time for felony convictions.
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Amendment 4 restored voting rights to Florida felons in 2018 “after they complete all terms of their sentence including parole and probation.”
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Desmond Meade voted for in his first presidential election ever on Saturday.
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Bloomberg has vowed to pump more than $100 million into Florida to assist Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential bid, and Attorney General Ashley Moody contends the assistance to the coalition could be a violation of laws against offering incentives to people or groups in exchange for voting in a particular manner.
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Desmond Meade rose from addiction, homelessness, and prison to run a campaign to re-enfranchise more than one million Florida voters; it's a tale of hope, persistence, and the power of organizing.
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Florida Rights Restoration Coalition executive director Desmond Meade was instrumental in restoring voting rights for former felons.
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Felons are finding it difficult to come up with the money necessary to allow them to vote.
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The court ruled that Florida could legally restrict allowing people with past felony convictions to register to vote until after they have fully paid off their court-related fines.
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The ruling overturns a lower court decision.
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A traveling Smithsonian exhibit is now on view in Sarasota. A related event includes a collaboration with the NPR program, 1A.
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A lawyer for Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said under questioning by a federal appeals court Tuesday that felons in Florida do not have a fundamental right…