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Carlos Beruff, businessman with strong ties to governor Rick Scott, is the Chairman of this cohort of the Florida Constitutional Revision Commission.

Florida Constitutional Revision Commission Back At Work For First Time In 20 Years

Every 20 years, a 37-person commission comes up with a list of amendments to the Florida Constitution. The next cohort of the Constitutional Revision...

Hermine Becomes Category 1 Hurricane

The National Hurricane Center says Hermine has strengthened to a hurricane, with maximum sustained winds increasing to near 75 mph. Hermine's upgrade...

Rep. Jamie Grant, R-Tampa, and Sen. Dana Young, R-Tampa, proposed SB 1200 and HB 535 to create the "Statewide Alternative Transportation Authority."

New Legislation Would Create Statewide Alternative Transportation Authority

New bills filed in the Florida House and Senate would create a "Statewide Alternative Transportation Authority” and repurpose $60 million out of an...

Yadkin Valley Farm in Yadkin County, N.C., has been in Chuck Wooten Jr.'s family for at least five generations.

In Rural N.C., Trump Supporters Eagerly Await A Different Kind Of Change

Yadkin County, N.C., is overwhelmingly white and went overwhelmingly for Donald Trump in November. Voters there hope Trump will lessen what they've felt was a weight on them for the past eight years.

The Supreme Court blocked a lower court order allowing voters in Alabama to cast their ballots curbside at polling places.

Supreme Court Blocks Curbside Voting In Alabama, An Option During Pandemic

The high court issued its order Wednesday night, without explanation, over the dissent of the court's three liberal justices. The practice was intended to accommodate disabled and at-risk individuals.

A voter wears an "I Voted" badge after placing a ballot in a drop box in Los Angeles last week. Officials say members of the Republican Party have illegally placed unauthorized drop boxes in some locations.

California Officials Tell State GOP To Stop Distributing Ballot Drop Boxes

Unauthorized boxes — many marked "official" — have been discovered across California, including at state Republican party offices and churches.

A man wearing a mask at an Election Day rally at the Graham Civic Center polling site in Graham, N.C.

Lawsuits Filed After Police Use Pepper Spray At North Carolina March To The Polls

Two lawsuits prepared by civil rights groups on behalf of marchers in last weekend's rally in Alamance County allege voter intimidation by law enforcement.

Los Angeles County prosecutors took District Attorney George Gascón to court and won a ruling Monday, putting on hold some of his criminal justice reforms that would reduce sentences for criminals.

Judge Blocks LA District Attorney's Reforms

A Los Angeles County judge ruled Monday that District Attorney George Gascón's policy to end sentencing enhancements in criminal cases violates California's three-strikes law.

Winston Wallace, 9, raises his hand in class at iPrep Academy on the first day of school in Miami in August 2021.

Judge Rules Florida Schools Can Mandate Masks — For Now

It's not a final decision on the question on whether facial coverings can be required in school. Legal challenges are continuing in state and federal proceedings.

A Viasat internet satellite dish in the yard of a house in Madison, Virginia, U.S., on Wednesday, March 31, 2021.

More than 1 in 3 rural Black southerners lack home internet access, a new study finds

The research shows that across 152 counties, 38% of Black residents in the rural South have no home internet access, compared to 23% of white residents.

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