If the measure is approved by voters this November, St. Petersburg City Council will be more representative of its communities

The preliminary injunction blocks the law from going into effect on July 1

Recently, the St. Pete Charter Review Commission (CRC) voted to move forward with a proposal to change the City Council election system to single-member district elections. The Commission will now adopt specific language that will then go to the voters for their approval on this November’s ballot.

This bill is a welcome step in the right direction, but Florida still has a long way to go on police reforms.

The Florida House of Representatives today voted to pass SB 1890, a bill that would impose limits on contributions to ballot initiative sponsors. SB 1890 continues the Florida Legislature’s strategy of sabotaging the ballot initiative process via legislative means.

If passed into law, SB 90 would impose a series of restrictions on Floridians’ ability to vote by mail.

The Senate Rules Committee today voted to pass SB 90, which aims to restrict Floridians’ access to vote-by-mail. The bill creates unnecessary hurdles to voter access, such as criminalizing giving food and water to voters in line and imposing restrictions on secure vote-by-mail drop boxes.