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A Florida prosecutor says he will seek to vacate as many as 2,600 convictions of people who bought crack cocaine made by the Broward County Sheriff's Office for sting operations between 1988 and 1990.
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More than a dozen parents, teachers, and students along with Equality Florida have reached a settlement with the Florida Department of Education and school districts.The settlement will allow K-12 students to speak and write freely about sexual orientation and gender identity in class participation and schoolwork.It will also reinstate Gay-Straight Alliances throughout the state.
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The three-day festival will be held on the island of Palm Beach starting March 8
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Award-winning author Raymond Arsenault, on his latest book, "John Lewis: In Search of the Beloved Community"
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Lee and Collier counties are taking a new approach to eradicating poverty by offering education to residents across diverse income brackets.The first step was a recent two-day event involving role-play by various people who work for businesses and agencies dealing with hunger and homelessness.
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A Cape Coral man was arrested last week for the attack.
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A group of young people from Southwest Florida and around the state were in Tallahassee this week, testifying against abortion bans and book bans.
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For more than a decade the Coalition of Immokalee Workers have been trying to entice giant retailers to join the Fair Food Program. Wendy's, Publix and Kroger have been hold-outs
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Several bills that will harm the LGBTQ and trans community have been filed in the current Florida Legislature.
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In a February 10th hearing, the Florida boards of Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine agreed that transgender youth should not have access to hormone therapy, even in the context of a clinical trial.
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