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2021/05/06 07:22 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida authorities on Wednesday closed a criminal investigation into fund-raising efforts by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to pay off the outstanding fines of thousands of the state s felons seeking to reclaim their voting rights, finding no violations of election law. “After a review of the data, no donations from Bloomberg were identified nor were any violations of Florida election laws found,” said a two-page summary released by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Bloomberg last year earmarked $100 million in Florida to help defeat then-President Donald Trump. In addition, investigators said, the billionaire Democrat and former presidential candidate raised more than $16 million to help pay off the legal debts of felons so they could vote in the election.
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White House officials are signaling that President Biden is prepared to flex his clemency powers as officials wade through a large backlog of requests behind the scenes, according to advocates with whom the White House has consulted on criminal justice reform. The White House held a Zoom call last week to discuss criminal justice reform with advocates and formerly incarcerated people, some of whom are pressing Biden to use his powers to free people jailed on drug offenses and sick and elderly people who pose no threat to society.
Florida inquiry clears Mike Bloomberg over felons voting case
Michael Bloomberg. Image via AP.
Florida authorities on Wednesday closed a criminal investigation into fund-raising efforts by former New York City Mayor
Michael Bloomberg to pay off the outstanding fines of thousands of the state’s felons seeking to reclaim their voting rights, finding no violations of election law.
“After a review of the data, no donations from Bloomberg were identified nor were any violations of Florida election laws found,” said a two-page summary released by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
Bloomberg last year earmarked $100 million in Florida to help defeat then-President
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How Clean Slate Laws Create Better Cities
April 28, 2021
One in three Americans has some type of criminal record, which can create lifelong barriers to housing, employment, education and other opportunities for them and for their families. Clean Slate laws that automatically expunge records for thousands of people can double someone’s wages. The Clean Slate Initiative is a bipartisan coalition that is advancing these policies nationwide.
Over the past three years, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Utah have passed Clean Slate laws to open opportunities for millions a change that has strengthened COVID-19 pandemic economic recovery and created a more efficient government at the same time. How can cities help returning citizens get jobs? In Detroit, helping someone clear their criminal record is four times as effective as traditional job training.