Tallahassee

The Florida activist who led a movement to allow most former felons to vote got more civil rights restored under a new state clemency program.

A physician who orders medical marijuana for patients is accusing state health officials of breaking the law to create fake records in a sting operation involving an investigator falsely posing as a military veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Following its last meeting in 2018, the Constitution Revision Commission, often called the CRC, met criticism when it bundled topics like vaping and oil drilling, or took up subjects lawmakers had long been working to address, like dog racing.

The Florida Capitol is expected to remain largely closed to the public for the rest of the legislative session because of the COVID-19 pandemic, as lawmakers get more comfortable meeting face to face.

Scores of bills related to government transparency have been filed in the state legislature. At least a few have are progressing through committees ahead of regular session.

Warnings about violent protests at state capitols Sunday did not pan out in Tallahassee amid heightened security and increased law enforcement presence. Florida’s capitol grounds mostly saw journalists roaming about, and the occasional tourist and residents taking photos of the historic capitol building.

The FBI has warned state and local officials about unrest between now and Inauguration Day, a potential spillover from last week’s violent assault on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters.

The FBI has warned of possible protests at all 50 state Capitols starting Saturday.

A crowd of roughly 550 people braved hours of persistent rain to see the vice president speak.

City Hall was the backdrop Wednesday afternoon for a coalition of city officials and heads of local advocacy groups criticizing local law enforcement.

Most of the 15 people who were arrested Saturday in a protest march at the capitol have been released. Now one lawmaker is questioning whether the police response to the group was warranted.

TALLAHASSEE --- Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday he will soon slash enough spending from the state’s proposed $93.2 billion budget to keep lawmakers from…