Ron DeSantis

In multiple cases, documents obtained by The Appeal show the state told ineligible voters they could cast ballots.

Reform-minded prosecutors across the country have faced efforts to remove them from office or limit their powers.

Ron DeSantis called in the National Guard to staff Florida prisons. The staffing shortage is hurting incarcerated people.

A little-known legal tool allows states to override progressive policies in cities.

The Florida Sheriffs Association gains a third of its multimillion-dollar budget by selling big-ticket items like trucks and mobile command centers to local sheriff’s departments and other government agencies.

Legislation proposed this week by Gov. Ron DeSantis also seeks to withhold state funding from counties that move to decrease police budgets.

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed Florida lawmakers’ failure to build affordable housing for its residents.

With COVID-19 rapidly spreading across the state, there’s heightened concern that the conditions inside Lowell Correctional Institution, coupled with the prison’s sizable elderly and pregnant population, could foster a deadly outbreak.

Advocates worry the widespread confusion may have a chilling effect on eligible voters.

Offices across the state conduct operations under the guise of saving victims of human trafficking. But the vast majority of people detained, including sex workers, are charged with prostitution.

Lawyers and advocates in Miami-Dade County will roll out a new plan to counter the disenfranchisement of people with felony convictions.