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DeSantis ends Floridas clemency waiting period for felons to have civil rights restored click to enlarge Photo via Gov. Ron DeSantis Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday proposed sweeping changes to the state’s clemency process by doing away with a minimum five-year wait before felons can seek to have their civil rights, including the rig...

More than 19K Michigan residents apply for tuition-free community college in first 24 hours Updated Feb 04, 2021; Facebook Share On Tuesday afternoon, Michigan officials launched a program aimed at helping people over 25 without college degrees pay for community college or skilled trades training. As of 1 p.m. Wednesday, more than 19,000 people have already applied for community college tuition assistance. And the state is no longer taking new applications for state scholarships to help cover ...

An Expanding Legal Marketplace Fosters Innovation in the Cannabis Industry Jan 27, 2021 2:43 PM ET Legal Newswire POWERED BY LAW.COM The legalization of medical cannabis and its decriminalization in some countries has led to a significant decrease in the black market. Customers are now choosing to legally purchase cannabis products for medical as well as adult use. Typically, medical marijuana is used for the treatment of chronic conditions, such as cancer, arthritis, and neurological condit...

McAuliffe plan builds on Virginia criminal justice reforms Published Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, 12:51 pm Join AFPs 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP | Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com Terry McAuliffe Former governor Terry McAuliffe has released his plan for reforming the state’s criminal justice system, focusing on parole, marijuana legalization and the restoration of voting rights. The Plan o...

/PRNewswire/ -- The legalization of medical cannabis and its decriminalization in some countries has led to a significant decrease in the black market....

SPRs Doug Nadvornick reports. A progressive Washington group is touting a new poll of people’s attitudes about criminal justice in Spokane. Fuse Washington’s survey asked residents whether they would support a two-tenths-of-a-cent sales tax increase to fund construction of a new Spokane County jail. The poll says only 40% of the 500 respondents would support paying more sales tax for a 1,200 bed jail. Conversely, 58% would rather that money go toward measures that reduce the jail’s popul...

What does that mean for small-scale, sustainable fashion? Next City spoke to the founders of three sustainable brands in Philadelphia about their mission, their community, and their reasons for being in the city — as well as what the COVID-19 pandemic has changed or clarified for them this past year. (Photo courtesy Brit Reed) When 29-year-old Brit Reed is asked about Tesoro’s origins, she starts abroad. “My first year at FIT [Fashion Institute of Technology], I studied in Florence, Italy...